About this role

Advocate the Application & Service development teams across the organization, managing multiple teams actively working at once
Provide best practices for REST API development, and provide solutions for highly complex multi-service application implementations
Design and review API specifications for REST best practices
Teach teams to utilize our new suite of API development tools
Provide architectural guidance for API & Application Development across Synchrony
Help teams understand how to leverage the API Gateway to their benefit
Promote best practices for Microservice/SOA application development
Help teams promote their APIs to the level of Enterprise & Productize APIs for wide market consumption
Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related degree with 3-5 years of Modern Application Development experience or, in lieu of degree, 4+ years of Modern Application Development experience
3+ years in API development using Apigee (preferred) or any other similar API Gateway Product
Minimum 4+ years of experience in Java Spring, Node JS, REST, SOAP, Swagger Hub (JSON/YAML)
Minimum 4+ years of experience with Agile application development and familiarity with tools like JIRA, Bitbucket
Strong Experience with continuous integration environments and using tools like Jenkins
Strong communication skills with technical and non-technical peers
Strong attention to detail in a team environment
Strong oral and written communication, analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to analyze, use structured problem solving and available tools to troubleshoot systems, identify root cause, action plans, impact and resolution options
Passionate to learn and understand diversified business domains and technologies
Excellent communication skills with both technical and business stakeholders
Architectural knowledge of application development in a Microservice environment
Advocate for technology best practices
Strong working knowledge of the Financial Industry and Consumer Lending.

best-in-class employee benefits and programs that cater to work-life integration and overall well-being
career advancement and upskilling opportunities for all to take up leadership roles

AVP, API Engagement Engineer

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