Design, develop, and maintain Python-based REST APIs that support business-critical workflows.
Build APIs using AWS Lambda and Amazon API Gateway, following API-first and REST best practices.
Implement clean, testable, and well-documented Python code suitable for enterprise production environments.
Optimize API performance, reliability, scalability, and error handling.
Ensure proper API versioning, contract stability, and backward compatibility.
Implement secure authentication and authorization mechanisms such as OAuth2, JWT, and IAM-based access.
Enforce API security controls including request validation, throttling, rate limiting, and auditing.
Partner with security teams to ensure APIs meet enterprise security and compliance standards.
Provision and manage AWS infrastructure using Terraform.
Create and maintain reusable Terraform modules for: API Gateway, Lambda, IAM roles and policies, CloudWatch logging and monitoring.

Minimum of 7 years of experience in software engineering, API engineering, or cloud application development
Demonstrated hands-on experience with:
Python for backend and API development
REST API design and implementation
AWS Lambda and Amazon API Gateway
Terraform for Infrastructure as Code
Experience building and operating APIs in large-scale, production environments
Experience with CI/CD, Git-based workflows, and automated testing.
Ability to troubleshoot production issues and support on-call rotations when required.

Senior API Engineer, Python, AWS

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