Lead Software API Architect

Kraków, małopolskie
Stała
Pełny etat

2 miesiące temu

Overview:Permanent, full-time, hybrid.Connecting clients to markets – and talent to opportunity.With 4,300 employees and over 400,000 retail and institutional clients from more than 80 offices spread across five continents, we’re a Fortune-100, Nasdaq-listed provider, connecting clients to the global markets – focusing on innovation, human connection, and providing world-class products and services to all types of investors.At StoneX, we offer you the opportunity to be part of an institutional-grade financial services network that connects companies, organizations, and investors to the global markets ecosystem. As a team member, you'll benefit from our unique blend of digital platforms, comprehensive clearing and execution services, personalized high-touch support, and deep industry expertise. Elevate your career with us and make a significant impact in the world of global finance.Business Segment Overview: Engage in a deep variety of business-critical activities that keep our company running efficiently. From strategic marketing and financial management to human resources and operational oversight, you’ll have the opportunity to optimize processes and implement game-changing policies. Responsibilities:Position Purpose: We are seeking a highly experienced Lead or Senior Architect with deep expertise in API management and development to lead our enterprise-wide API strategy. This individual will be responsible for architecting secure, scalable, and resilient API solutions across hybrid environments (on-premise and cloud, with a strong focus on Azure). The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping our API platform, ensuring strong governance and seamless service-to-service communication, while supporting business needs across internal and external integrations.Primary duties will include:

Assist with designing, implementing, and governing API management strategies across hybrid environments (Azure and on-premise).
Help to lead the end-to-end lifecycle of API development including requirements analysis, design, testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Work closely with Security Architects to support API security best practices including authentication, authorization, and encryption for internal and external APIs.
Contribute to service-to-service authorization patterns to ensure secure inter-service communication across platforms.
Collaborate with development teams, DevOps, and security architects to ensure consistency, scalability, and compliance across all API implementations.
Set up and maintain a developer portal (e.g. Readme or bump.sh) with clear, interactive, and well-structured API documentation to enhance usability and adoption across internal and external consumers.
Design solutions that support robust API versioning strategies and facilitate deployment across multiple environments (e.g., dev, test, staging, production).
Help to define and maintain API governance policies including versioning, documentation, and lifecycle management.
Support the adoption of API-first and event-driven architecture across the enterprise.
Engage with business stakeholders and technology teams to ensure API capabilities align with strategic business goals.
Provide leadership and mentorship to development teams and junior architects.
Stay current with industry trends and best practices in API management, security, and enterprise architecture.

Qualifications:To land this role you will need:

At least 8+ years’ experience with API design, management and development.
Proven experience as a Senior or Lead Architect in enterprise API management and development.
Hands-on experience with Azure API Management (APIM) and other Azure services (e.g., Azure AD, Azure Functions, App Gateway).
Familiarity with API security concepts and protocols (OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, mTLS, JWT, etc.); deep expertise is beneficial but not required, as you will collaborate with a dedicated Security Architect.
Solid understanding of RESTful API principles, microservices architecture, and API-first design.
Experience implementing API gateway patterns, rate limiting, caching, logging, and analytics.
Strong background in enterprise integration patterns and technologies.
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) in a cloud environment.
Knowledge of different programming languages — .NET Core is required; experience with additional languages (e.g., Java, Python) is beneficial.
Understanding of service-to-service communication and authorization mechanisms in cloud and hybrid environments would be beneficial.
Knowledge of messaging systems such as AMQ, Redpanda, or Kafka would be beneficial.
Familiarity with streaming API design and technologies, ideally Lightstreamer, is advantageous.
Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder engagement skills.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field; relevant certifications (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect, TOGAF) are a plus.
Strong communication and presentation skills
Fluent English (C1)

Education / Certification Requirements:

University degree in a related discipline.

Working environment:

Hybrid in our office at ul. Mogilska 35, Cracow (private parking for employees)
FTE (UoP)

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