Senior Software Developer, API Platform

Team: IT

Location: Canada

Commitment: Full-time

Workplace Type: remote

Accountabilities:

As a Senior Software Developer focused on API Platform, you will lead the design, development, and evolution of a high-performance API ecosystem. You will be responsible for creating scalable platform capabilities, ensuring strong governance, and enabling internal teams and AI-powered solutions to securely access services.

• Design, build, scale, and maintain a stateless API gateway serving as the central entry point for applications and services.
• Develop high-quality, maintainable software solutions primarily using Kotlin or Go.
• Define architectural patterns that preserve clear boundaries between platform capabilities and domain services.
• Implement API capabilities including routing, access control, formatting standards, usage tracking, billing integrations, tenant-aware permissions, and observability.
• Establish and promote API governance practices, including versioning, backward compatibility, API linting, and contract testing.
• Collaborate with architecture, security, product, and engineering teams to define scalable API strategies and standards.
• Drive alignment across teams on domain modeling, resource naming, and API design decisions.
• Create machine-readable API contracts that support AI agents, automation workflows, and future intelligent systems.
• Build comprehensive documentation and service catalogs that improve API discoverability and adoption.
• Participate actively in technical discussions, design reviews, and code reviews while mentoring other developers.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity and software quality.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate is an experienced software engineer with a strong background in API platforms, distributed systems, cloud-native development, and architecture. You should be comfortable solving complex technical challenges, influencing cross-functional teams, and building scalable solutions in a fast-moving environment.

• Proven experience designing, developing, and scaling centralized API gateways or API platforms in complex production environments.
• Strong knowledge of API-first development practices and OpenAPI specifications.
• Experience with Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and designing complex domain models.
• Advanced programming experience with Kotlin and/or Go.
• Strong hands-on experience with cloud-native technologies, including Kubernetes, Docker, and AWS.
• Experience building and operating distributed systems and service-oriented architectures.
• Knowledge of authentication and authorization patterns, including OIDC, OAuth 2.0, and identity platforms such as Auth0.
• Experience implementing API security, governance, monitoring, and observability practices.
• Ability to create scalable developer platforms and improve internal developer experiences.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to drive technical discussions and reach alignment across teams.
• Experience mentoring engineers through technical guidance, architecture discussions, and code reviews.
• Interest in artificial intelligence technologies, including AI agents, LLMs, and frameworks such as MCP (Model Context Protocol).
• A proactive mindset focused on continuous improvement, ownership, and delivering measurable impact.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive health benefits from day one.
• 24/7 virtual healthcare access and wellness programs.
• RRSP/401K matching plan to support long-term financial goals.
• Variable incentive plan connected to company success.
• Flexible vacation policy and dedicated company recharge days.
• Flexible work options, including remote work support.
• Internet subsidy and remote work allowance.
• Enhanced parental leave benefits.
• Inclusive workplace culture focused on collaboration, innovation, and continuous growth.