Principal API Gateway Engineer

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Cairo, EGY
In-Office
Expert/Leader
AdTech • Information Technology • Marketing Tech • Software
The Role
Designs and builds highly available API gateway platforms for CAMARA and TM Forum APIs. Responsibilities include routing, authentication, rate limiting, throttling, validation, policy enforcement, multi-tenancy, versioning, lifecycle management, performance tuning, and resilience. The role evaluates gateway technologies, translates telecom API standards into deployable services, and guides backend engineers on API design, OpenAPI, and platform engineering practices.
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About this Role:

This role is in one of ArpuPlus’ business units, CloudCom, and will play a key role in building and scaling the API gateway layer supporting CloudCom’s telecom and Network API capabilities.

. Design and build the API gateway layer for CAMARA-style and TM Forum-aligned APIs.

·       Implement routing, authentication hooks, rate limiting, throttling, request validation, and policy enforcement.

·       Define gateway patterns for multi-tenancy, versioning, API lifecycle management, and high availability.

·       Work with the Telecom Standards Architect to translate API standards into deployable services.

·       Guide backend engineers on API design, OpenAPI specifications, and platform engineering practices.

·       Evaluate and integrate gateway technologies such as Kong, Apigee, Tyk, NGINX, Envoy, or similar.

·       Support performance tuning, scalability, and resilience of the platform.


Requirements
  •   Bachelor's degree in computer science or any other related field.
  • More than 10 years of experience in the related field
  • Strong backend engineering experience with API platforms or gateway technologies.
  • Experience with REST APIs, OpenAPI, OAuth2, OIDC, mTLS, and API security.
  • Strong cloud-native experience, preferably Kubernetes and microservices.
  • Experience building highly available, production-grade platforms.
  • Telecom, fintech, cloud platform, or identity platform experience is a strong plus.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field
  • More than 10 years of experience in the related field
  • Strong backend engineering experience with API platforms or gateway technologies
  • Experience with REST APIs, OpenAPI, OAuth2, OIDC, mTLS, and API security
  • Strong cloud-native experience, preferably with Kubernetes and microservices
  • Experience building highly available, production-grade platforms
  • Telecom, fintech, cloud platform, or identity platform experience
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The Company
HQ: Cairo
230 Employees
Year Founded: 2003

What We Do

ArpuPlus is a leading venture builder & one of the top mobile entertainment and communication solutions providers in the MENA Region & beyond. ArpuPlus is an A15 subsidiary founded in 2003, with a wide range of services headquartered in Cairo, Egypt. With a strong presence across 11 offices in 11 countries, ArpuPlus has solidified its position as a key & a leading venture builder in the MENA region & beyond, offering an extensive range of digital services, such as video-on-demand, music distribution, gaming, telehealth, payment services, & enterprise communication solutions. ArpuPlus has consistently remained at the forefront of innovation, pushing the boundaries of what can be achieved in the digital realm. For more: http://www.arpuplus.com http://www.facebook.com/ArpuPlus https://www.linkedin.com/company/arpuplusofficial/

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