Software Engineer III - API Platform
Company: JPMorganChase
Location: Plano
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Description We offer an exciting opportunity to advance your
career and explore new possibilities in technology. As a Software
Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial & Investment Bank,
API Platform team, you will support the development, automation,
and maintenance of our API management platform. Leveraging
technologies such as Apigee, Kong, Envoy, Akamai, and edge server
solutions, you will help enable secure, scalable, and
high-performance APIs that power our products and services. This
role offers an excellent opportunity for engineers with a solid
technical background to gain hands-on experience with modern API
platforms and cloud-native architectures, while collaborating with
experienced professionals to address real-world challenges. Job
Responsibilities: Design, develop, and maintain robust API gateway
and management solutions utilizing platforms such as Apigee, Kong,
Envoy, Akamai, and edge server technologies. Implement and enforce
API security standards, including authentication and authorization
mechanisms such as OAuth, LDAP, SAML, and Kerberos. Engineer
advanced API traffic management strategies, including rate
limiting, throttling, and quota enforcement to ensure optimal
performance and reliability. Integrate comprehensive logging,
monitoring, and observability practices using tools such as Splunk,
Grafana, and Datadog to ensure visibility and rapid incident
response. Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and
designers to deliver effective solutions for the API developer
community Participate in code reviews and contribute to improving
code quality and reliability Communicate effectively with team
members and stakeholders to support project objectives Develop
secure, high-quality production code in adherence to best practices
and standards Support platform automation initiatives and
cloud-native solution implementations Engage with the engineering
community to learn and apply industry frameworks, tools, and
software development life cycle practices Promote a team culture of
diversity, opportunity, and respect Required Qualifications,
Capabilities, and Skills: Formal training or certification on
software engineering concepts and 3 years applied experience.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering,
Mathematics, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience
7 years of software development experience. Experience in
application development, testing, and operational support
Experience in designing, implementing, and managing API Gateway
solutions—including but not limited to Apigee, Kong, and Envoy—with
a strong background in microservice architecture and modern API
technologies. Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills, with
demonstrated knowledge of site reliability engineering (SRE)
practices and incident management processes to provide rapid
solutions for internal stakeholders Ability to approach problems
with an architectural mindset, considering scalability,
reliability, and best practices in solution design Exposure to
relational and NoSQL databases, as well as cloud-native, Agile,
DevOps, and test-driven development (TDD) methodologies Capacity to
learn and apply new technical concepts independently Preferred
Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills: Understanding of
networking and connectivity, including diagnosing network
latencies, DNS, cloud connectivity, edge server operations, and
content delivery networks such as Akamai Knowledge of API security,
including transport-level security, payload encryption, certificate
management, OAuth, and DDoS protection Emphasized core gateway
functions: security, traffic management, and API lifecycle.
Experience or interest in monitoring and observability tools such
as Splunk, Grafana, and Datadog Exposure to designing scalable and
resilient systems on public cloud platforms (e.g., AWS)
Keywords: JPMorganChase, Wylie , Software Engineer III - API Platform, IT / Software / Systems , Plano, Texas
