The Role
Lead enterprise integration delivery across API and event-driven platforms. Establish OpenAPI, REST, API Gateway, lifecycle, security, contract testing, schema registry, and event infrastructure standards. Architect Mulesoft Anypoint Platform solutions and workflow automation using BPMN and Camunda. Manage offshore team delivery, conduct technical reviews, resolve critical-path issues, and communicate status, risks, and blockers to engineering leadership.
Summary Generated by Built In
Key Responsibilities
- Own delivery of enterprise API design standards using OpenAPI 3.0/REST, including versioning, lifecycle, and governance.
- Drive rollout of the organization's API Gateway patterns and Mulesoft Anypoint Platform usage/topology.
- Set the strategy for contract testing and API lifecycle management across producing and consuming teams.
- Own API security delivery for both internal and external-facing APIs (authN/authZ, rate limiting, threat protection).
- Drive delivery of event-driven infrastructure: topic/queue design, Kafka/EventBridge/SNS/MSK topology, and event production/consumption patterns.
- Define schema registry standards (Avro/Protobuf) for event and API contracts.
- Own delivery of workflow/business-process automation using BPMN 2.0, Camunda, and rules engines (Drools) where applicable.
- Run day-to-day delivery of the offshore team: sprint commitments, code/design review, real-time unblocking, and hands-on work on critical-path integrations.
- Report delivery status, risks, and blockers to engineering leadership.
Must-Have Qualifications
- 8+ years in integration/API engineering, with 3+ years as a tech lead owning end-to-end delivery (not a pure design/review architect role).
- Proven track record of shipping integration platforms on committed timelines, including hands-on troubleshooting under delivery pressure.
- Expert-level API design using OpenAPI 3.0/REST; proven experience setting org-wide standards.
- Hands-on architecture experience with Mulesoft Anypoint Platform.
- Deep knowledge of API Gateway patterns and API lifecycle management at scale.
- Proven experience designing contract testing strategy across teams.
- Strong API security expertise — internal and external-facing, including OAuth2/JWT, rate limiting, and threat mitigation.
- Architecture-level experience with event-driven infrastructure and at least one of Kafka, EventBridge, SNS, or MSK in production.
- Solid understanding of schema registry design (Avro/Protobuf) and schema evolution/compatibility strategy.
- Financial-services or regulated-industry API/integration experience.
- Strong stakeholder communication and ability to directly manage day-to-day delivery of an offshore team (standups, unblocking, sprint accountability).
Nice-to-Have Qualifications
- Experience architecting workflow automation with BPMN 2.0 and Camunda.
- Experience with rules engines such as Drools.
- Exposure to multiple event brokers (beyond primary platform) and migration between them.
- Relevant certifications (Mulesoft Certified Architect, Confluent Kafka certifications).
Compensation, Benefits and Duration
Minimum Compensation: USD 56,000
Maximum Compensation: USD 196,000
Compensation is based on actual experience and qualifications of the candidate. The above is a reasonable and a good faith estimate for the role.
Medical, vision, and dental benefits, 401k retirement plan, variable pay/incentives, paid time off, and paid holidays are available for full-time employees.
This position is not available for independent contractors
No applications will be considered if received more than 120 days after the date of this post
Skills Required
- 8+ years of experience in integration/API engineering
- 3+ years as a tech lead owning end-to-end delivery
- Experience shipping integration platforms on committed timelines, including hands-on troubleshooting under delivery pressure
- Expert-level API design using OpenAPI 3.0 and REST, including organization-wide standards
- Hands-on architecture experience with Mulesoft Anypoint Platform
- Deep knowledge of API Gateway patterns and API lifecycle management at scale
- Experience designing contract testing strategies across teams
- Strong API security expertise, including OAuth2/JWT, rate limiting, and threat mitigation
- Architecture-level experience with event-driven infrastructure and production experience with Kafka, EventBridge, SNS, or MSK
- Understanding of schema registry design using Avro or Protobuf, including schema evolution and compatibility strategy
- Financial-services or regulated-industry API/integration experience
- Strong stakeholder communication skills and ability to manage day-to-day delivery of an offshore team
- Experience architecting workflow automation with BPMN 2.0 and Camunda
- Experience with rules engines such as Drools
- Exposure to multiple event brokers and migration between them
- Relevant certifications, such as Mulesoft Certified Architect or Confluent Kafka certifications
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