Apigee Developer

Apigee Developer

6-Month contract – Inside IR35 – up to £470 per day

Slough based – hybrid working – 3 days a week on site

Telecoms sector

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Apigee Developer to design, build, and manage API solutions that enable secure, scalable, and high‑performing integrations across our clients’ digital ecosystems. You will play a key role in delivering API‑led connectivity strategies using Google Apigee, supporting both internal and external‑facing services.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a fast‑paced, technology‑driven environment, contributing to large‑scale transformation programmes and modern API architectures.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy APIs using Apigee (Edge / X / Hybrid)
• Build and maintain API proxies, policies, and shared flows
• Implement API security standards (OAuth2, JWT, API keys, rate limiting, threat protection)
• Manage API lifecycle including design, versioning, publishing, monitoring, and deprecation
• Collaborate with architects and engineering teams to define API strategies and best practices
• Integrate APIs with backend systems (REST/SOAP services, microservices, cloud platforms)
• Troubleshoot and resolve API performance and reliability issues
• Monitor API usage and performance using Apigee analytics and logging tools
• Ensure compliance with governance, security, and auditing standards
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and automation of API deployments

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven experience working with Apigee (Edge or Apigee X/Hybrid)
• Strong understanding of API design principles (RESTful services, OpenAPI/Swagger)
• Experience implementing API security (OAuth2, JWT, SAML, TLS)
• Hands‑on experience with JavaScript (for Apigee policies) and API policy configuration
• Familiarity with microservices architecture and cloud platforms (GCP preferred)
• Experience with API management concepts: traffic management, caching, throttling
• Knowledge of CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps)
• Strong debugging and problem‑solving skills

Desirable Skills

• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Knowledge of containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Exposure to integration platforms (e.g., MuleSoft, AWS API Gateway, Azure API Management)
• Understanding of DevOps practices and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, etc.)
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments

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