Requirements

• 12+ years of experience building large-scale, mission-critical backend systems and APIs, with cross-team or organization-wide API/platform architecture responsibility
• 7+ years of hands-on software engineering experience in object-oriented modeling and software design concepts including domain modeling, abstraction, encapsulation, extensibility, and maintainable service design
• 5+ years of experience designing API endpoints that clearly, consistently, securely, and scalably expose product functionality, with a proven track record of setting and driving technical standards
• Deep hands-on experience with object-oriented modeling and software design using Java, TypeScript, or Python to build REST, SOAP, JSON, XML, and Swagger/OpenAPI web services and APIs
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

Nice to Haves

• Experience leveraging AI-assisted code generation and review tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot)
• Strong expertise in distributed systems and cloud architectures, including high-throughput, low-latency services, horizontal scaling, and fault-tolerant design
• Extensive experience with edge and gateway patterns such as routing, auth, throttling, rate limiting, transformation, and multi-tenant concerns
• Demonstrated leadership in API governance including standards definition, contract review, documentation, and lifecycle management
• Experience designing or evolving API observability (metrics, tracing, logging) and using data to define and monitor SLOs
• Familiarity with agentic AI use cases and integrating large language models and agents with enterprise APIs
• Experience with data platforms and analytical stores like Data Cloud, and designing APIs that expose data safely and efficiently
• Excellent communication skills and ability to influence across engineering and business stakeholders
• Passion for mentoring staff-level engineers and building a strong API culture
• Growth mindset and adaptability to evolving operating models

What You’ll Be Doing

• Define and evolve API architecture, standards, and review processes across Product Engineering
• Partner with product and platform leaders to shape operating models and API prioritization/business intake paths
• Assist Product Engineering teams with product design, domain modeling, service boundaries, and API endpoints supporting end-to-end product functionality
• Ensure APIs serve as durable product contracts encapsulating clear product capabilities, domain concepts, and customer use cases
• Manage API architecture and governance models spanning REST, GraphQL, SOAP, and emerging integration models
• Translate product requirements and workflows into scalable backend services and structured API contracts
• Establish and maintain API standards including OpenAPI guidelines, resource modeling, authentication/authorization, error handling, versioning, and deprecation policies
• Collaborate with API champions to shape roadmaps, identify gaps, and drive convergence on shared patterns
• Define reference architectures and patterns for agent-ready APIs, data-centric APIs, latency, and observability standards
• Lead cross-team API design reviews and resolve high-impact design decisions
• Work closely with platform partners to align capabilities and represent Product Engineering needs
• Define and help run transparent intake/prioritization for API investments
• Evaluate tools and platforms for API design, testing, and operations
• Mentor senior engineers and managers while building communities of practice
• Communicate API vision and status to senior stakeholders influencing product and resourcing decisions

Perks and Benefits

• Competitive base pay range (€104,000 EUR - €156,000 EUR for Ireland)
• Eligible for Workday Bonus Plan, role-specific commission/bonus, and annual stock grants
• Flexible work approach combining in-person and remote time (at least 50% in-office or customer-facing per quarter)
• Supportive and inclusive culture rooted in integrity, empathy, and enthusiasm
• Focus on career growth with trust, tools, skill development, and long-term company support
• Commitment to reasonable accommodations and equal opportunity employment