HCLTech is looking for an experienced API Developer with strong backend engineering expertise to design, develop, secure, and support enterprise-grade APIs and microservices. This role requires hands-on experience in API-first development, integration with internal and external systems, performance optimization, and working in Agile delivery teams.

Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices for enterprise applications.
- Work closely with architects, business analysts, product owners, and integration teams to understand requirements and deliver scalable API solutions.
- Develop clean, secure, reusable, and maintainable backend code using technologies such as Java/Spring Boot, Node.js, Python, or equivalent frameworks.
- Implement authentication, authorization, API security controls, logging, exception handling, and monitoring standards.
- Integrate APIs with internal systems, third-party platforms, databases, and cloud-native services.
- Support CI/CD automation, deployment, and release activities across development, test,



and production environments.
- Troubleshoot API performance issues, production defects, integration failures, and service availability concerns.
- Prepare and maintain API documentation using Swagger/OpenAPI and ensure adherence to coding and documentation standards.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, estimation, code reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Mentor junior developers and promote best practices in API development, security, and engineering excellence.

Required Skills and Experience
- 5–10 years of hands-on experience in backend application development and API development.
- Strong experience in REST API design, microservices architecture, and distributed application development.
- Proficiency in one or more backend technologies such as Java, Spring Boot, Node.js, Python, C#, or equivalent.
- Valuable understanding of API security standards including OAuth 2.0, J

📌 API Developer (Chennai)
🏢 HCLTech
📍 Chennai