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Seneca Resources · 17 hours ago

API Developer Portal & Documentation Engineer

Seneca Resources is a staffing and consulting firm that partners with clients to provide impactful career opportunities. They are seeking an experienced API Developer Portal & Documentation Engineer to lead the design and implementation of a centralized API developer documentation experience and ensure APIs are well-documented and discoverable.

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Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain a unified API developer portal using tools such as SwaggerHub, Redoc, or GitHub Pages, supporting modular, domain-aligned API documentation
Author, maintain, and publish OpenAPI specifications, onboarding guides, tutorials, and integration documentation for RESTful APIs and platform services
Establish and enforce documentation style guides, reusable templates, and governance checklists to ensure consistency, accuracy, and compliance across API documentation
Enable interactive API experiences through 'Try It Out' consoles, SDK generation, Postman collections, and sample applications to accelerate developer onboarding and integration
Partner with developers and internal stakeholders to gather feedback, identify documentation gaps, and continuously enhance the developer portal and content experience
Work closely with API architects, integration engineers, and product managers to support enterprise API strategy, governance, and usability goals

Qualification

OpenAPI/SwaggerPostmanAPI documentationGitHubTechnical writingVisual communicationStructured documentation workflowsDeveloper community engagementFront-end technologiesCollaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Technical Communication, or a related field
3+ years of experience documenting RESTful APIs and managing API developer portals or documentation platforms
Strong hands-on experience with OpenAPI/Swagger, Postman, and version control tools such as GitHub
Excellent technical writing and visual communication skills for developer-focused audiences
Proven ability to collaborate with engineering teams to extract, validate, and clearly communicate technical concepts
Experience with structured documentation workflows and publishing pipelines

Preferred

Experience with non-REST API paradigms such as GraphQL, gRPC, or event-driven architectures (AsyncAPI)
Exposure to developer community engagement, forums, or third-party support channels
Basic understanding of front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) for developer portal customization

Benefits

Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
401(k) retirement plans

Company

Seneca Resources

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Seneca Resources is a staffling adn recruiting agency that delivers staffing solutions to organizations in need of top technical talent.