Senior Engineer

About the role

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Apigee Senior Engineer to lead our innovative team. The ideal candidate will possess a robust background in RESTful Web Services and API proxy development, with a keen focus on building scalable, secure, and efficient web services. This role offers the opportunity to drive the strategic direction of our API management and ensure seamless integration across our platforms.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and manage the development and deployment of APIs using Apigee platform.

• Design and architect API proxies from existing REST services to enhance functionality and performance.

• Develop and implement microservice-based RESTful APIs to support business objectives.

• Prioritize and oversee Apigee proxy creation requests, ensuring timely and efficient delivery.

• Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the API management lifecycle, including environment creation, virtual hosts, API proxies, caching, product development, and portal publishing.

• Utilize strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify and resolve API and Apigee configuration issues.

Qualifications and skills

Essential

• Proficiency in API proxies, policies, and the Apigee platform architecture.

• Expertise in RESTful services and their application in modern web development.

• In-depth understanding of security policies, including BasicAuth, OAuth, JSON Web Tokens (JWTs), and other authentication/authorization methods.

• Experience in testing services using Postman.

• Solid understanding of version control systems, particularly GitHub.

• Exceptional problem-solving skills and meticulous attention to detail.

• Strong communication and teamwork abilities.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

Preferred

• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python for creating custom policies, handling data transformations, and backend service integration.

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, specifically GitHub Actions.

• Experience with Agile development methodologies.

Hello. We’re Haleon. A new world-leading consumer health company. Shaped by all who join us. Together, we’re improving everyday health for billions of people. By growing and innovating our global portfolio of category-leading brands – including Sensodyne, Panadol, Advil, Voltaren, Theraflu, Otrivin, and Centrum – through a unique combination of deep human understanding and trusted science. What’s more, we’re achieving it in a company that we’re in control of. In an environment that we’re co-creating. And a culture that’s uniquely ours. Care to join us. It isn’t a question.

With category leading brands such as Sensodyne, Voltaren and Centrum, built on trusted science and human understanding, and combined with our passion, knowledge and expertise, we’re uniquely placed to do this and to grow a strong, successful business.

This is an exciting time to join us and help shape the future. It’s an opportunity to be part of something special.

Care to join us. Find out what life at Haleon is really like www.haleon.com/careers/

At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone. We're striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives. We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

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