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