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Since 1953, Ferguson has been a source of quality supplies for a variety of industries. Together We Build Better infrastructure, better homes and better businesses. We exist to make our customers’ complex projects simple, successful, and sustainable. We proactively solve problems, adapt and grow to continuously serve our customers, communities and each other. Ferguson, a Fortune 500 company, is proud to provide best-in-class products, service and capabilities across the following industries: Commercial/Mechanical, Facilities Supply, Fire and Fabrication, HVAC, Industrial, Residential Trade, Residential Building and Remodel, Waterworks and Residential Digital Commerce. Ferguson has approximately 36,000 associates across 1,700 locations. Ferguson is a community of proud associates who operate with the shared purpose of building something meaningful. You will build a career that you are proud of, at a company you can believe in.
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer to join our growing Enterprise API Platform team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, developing, securing, and maintaining our API platforms using Google Apigee and Azure API Management. You will play a key role in building the next-gen enterprise API platform, establishing governance practices, and ensuring high performance, security, and scalability across Ferguson’s API ecosystem.
If you're passionate about building secure and scalable API ecosystems and want to work in a collaborative, high-impact environment, we’d love to hear from you.
This role is approved to be fully remote and can be based anywhere in the United States.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Design, implement and maintain robust API proxies and gateways on enterprise-wide API platforms using Google Apigee and Azure API Management.
- Develop API policies, transformation logic and automation with JavaScript and C#.
- Manage API specifications across multiple versions and environments based on OpenAPI best practices and tools like SwaggerHub.
- Champion best practices for API versioning, reusability, and scalability. Ensure consistent API governance, lifecycle management, and design standards.
- Fix and resolve platform and integration issues related to routing, security and connectivity across multiple environments.
- Support internal and external API consumers through Developer Portals to enable self-service onboarding and smooth integration.
- Monitor and track live API traffic across platforms to detect anomalies and performance issues using tools like DataDog, Azure Log Analytics and Grafana.
- Analyze logs and metrics to support investigations, alerting/reporting, and performance tuning.
- Collaborate closely with Technical Architects, Product Owners, and Business Analysts to align API platform features with business goals.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- 5+ years of experience in API platform or middleware integration with internal and external business systems.
- 3+ years of hands-on experience in development, configuration and administration on Google Apigee and Azure API Management.
- Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, OpenAPI/Swagger, event-based non-REST API (SOAP, Pub/Sub, etc.), and API-first development approaches.
- Familiarity with OAuth 2.0, JWT, API Keys, and other modern API security protocols.
- Proficient in solving API failures and performance bottlenecks using logs, metrics, and platform APIs.
- Demonstrable ability to work across multi-functional teams including architecture, operations, and product.
- Experience supporting developer onboarding and usage of API Developer Portals.
- Experience contributing to Agile processes, backlog refinement, and user story development based on business requirements.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Exposure to API monetization, rate limiting, and traffic management in large-scale environments.
- Familiarity with microservices architecture and containerized environments.
- Hands-on experience with automated API functional and performance testing.
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar for automated API deployment and testing.
At Ferguson, we care for each other. We value our well-being just as much as our hard work. We are committed to a holistic approach towards benefits plans and programs that support the mental, physical and financial well-being of our associates. Our competitive offering not only includes benefits like health, dental, vision, paid time off, life insurance and a 401(k) with a company match, but our associates also enjoy additional meaningful and inclusive enhancements that are adaptable to their diverse situations and needs, including mental health coverage, gender affirming and family building benefits, paid parental leave, associate discounts, community involvement opportunities and more!
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Pay Range:
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Actual pay rate may vary depending upon location. The estimated pay range for this position is below. The specific rate will depend on a candidate’s qualifications and prior experience.
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$6,805.95 - $11,921.25-
Estimated Ranges displayed are Monthly for Salaried roles OR Hourly for all other roles.
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This role is Bonus or Incentive Plan eligible.
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Ferguson complies with all wage regulations. The starting wage may be higher in certain locations based on local or state wage requirements.
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The Company is an equal opportunity employer as well as a government contractor that shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a), which prohibits discrimination against qualified protected Veterans and the requirements of 41 CFR 60-741.5(A), which prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability.
Ferguson Enterprises, LLC. is an equal employment employer F/M/Disability/Vet/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.
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