Skill
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.
API Design in the job market
Last checked September 12, 2026
- Open roles
- 111
- Employers
- 63
- Median pay
- $221,000
- Disclose pay
- 81%
on Career App right now
hiring for it
from 90 roles
of these roles
Open roles requiring API Design (111)
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Asked for alongside API Design
Measured from the 111 open roles that name API Design — not from a curated list.
- Python43 roles38.7%
- TypeScript25 roles22.5%
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)23 roles20.7%
- CI/CD23 roles20.7%
- Java21 roles18.9%
- Microservices20 roles18.0%
- Kubernetes19 roles17.1%
- React18 roles16.2%
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.
Roles that use API Design
Employers hiring for API Design
63 in total, most open roles first.
- MPMenlo Ventures Portfolio9 roles
- DDeepgram7 roles
- Expedia Group5 roles
- MMastercard4 roles
- TTemporal4 roles
- Visa Inc.4 roles
Related skills
Curated neighbors in the taxonomy, whether or not employers ask for them together.