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Job Description
The Principal Software Engineer for the API team is a hands-on technical leader responsible for designing, building, and evolving isolved's API layer as part of a broader platform modernization initiative. Embedded within the Integrations workstream, this role focuses on developing scalable, secure, and well-governed APIs that support external partners, third-party integrations, and internal services. The position combines architecture and execution, requiring direct ownership of API design, implementation, and migration from legacy systems to up-to-date RESTful and event-driven patterns. Leveraging AI-assisted development as a core practice, the architect drives standards for API contracts, versioning, and governance while ensuring high performance, reliability, and alignment with enterprise growth needs.
Core Job Duties
Designing and implementing modern,
scalable API architectures that support isolved's integration ecosystem and partner network
Defining API contracts, versioning strategies, and governance standards that ensure consistency and reliablity across the platform
Driving the migration of legacy interaction endpoints to contemporary RESTful and event-driven patterns as part of the integration modernization initiative
Building API consumers and producers with a robust focus on performance, security, and backward compatibility, and elevating the team's practices through code reviews, pairing, and leading by example
Performing code reviews to ensure API implementations meet quality standards and follow established patterns
Collaborating with product management and partner-facing teams to understand integration requirements and translate them into technical specifications
Identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks in API infrastructure, including latency,
📌 Principal Software Engineer Hyderabad (India)
🏢 isolved
📍 India