Deloitte · 12 hours ago
Project Delivery Specialist - Lead API Developer - Remote
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
7+ years expDeloitte is a leading professional services firm, and they are seeking an experienced Lead API Developer to work in a collaborative environment. The role involves leading the design and development of domain APIs, owning end-to-end delivery, and mentoring engineers while ensuring compliance and consistency with API governance.
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Responsibilities
Lead design and development of domain APIs (REST/GraphQL/event-driven, as applicable) aligned to domain models and business capabilities
Own end-to-end delivery: requirements translation, technical design, implementation, testing, deployment, and production support handoff
Define and enforce API standards: naming/versioning, error handling, pagination, idempotency, backward compatibility, and documentation
Produce high-quality API artifacts: OpenAPI/Swagger specs, examples, SDK/stub guidance, and consumer onboarding materials
Implement security controls: OAuth2/OIDC, JWT, mTLS (as applicable), authorization patterns, secrets management, and threat modeling inputs
Establish observability: structured logging, distributed tracing, metrics, SLOs (service level objectives), and alerting
Drive performance and reliability: caching, rate limiting, resilience patterns (timeouts/retries/circuit breakers), and capacity planning
Collaborate with domain teams on data access patterns and persistence (SQL/NoSQL), transaction boundaries, and eventing
Guide CI/CD (continuous integration/continuous delivery) and quality practices: unit/integration tests, contract tests, static analysis, code reviews
Mentor and coach engineers; lead technical spikes, resolve blockers, and contribute to roadmap planning
Partner with API governance/platform teams (e.g., API gateway, developer portal) to ensure compliance and consistency
Communicate regularly with Engagement Managers (Directors), project team members, and representatives from various functional and / or technical teams, including escalating any matters that require additional attention and consideration from engagement management
Independently and collaboratively lead client engagement workstreams focused on improvement, optimization, and transformation of processes including implementing leading practice workflows, addressing deficits in quality, and driving operational outcomes
Qualification
Required
7+yrs experience with Java/Go/Rust, REST, GraphQL, Oauth, Git
7+ years of software engineering experience, including significant API/service development experience
Proven technical leadership (tech lead for a squad/service area; design ownership; mentoring)
Strong knowledge of API design principles and patterns (REST maturity, versioning, contracts)
Experience with at least one mainstream backend stack (e.g., Java/Spring, .NET, Node.js, Python) and microservices architecture
Experience with databases and data modeling; familiarity with distributed systems concepts
Strong communication skills and ability to lead onshore collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders
Ability to lead onshore stakeholder communication and drive resolution under time pressure
Bachelor's degree, preferably in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or related IT discipline; or equivalent experience
Limited immigration sponsorship may be available
Ability to travel 10%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
Company
Deloitte
Deloitte is a business consulting company that offers audit, consulting, financial advisory, and tax services.
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