Lynker
API Engineer
Boulder, CO, US
Sponsorship not specified$80k-$110kDetected 1 day ago
PythonRustGitAWSDockerTerraformCI/CDGitHub ActionsLinuxAPI DevelopmentRESTOpenAPIData EngineeringData ScienceCollaboration
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About the role
- Overview Lynker Corporation is a leading provider of innovative solutions in weather and climate science.
- Structured outputs: generate versioned, schema-conformant outputs in multiple formats, including PDF and JSON, that faithfully represent the underlying data.
- CLI (secondary): provide a lightweight command-line interface over the same functionality for scripted and batch use.
Responsibilities
- With a commitment to excellence and a passion for innovation, Lynker leverages cutting-edge technologies and scientific expertise to support the creation and delivery of improved operational weather forecasts.
- API development: design and build APIs that ingest structured data and serve results to downstream users and applications.
- define and maintain output schemas, data contracts, and schema and API versioning, using standards such as OpenAPI and JSON Schema, so consumers can rely on stable interfaces as the system evolves.
- document APIs, schemas, and output formats; coordinate with the Science and Platform teams that define the underlying data and logic to keep interfaces clear.
- Experience generating documents or reports programmatically (e.g., PDF generation) and producing multiple output formats from a single source of truth.
Requirements
- Proficiency in at least one modern programming language; Python experience is a plus, as it is the likely production language for this work.
- Experience with containerization, Infrastructure-as-Code, and CI/CD for reliable, repeatable builds and deployments (e.g., Docker, Terraform or CloudFormation, GitHub Actions).
- Experience with R, including Shiny, or other languages for data apps and rapid prototyping.
Compensation
- Lynker's benefits include the following: Comprehensive healthcare for the employee at no monthly cost Healthcare benefit covers medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision Personal Time Off (PTO) Policy plus paid holidays Highly competit
Company info
- As part of our ongoing growth and expansion, we are seeking a dynamic and experienced API Developer to join our growing team.
- Our streamlined organization enables and empowers our talented professionals to tackle our customers' scientific and technical priorities - creatively and effectively.
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