API Developer

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Job Summary

Works with product teams analysts and other engineers to design and build systems and application software that enable a robust usable API ecosystem. Implements and operates API ecosystem toolingAPI specifications (e.g. OpenAPI OAuth2/OIDC MCP) SDK and documentation generation workflows and docs/developer platform engineering (e.g. Docusaurus Backstage Confluence) including plugins upgrades light theming and CI/CD. Partners closely with a Senior Staff engineer on architecture and standards and mentors junior team members through code reviews and shared ownership.

Responsibilities

Requirements Analysis

• Translates developer and internal stakeholder feedback into actionable requirements for API ecosystem tooling and automation

• Performs basic change-impact analysis from specification and platform changes to downstream artifacts (SDKs IaC integrations docs generation examples) and raises risks early

• Contributes to defining acceptance criteria and success metrics for ecosystem improvements (validation coverage reliability reduced manual steps)

Software Architecture

• Contributes to architectural reviews by proposing implementation approaches tradeoffs and operational considerations

• Implements architecture patterns and standards defined by senior technical leadership for API lifecycle governance generation pipelines and platform integration

• Collaborates with gateway/edge and identity stakeholders to ensure implementations align with routing and security constraints (e.g. Apigee ALB Kubernetes Ingress Envoy)

Software Design

• Designs and delivers features/modules for API ecosystem tooling and platform extensions with attention to maintainability and reuse

• Creates or extends plugin and integration patterns for docs and developer platforms (e.g. Docusaurus Backstage Confluence) including themes UI extensions and build hooks

• Produces clear design notes and implementation docs to enable cross-repo contributions and reduce knowledge silos

Development/Coding

• Understands and analyzes API specifications (e.g. OpenAPI OAuth2/OIDC MCP) and applies them in tooling and workflows

• Builds and maintains automation and services that generate SDKs and documentation from API specifications

• Builds and maintains IaC ecosystem components (e.g. Terraform Providers and Modules) and supporting tooling to ensure reliable integrations

• Develops and maintains ecosystem tooling in Go and Python (validators generators CI helpers release utilities)

• Integrates gateway/edge and identity requirements into reference implementations (e.g. auth flows policy hooks onboarding paths)

• Uses AI agents/skills to reduce toil in day-to-day engineering work (e.g. PR validation summaries impact notes suggested remediations) with review and verification steps

Testing

• Implements automated tests and quality gates for ecosystem outputs (SDKs IaC providers/modules docs outputs) using contract tests golden tests and spec compliance checks

• Adds breaking-change detection and compatibility checks to CI pipelines and helps triage failures with clear remediation guidance

DevOps

• Defines deployment and release guidelines for ecosystem tooling and docs/developer platforms (build/test/release preview environments artifact publishing)

• Defines and executes environment planning and cross-functional dependencies for services and pipelines; contributes to Kubernetes-based operations where applicable

• Documents software configuration management practices and educates cross-functional stakeholders on the processes and tools including CI/CD and release workflows

• Applies infrastructure-as-code practices to improve repeatability and reduce manual operational effort

Software Reliability & Support Engineering

• Maintains inventory of key ecosystem services pipelines and operational dependencies; keeps runbooks and support docs current

• Helps prepare application support documentation and improves operational readiness (dashboards alerts basic runbooks)

• Troubleshoots application and pipeline issues using knowledgebase documents; escalates complex incidents appropriately and contributes to post-incident fixes

Customer/Stakeholder Engagement

• Provides technical guidance to internal teams adopting API standards SDK/IaC workflows and docs/developer platform extensions

• Partners with product platform and security/identity stakeholders to ensure solutions are usable secure and maintainable

Technical Project Management

• Provides level of effort (LOE) for features and initiatives; identifies dependencies and integration risks

• Works with technical project managers and product management teams to define schedules for multi-repo changes and coordinated releases

