API Platform Engineer

The Amivero Team Amivero’s team of IT professionals delivers digital services that elevate the federal government, whether national security or improved government services. Our human-centered, data-driven approach is focused on truly understanding the environment and the challenge, and reimagining with our customer how outcomes can be achieved.Our team of technologists leverage modern, agile methods to design and develop equitable, accessible, and innovative data and software services that impact hundreds of millions of people.As a member of the Amivero team you will use your empathy for a customer’s situation, your passion for service, your energy for solutioning, and your bias towards action to bring modernization to very important, mission-critical, and public service government IT systems.Special RequirementsDHS Public Trust preferredUS Citizenship Required to Obtain Public TrustBachelor’s degree + 4 or more years of experienceThe Gist… We’re looking for an exceptional API Platform Engineer who enjoys solving hard integration problems and building reliable data systems in secure cloud environments.You will design and build high-performance APIs and data ingestion pipelines that power mission-critical applications supporting national security operations. These systems must operate reliably at scale, integrate with numerous external data sources, and run within AWS GovCloud environments.This role is ideal for engineers whoEnjoy designing clean, well-structured APIsThink deeply about data flows, reliability, and performanceTake pride in building elegant solutions to complex problemsLike working with modern cloud infrastructure and distributed systemsYou’ll work alongside business analysts, engineers, data specialists, and mission stakeholders (including 3rd party counterparts) to build systems that enable secure, real-time access to critical data.Designing and implementing well-architected REST APIs that power mission applicationsBuilding resilient data ingestion pipelines that move data across distributed systemsDeveloping cloud-native integrations using AWS services such as S3, Lambda, API Gateway, and event-driven architecturesDesigning and optimizing PostgreSQL schemas and queries for high-performance workloadsSolving complex data integration challenges across multiple systems and formatsBuilding reliable ingestion pipelines capable of processing large volumes of operational dataImproving system reliability, observability, and performance across APIs and ingestion servicesCollaborating with engineers and architects to evolve system architecture and platform capabilitiesTroubleshooting production issues and continuously improving system stability and efficiencyWriting clear, maintainable code and well-documented APIs used across the platformHelping drive engineering best practices across the teamBachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related technical field4+ years of experience building production software systemsStrong experience designing and developing REST APIs or microservicesExperience working in AWS cloud environments and building cloud-native servicesExperience working with AWS S3 and cloud-based storage architecturesExperience working within AWS GovCloud or other regulated environments is highly valuedStrong experience with PostgreSQL or other relational databasesProficiency in Python or similar backend programming languagesExperience designing data ingestion pipelines or integration systemsExperience with event streaming or data routing tools such as Kafka, NiFi, Confluent, or similar platformsStrong understanding of distributed systems, reliability, and performance tradeoffsExperience troubleshooting complex systems in production environmentsAbility to design systems with security, scalability, and maintainability in mindWhat Makes Someone Great In This RoleTop engineers in this role tend toTake ownership of systems they build and continuously improve themEnjoy diagnosing complex problems across systems and data flowsThink like system designers, not just codersThrive in environments where engineering judgment mattersCare deeply about clean architecture and elegant solutionsWhy Engineers Like Working HereWork on mission systems that support national securitySolve real engineering problems, not just ticketsBuild systems using modern cloud architecturesCollaborate with experienced engineers who value thoughtful designOpportunity to influence system architecture and engineering directionEOE/M/F/VET/DISABLEDAll qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Amivero complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.