Senior API Enablement Engineer
| Company | Hartford Financial Services |
|---|---|
| Location | Chicago, IL, USA, Charlotte, NC, USA, Columbus, OH, USA, Hartford, CT, USA |
| Salary | $126160 – $189240 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- 5+ years of technical experience, engineering, application management and operations roles with a demonstrated track record of technical innovation and experience leading technically diverse teams.
- 3+ years of deep API and integration experience including hands-on expertise with deep experience in API platforms such as API Connect, Apigee, and AWS API Gateway.
- Deep knowledge of API design principles and best practices, including industry-standard specifications such as Open API (Swagger), JSON, REST, and GraphQL.
- Extensive experience in API lifecycle management, cloud technology, and microservices architecture.
- Proficient in API security solutions and frameworks, including API token management, user access control using OAuth2 and JWT, OpenID Connect, IAM, Identity Management, authentication, and authorization.
- Proficiency as a full-stack Software Engineer with demonstrated ability to drive technical delivery as a technical lead.
- Experience with large-scale distributed systems, cloud computing, and GenAI.
- Expertise in SRE best practices, including incident management, resiliency, monitoring, detection, diagnosis, remediation, and prevention.
- Experience with Performance and Observability tools such as Dynatrace, Splunk, CloudWatch, Cloud Trail, and related tools.
- Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
Responsibilities
- Act as the Technical Lead for the API Enablement Team, providing guidance on API solutions, API Gateway configuration, and administration on platforms such as API Connect, Apigee, Azure API Management, and Amazon API Gateway.
- Create technical solutions to enable federated teams to accelerate API delivery and enhance experiences for API Providers, API Consumers, and API Administrators.
- Ensure the scalability, performance, and security of APIs, with a focus on code quality, security, performance, and documentation.
- Lead and actively participate in software development and technical leadership, ensuring high-quality delivery.
- Drive SRE practices in the context of APIs and integrations, ensuring reliability, availability, and performance.
- Ideate and execute high-value Proof of Concepts (POCs) to drive innovation and improvement, including leveraging GenAI.
- Foster strong communication and collaboration within the team and across departments to ensure seamless integration and delivery of API solutions.
- Coach other engineering team members and contribute to a positive and engaging culture of excellence and continuous learning.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience in the insurance industry and productization of insurance business capabilities.
- Experience with Generative AI (GenAI) and Agentic AI.