API Developer
Role Overview
API Developer placed with a Dubai IT services and integration client, working alongside frontend developers, product teams, and client stakeholders.
Build and maintain backend services and REST APIs connecting third-party systems and enterprise integrations.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
API Developer placed with a Dubai IT services and integration client, working alongside frontend developers, product teams, and client stakeholders.
Build and maintain backend services and REST APIs connecting third-party systems and enterprise integrations.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, and maintain APIs and backend services; integrate external systems.
- Translate business needs into endpoints and data flows with frontend, product, and client stakeholders.
- Write code, tests, and API documentation; participate in code reviews and improve systems.
- Secure, monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize APIs; resolve production issues and explain design choices.
Requirements
- 2–3 years of API or backend development experience and strong REST API/web services knowledge.
- Hands-on experience with one or more of Node.js, Java with Spring Boot, Python, or .NET.
- Experience with JSON/XML, Postman or Swagger, one of MySQL/PostgreSQL/MongoDB, OAuth, JWT, and Git.
- Analytical troubleshooting, communication, teamwork, and English skills; related bachelor's degree.
Preferred skills
- Google Cloud Platform, AWS, or Microsoft Azure; microservices and Docker; CI/CD pipelines.
- Enterprise integrations, mapping or location-based APIs, and Agile or Scrum basics are advantageous.
Workplace
- On-site in Dubai; posting limits applications to UAE-based candidates who do not need visa sponsorship.
Engagement and compensation
- Description identifies a full-time contract through Dreamcast Interactive and a competitive monthly rate.
- Contract duration conflicts within the description: one section says 12 months; another says 5 months with possible extension based on performance and requirement.
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