• Provides progress updates tied to outcomes (pipeline health validation coverage time-to-release) and supports release management execution

R&D/Innovation

• Investigates analyzes and evaluates new technologies relevant to API governance specification tooling and automation

• Experiments with MCP-based tools and AI-assisted workflows to improve developer experience and engineering efficiency ensuring outputs remain verifiable and governed

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelors in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or equivalent experience

• Experience building and operating production services and/or developer tooling with ownership of reliability and maintainability

• Working knowledge of API specifications and auth concepts (e.g. OpenAPI OAuth2/OIDC); familiarity with MCP is a plus

• Proficiency in Go and/or Python for building maintainable tooling automation and services

• Experience with infrastructure as code and automation-first practices; familiarity with Terraform Providers/Modules is a plus

• Working knowledge of CI/CD and Git-based workflows in Linux environments; familiarity with Kubernetes concepts is a plus

• Familiarity with gateway/edge and routing patterns (e.g. Apigee ALB Kubernetes Ingress Envoy) and how they influence API usability and onboarding

Preferred

• Experience with docs and developer platforms (e.g. Docusaurus Backstage Confluence) including plugins theming and platform upgrades

• Experience integrating with identity/authorization backends (e.g. OAuth/OIDC integrations token services RBAC/ABAC patterns)

• Experience with SDK generation and/or ecosystem stewardship (release/versioning strategies compatibility testing)

• Demonstrated use of AI agents/skills in engineering workflows with an emphasis on verification and safe operation

The targeted pay range for this position in the following location is / locations are:

Poland - Warsaw Office WAO : 192000 - 317000 PLN / Annual

Our pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum target for new hire pay for the full-time position determined by role level and location.The pay range shown is based on our compensation structure in place at the time of posting and may be updated periodically based on business needs. Individual pay is based on additional factors including job-related skills experience and relevant education and/or training.

The targeted pay range listed reflects the base pay only and does not include bonus equity or benefits. Employees are eligible for bonus and equity may be offered depending on the position.

Equinix Benefits

As an employee you become important to Equinixs success. We ensure all your benefits are in line with our core values: competitive inclusive sustainable connected and efficient. We keep them competitive within the current marketplace to ensure were providing you with the best package possible. So wherever you are in your career and life youll be able to enhance your experience and bring your whole self to work.

Employee Assistance Program: An Employee Assistance program is available to all employees.

Core Benefits - Pension: You will be enrolled in the employee capital plan or pension known as PPK a contributory pension scheme for you and your employer to save funds intended for withdrawal on retirement. Private Medical Insurance: You may enroll yourself and eligible dependents in Private Medical Insurance (PMI) for greater choice flexibility and access to specialist care for short-term illness or injury and so on. Life and Accident Insurance: Equinix provides Life and Accident Insurance cover for its employees which you can enroll in. Other Benefits and Perks - Employees have the option to select and use from a wide range of other benefits including: Annual Leaves Flex Wallet (flexible spending account) Multi-sport Card Lunch Pass Card Discount Portal statutory allowances and reimbursements (remote working corrective glasses reimbursement) and paid and unpaid leaves in line with local market practices and regulatory requirements. More details on eligibility and rules for leaves are in Equinixs HR policies. Eligibility and contribution requirements apply to some benefits in line with company policy. Benefits are subject to specific plan/program or insurer terms and conditions including changes at Equinixs discretion. Equinix will be compliant will regulatory requirements on benefits and leaves.

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Equinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and in the U.S. an Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race color religion creed national or ethnic origin ancestry place of birth citizenship sex pregnancy / childbirth or related medical conditions sexual orientation gender identity or expression marital or domestic partnership status age veteran or military status physical or mental disability medical condition genetic information political / organizational affiliation status as a victim or family member of a victim of crime or abuse or any other status protected by applicable law.

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This posting is for a backfill position meaning it is to fill an existing vacancy within our organization.

Required Experience:

IC

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1