API Engineer

Description :

- This is a remote position.

- Job Title : API Engineer (SOAP , GraphQL) Ex - EBay Experience Required

- Location : Bangalore, India

- Project Start Date : 1st September - Only Immediate Joiners

- Duration : 6 Months (Contract)

- Positions : 5-10

- Exp Range - 5 Yrs +

- Budget - 1 Lakh Per Month

Project Overview :

- We are undertaking a high-impact migration project to modernise our integration layer by moving from SOAP-based APIs to GraphQL.

- The project involves working closely with retailecommerce platforms and requires professionals who can leverage their domain knowledge to ensure a smooth, efficient, and scalable migration.

Key Responsibilities :

- Collaborate with architects and business analysts to understand SOAP API workflows and business logic on Retail Clients systems.

- Design, develop, and implement GraphQL schemas, resolvers, and integrations to replace existing SOAP APIs.

- Ensure backward compatibility and seamless transition for dependent applications.

- Optimize GraphQL queries and server performance for scalability and maintainability.

- Collaborate with QA to define test cases for API validation and regression testing.

- Troubleshoot integration issues and provide timely resolutions.

- Prepare technical documentation for the migrated services.

Required Skills & Experience :

- Mandatory : Prior hands-on experience with eBay/Shopify APIs (SOAP, REST, or GraphQL).

- Strong experience with API design, development, and integration.

- Expertise in GraphQL (schema design, resolvers, API security, and performance optimization).

- Proficiency in REST API development (for alternate profiles if GraphQL experience is not available).

- Solid understanding of SOAP API structures, XML, and WSDL.

- Strong programming skills in Java, Node.js, or similar for backend API development.

- Experience with API testing tools (Postman, GraphQL Playground, etc.

- Familiarity with version control systems (Git) and CI/CD pipelines.

Preferred Profile Combination :

- Highly Preferred : eBay /Shopify API experience + GraphQL expertise.

- Alternate : eBay API experience + REST API expertise.

Engagement Details :

- Type : Contract (Full-time, Onsite Bangalore)

- Team Size : 510 engineers

- Start Date : 1st September

- Duration : 6 months initially

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