Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable microservices using Node.js.
• Implement and manage APIs using OpenAPI Specifications/YAML.
• Work with RESTful APIs, HTTP protocols, and API design best practices.
• Develop custom policies using JavaScript, Node.js, or Python for API management platforms.
• Collaborate on CI/CD pipelines and containerized deployments using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Ensure application security including OAuth 2.0, OIDC, CORS, CSRF, and cookie management.
• Write and maintain unit and functional tests using frameworks like Cypress.
• Optimize backend performance and ensure high availability.
• Work with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Monitor and troubleshoot applications using tools like Splunk, StackDriver, etc.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience developing with Node.js.
• Strong understanding of Microservices Architecture and design patterns.
• Hands-on experience with containerized environments and sidecar patterns.
• Experience with Cloud API Gateways (e.g., APIGee, Endpoints, Mulesoft).
• Proficiency with DevOps tools: GitHub, GitLab, Terraform, CLI, Ansible, Puppet, Docker Registry.
• Solid experience with Google Cloud Services and GKE.
• Familiarity with API security, authentication, and authorization mechanisms.

Preferred Domain Knowledge:

• Telecom systems (e.g., IVR integrations, agent desktop)
• E-Commerce platforms
• Payments and collections
• Identity and authentication systems
• Service Mesh (e.g., Istio)
• Background in ESB/SOA, GraphQL, Gradle/Maven, and logging/monitoring tools

Nice to Have:

• Experience with API performance optimization
• Knowledge of Swagger, OpenAPI 3.0, SOAP, MQ, JSON
• Exposure to CI/CD best practices and automated testing