Google Apigee API Developer

We are looking for a skilled Google Apigee API Developer to design, secure, and manage scalable APIs that integrate backend systems and meet enterprise performance, security, and governance standards. This role requires strong hands-on experience in Apigee API lifecycle management and security implementation. 📍 Role: Google Apigee API Developer 📌 Type: Long Term Contract 📍 Location: Chicago, IL 🛠️ Key Responsibilities Design, secure, and operate scalable APIs on Google Apigee that reliably integrate backend services and meet performance, security, and governance standards. The Most Relevant Skill Google Apigee API development — ability to design, implement, secure, and operate full API lifecycles (proxy design, policies, security, analytics) in production environments. Scope: • Design, build, version, and maintain RESTful APIs using Apigee Edge and/or Apigee X. • Develop and configure custom Apigee policies using JavaScript, XML, and native Apigee extensions. • Implement and enforce API security controls including OAuth 2.0, API keys, JWT, quotas, and rate limiting. • Integrate APIs with backend systems, microservices, and cloud-hosted services. • Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize API performance using Apigee analytics and logs. • Collaborate with DevOps and engineering teams to support CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments. Must-Haves (Non-Negotiable) • Hands-on Google Apigee experience — proven ability to build and manage APIs using Apigee Edge or Apigee X (not specified). • JavaScript for Apigee policies — develop, debug, and maintain JavaScript-based policies for request/response processing. • RESTful API design — design APIs with proper resource modeling, HTTP methods, status codes, pagination, and error handling. • API security implementation — configure OAuth 2.0, API keys, JWT validation, and traffic management policies. • API lifecycle management — manage development, deployment, versioning, and retirement of APIs in Apigee. • Performance monitoring and troubleshooting — use Apigee analytics and logs to identify and resolve latency, errors, and throughput issues. • Backend integration — connect APIs to microservices or backend systems using HTTP-based integrations. • Collaboration and documentation — participate in code reviews and produce clear API and policy documentation. GOOD-TO-HAVES (NEGOTIABLE) • Cloud platform experience — familiarity with GCP, AWS, or Azure environments and services. • Node.js knowledge — ability to support or extend API logic using Node.js-based services. • Microservices architecture — understanding of service-to-service communication and API gateways. • CI/CD exposure — experience with pipelines and automated deployments for APIs. • Automated testing — familiarity with API testing tools or frameworks. 📩 Interested or open to new opportunities? Please send your updated resume with contact details to vikas@nytpcorp.com Thanks and Regards Vikas Mahindrakar 📞 Direct: 201-604-3998 New York Technology Partners 120 Wood Avenue S | Suite 504 | Iselin, NJ 08830