Job Information
US Tech Solutions Cloud Platform API Engineer in Waterloo, Ontario
$62 per hour
Waterloo, ON
Contract
Job Description:
We are seeking a Cloud Platform API Engineer to design, build, and scale modular, composable, and interoperable components that power our public platform APIs.
This role focuses on developing cloud-native backend services, managing API gateways, and implementing infrastructure as code to support secure, reliable, and high-performance platforms.
Responsibilities:
Design and develop scalable, production-grade APIs and backend services using Go.
Build and manage cloud-native solutions within Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Implement and maintain infrastructure using Terraform (Infrastructure as Code).
Design, publish, secure, and manage APIs using Apigee.
Ensure high availability, performance, observability, and security of services.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver resilient, reusable platform components.
Follow best practices in clean code, testing, CI/CD, and system design.
Write and maintain documentation for software applications.
Collaborate with other engineers and developers to ensure code quality and consistency.
Experience (Required):
Strong foundation in software engineering principles and API-driven architecture.
Hands-on experience building backend services in Go.
Practical experience with GCP, AWS or Clienture (e.g., Compute, GKE, Cloud Run, IAM, networking).
Demonstrated experience with Apigee or similar API gateway/proxy technologies.
Proficiency with Terraform for provisioning and managing infrastructure.
Understanding of RESTful APIs, microservices architecture, and cloud security practices.
Experience (Desired):
Demonstrated experience designing and building customer-facing APIs.
Education or exposure to healthcare or life sciences, with emphasis on HL7 FHIR.
Education:
- Bachelor's or degree in Computer Science or a related field.
About US Tech Solutions:
US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit www.ustechsolutions.com (http://www.ustechsolutionsinc.com/)
US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.