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Position Overview
Ignite Banking is seeking a Senior Staff API Engineer with deep, hands-on Apigee experience to lead the design and delivery of enterprise API platforms for digital banking and open finance. This role is centered on API gateway engineering and integration architecture, with Apigee as a primary platform. You will design, build, and operate API proxies, security policies, and traffic management solutions, while also developing supporting Java-based microservices where needed.
This role sits within our API Banking & Integrations team, working directly with client architecture and engineering teams to design and build modern, scalable integration solutions. This is a hands-on development lead role — you will be expected to actively design, build, and deliver APIs and microservices, while also guiding technical direction and setting standards across engagements.
This is not a purely oversight or architecture role; success in this position requires strong engineering execution paired with the ability to lead by example. This is not a traditional development role — this individual will operate as a front-line consultant (“tip of the spear”), leading early-stage technical execution across multiple engagements. You will be expected to bring both strong engineering capability and a consultative mindset, helping clients navigate complex transformation initiatives.
Candidates without recent, hands-on Apigee implementation experience will not be considered.
This role is remote, however, strong preference will be given to candidates located in Charlotte or Raleigh, NC, who are open to working onsite with clients several days per week as engagement needs require.
Key ResponsibilitiesAPI Platform & Apigee Engineering (Primary Focus)
Design, build, and manage Apigee API proxies, including policies, flows, and shared components
Implement security policies (OAuth2, mTLS, JWT validation, threat protection)
Configure traffic management (rate limiting, quotas, spike arrest, caching)
Design API products, developer apps, and access models
Develop reusable proxy patterns and governance standards
Build and expose APIs through APIGEE, including proxy configuration, policies, authentication, shared workflows, and routing
API & Microservices Development
Design, develop, and maintain Java-based microservices (Spring Boot) supporting digital banking and open finance use cases
Develop reusable service patterns for system-to-system integrations across banking platforms
Implement API contracts, validation logic, and transformation layers (JSON/XML)
API Gateway & Integration Layer
Design and implement API gateway solutions using APIGEE and IBM DataPower
Configure API proxies, security policies (OAuth2, mTLS), rate limiting, and traffic management
Support migration and modernization from legacy integration patterns to API-first architectures
Cloud & Platform Engineering
Deploy and manage microservices in Azure cloud environments, including Kubernetes (AKS)
Work with DevOps teams to support CI/CD pipelines and containerized deployments
Ensure secure connectivity, certificate management, and network integration across environments
Consulting & Client Engagement
Act as a lead technical contributor in client engagements, helping shape solution direction early
Work directly with client architects, engineering teams, and stakeholders to define and refine integration approaches
Translate business and architectural requirements into practical, scalable technical solutions
Provide guidance on best practices for API design, integration strategy, and platform modernization
Testing, Debugging & Performance
Build and execute unit, integration, and performance tests
Troubleshoot distributed systems using logs, tracing, and monitoring tools
Optimize services for performance, resiliency, and scalability in real-time environments
Required Skills & ExperienceApigee & API Gateway (Must-Have)
3–5+ years of hands-on Apigee experience (REQUIRED)
API proxy development
Policy configuration (OAuth2, mTLS, traffic management)
API products and developer app management
Strong experience designing and implementing API gateway solutions (Apigee preferred)
Experience with IBM DataPower in API gateway or integration roles
Core Engineering
5+ years of experience building Java-based microservices (Spring Boot)
Strong experience designing and implementing REST APIs
Strong understanding of API design, JSON/XML, and service orchestration
Cloud & Platform
Experience deploying services in Azure environments
Working knowledge of Kubernetes (AKS) and containerized applications
Familiarity with secure service-to-service communication (OAuth2, mTLS)
Consulting Experience (Critical)
Prior experience working in a consulting or professional services environment
Ability to operate independently in client environments with limited direction
Strong communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and business stakeholders
Comfortable leading early-stage technical work and shaping solution direction
Banking & Integration Experience
Experience working within banking or financial services environments
Familiarity with digital banking platforms, core banking integrations, or open banking architectures
Understanding of enterprise integration patterns and modernization strategies
Preferred Skills
Experience modernizing legacy integration platforms into API-first architectures
Exposure to event-driven or distributed system design patterns
Familiarity with observability tools (App Insights, Splunk, Dynatrace, etc.)
What Success Looks Like
Lead Apigee implementations in client environments within the first 90 days
Deliver production-ready API proxies, policies, and security configurations
Establish reusable API patterns and gateway standards across engagements
Act as a trusted technical lead for API platform strategy and execution
About Our Team & Culture
Ignite Banking is a high-performing team of senior consultants working on mission-critical, complex financial services projects. We are united by a shared belief that innovation, accountability, and collaboration drive the best results.
Our culture is built on five guiding principles:
Treat people well – Our employees are our greatest asset.
Create opportunities – Drive growth, value, and satisfaction.
Take ownership – Empower and enable associates.
Go beyond the expected – Success requires more than the minimum.
Celebrate wins – Recognize and appreciate all contributions.
Who We Hire
We seek individuals who thrive in dynamic environments, embrace technical and business complexity, and are motivated to deliver meaningful impact. Whether your expertise lies in digital or payments technologies, enterprise data strategy, or operational transformation, Ignite Banking is a place where ambitious and talented professionals can grow and make a difference.
About Us
Ignite Banking is a boutique consulting firm serving exclusively banks and financial institutions in hands-on technology delivery roles. We are not a staffing firm. We are a trusted partner to our clients, standing shoulder to shoulder with them while we work together to deliver technically complex capabilities/projects/programs.
Our engagements support all aspects of retail and commercial banking, including digital channel transformation, payments, core banking, software and outsourcing, enterprise distributed software, and beyond. Our experts help our clients navigate the most challenging aspects of selecting and implementing new technology, saving them time, frustration, and financial resources.
Our consultants have a deep and thorough knowledge of the major enterprise banking platforms and digital channel vendors. Our understanding of the various market offerings allows us to separate fact from spin, and provide clients unbiased guidance about which products best suit their needs. Our experts collaborate with key stakeholders across the enterprise, and partner with vendors to find the right solution to achieve business goals.
We select associates based on how well their specific background and subject matter expertise aligns with the needs of the clients we serve. Our consultants share a can-do, roll-up-your-sleeves approach. We’re team players, and we’re in the trenches with our clients, ready to do the hard work it takes to build a stronger, more efficient organization. In short, we have the right solution and the relevant people to create real results.
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