Manager, API Development

🕒 April 30

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Coinstar

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 1991

💳 Fintech

🛒 Retail

🔧 Hardware

Fintech • Retail • Hardware

Coinstar is a U. S. -based financial technology company that operates self-service kiosks enabling consumers to convert loose change into cash, eGift cards, charitable donations, or cryptocurrency, and to load funds onto debit/prepaid cards. It provides fully managed coin-counting and coin-handling solutions for retailers and financial institutions, and operates an in-store digital advertising network positioned in grocery retail environments. Coinstar partners with banks and crypto service providers for payment, debit card issuance, and cryptocurrency custody services.

📋 Description

• Develop and execute an API strategy that aligns with the company’s business and reliability objectives • Lead the design, development, and deployment of scalable, secure, and observable APIs • Implement and manage API platforms and tools to ensure visibility, monitoring, and proactive alerting across the API ecosystem • Establish and enforce API governance policies covering versioning, security, performance, and lifecycle management • Define reliability and availability standards (SLIs, SLOs) and drive continuous improvement in uptime and latency • Collaborate with product managers, developers, and stakeholders to translate business requirements into reliable API solutions • Create and maintain high-quality API documentation and developer guides • Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and training to internal teams on API reliability, observability, and best practices • Use metrics, tracing, and logging data to analyze API behavior, detect issues, and optimize performance • Evaluate and recommend emerging tools and technologies to improve API reliability, scalability, and developer experience • Stay current with trends in API design, observability frameworks, and cloud-native architecture

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field • Minimum of 8 years of experience in API development and management • Proven experience with API management platforms (e.g., Azure API Management, AWS API Gateway, Mulesoft) • Experience in designing and implementing RESTful and SOAP APIs • Proficiency in programming languages and frameworks such as .Net, Java, Python, Node.js, or others • Strong understanding of API security, including OAuth, JWT, and other authentication mechanisms • Experience with cloud services and infrastructure (Azure preferred, AWS, Google Cloud) • Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools (CI/CD, Docker, Azure Kubernetes Services) • Experience integrating with and maintaining connections with third-party libraries, SDKs, Webhooks, and APIs • Working knowledge of SDLC methodologies with a focus on Agile and Scrum • Experience writing and running test suites with CI/CD, including test automation, unit test level TDD, and SAST/DAST • Experience building financial solutions such as trading platforms, digital wallets, and payment solutions is a plus • Experience working in a highly regulated industry, managing the secure transit and storage of sensitive data • Adaptability to work within constraints of existing technology stack, while leading continuous improvement initiatives • Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and problem-solving skills, both within and across teams • Excellent communications skills

🏖️ Benefits

• Health & Wellness Coverage – Three outstanding medical plans to choose from, along with dental and vision insurance • Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance • Life Insurance • Retirement Savings – Traditional and Roth 401(k) plans with a company-match that immediately vests • Paid Time-Off – PTO accruals begin at 18 days per year, plus 10 company holidays and 2 floating holidays annually • Additionally, we offer paid parental and adoption leave • Other Perks and Benefits – A generous Corporate Matched Giving plan and an Employee Assistance Program • Work Environment – We offer a casual and flexible work environment with work from home options