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API Design

Software Development and Engineering Practices

API design is the practice of planning how an application programming interface's endpoints, data formats, and conventions will work before and while it is built, so it is intuitive, consistent, and easy for other developers to use. It covers decisions like resource naming, versioning, authentication, error handling, and choosing an architectural style such as REST, GraphQL, or gRPC. Backend engineers and API architects practice it to ensure APIs remain scalable, secure, and maintainable over time.

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API Design in the job market

Last checked September 12, 2026

Open roles
111

on Career App right now

Employers
63

hiring for it

Median pay
$221,000

from 90 roles

Disclose pay
81%

of these roles

Open roles requiring API Design (111)

Apply for Product Manager, Managed North at Cohere on their site

Product Manager, Managed North

Cohere

Full-time · New York, NY · $160,000 – $285,000 · Remote

This role focuses on the developer and enterprise experience for Cohere's AI model platform, spanning managed services, APIs, SDKs, and developer tooling. It suits product managers with deep experience shipping developer-facing products who can translate complex infrastructure capabilities into intuitive, production-ready surfaces.

Listed on Cohere’s careers site · Apply there ↗

CNA Financial

Senior AI Engineer - Java

CNA Financial

Chicago, IL · $72,000 – $141,000

This role leads AI engineering transformation across enterprise platforms, mentoring teams to adopt AI-assisted development practices while architecting scalable, cloud-native solutions. It suits experienced engineers who want to combine hands-on technical work with leadership responsibility and influence engineering culture at scale.

Listed on CNA Financial’s careers site · Apply there ↗

Beckman Coulter

AI Process Automation Analyst

Beckman Coulter

Full-time · Chaska, MN · $100,000 – $110,000

This role supports Beckman Coulter Diagnostics' procurement operations by identifying automation opportunities, building AI and workflow solutions, and managing their implementation across global business units. It suits someone with process optimization and data skills who wants to apply AI and automation to drive business efficiency in a large, structured organization.

Listed on Beckman Coulter’s careers site · Apply there ↗

Cambia Health Solutions

Senior AI/ML Solutions Architect

Cambia Health Solutions

Full-time · $153,000 – $192,000

A technical leadership role bridging AI/ML innovation and enterprise architecture at a healthcare organization. This position suits experienced architects who can prototype solutions, establish AI system standards, and translate between AI teams and broader technology infrastructure while reporting to a VP.

Listed on Cambia Health Solutions’s careers site · Apply there ↗

American International Group

Principal Solutions Architect, GenAI

American International Group

Atlanta, GA

A leadership role designing enterprise-scale AI and cloud architectures across insurance business lines, reporting to senior leadership. This suits architects with deep experience in hybrid cloud environments, regulated industries, and the ability to mentor teams while driving AI/ML adoption across an organization.

Listed on American International Group’s careers site · Apply there ↗

Visa Inc.

Vice President, Gateway Services Products

Visa Inc.

Full-time · US - Foster City, CA · $261,900 – $458,000

Lead Visa's gateway and access infrastructure platforms that form the front door into the VisaNet payments network, directing a large global engineering organization through modernization toward API-driven, AI-enhanced architectures. This executive role suits a seasoned technology leader with deep experience running mission-critical, high-availability systems and a track record of building and scaling engineering teams across geographies.

Listed on Visa Inc.’s careers site · Apply there ↗

AI Engineer - Global Strategy Consultant

Accenture

Accenture's QuantAI team is hiring an engineer to productionize AI decision systems for enterprise clients in energy, finance, and industrial sectors. You'll ship reliable, hardened services and applications—from prototypes to scaled offerings—working across both cloud and desktop platforms with quantitative researchers and business stakeholders.

Listed on Accenture’s careers site · Apply there ↗

Director, Digital AdTech Engineering

Warner Bros. Discovery

Silver Spring, MD · $177,170 – $329,030

This director-level role leads the architecture and modernization of Warner Bros. Discovery's linear advertising technology platforms, overseeing systems that handle planning, forecasting, order management, and yield optimization across the company's ad sales ecosystem. The position suits experienced engineering leaders comfortable with legacy system modernization, stakeholder management across Sales and Product, and translating business requirements into scalable platform strategies.

Listed on Warner Bros. Discovery’s careers site · Apply there ↗

Principal Software Engineer-TS

Mastercard

A hands-on technical leader role at Mastercard building real-time payments infrastructure, requiring deep expertise in distributed systems and Java-based microservices. The position balances 70% coding and architecture work with 30% team coaching, and demands someone who drives innovation across payment systems while mentoring engineers and solving enterprise-scale challenges.

Listed on Mastercard’s careers site · Apply there ↗

NVIDIA

Senior Software Engineer – Kubernetes AI Foundations, Open Source

NVIDIA

NVIDIA seeks a senior engineer to advance Kubernetes for AI workloads, working upstream with the Kubernetes and CNCF communities to design APIs and build production infrastructure. This role suits experienced distributed systems engineers passionate about open-source cloud-native platforms and AI infrastructure evolution.

Listed on NVIDIA’s careers site · Apply there ↗

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Asked for alongside API Design

Measured from the 111 open roles that name API Design — not from a curated list.

What employers state they pay

Median

$221,000

Middle half

$195,000 – $267,000

From 90 of 111 open roles — the 81% that publish a range, annualized to USD. Only some employers state pay, and the ones that do skew to California and New York, where the law requires it.

Who employers are hiring

  • Entry1%
  • Mid8%
  • Senior64%
  • Lead / Staff / Principal22%
  • Management4%
  • Executive2%

From 102 roles whose posting states a level.

Where API Design roles are

Among the 70 of 111 open roles we could place on a map.

Employers hiring for API Design

63 in total, most open roles first.

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