API Tech Lead

Apex Systems

📍 Denver, Colorado, United States

Contract Computer Occupations Posted June 16, 2026

Job Description

Job#: 3032600

Job Description:

API Tech Lead

Location: 100% REMOTE (US)

Employment Type: Contract

Role Overview

The ideal candidate is a Ruby engineer and technical leader who can balance hands-on development with team leadership. The person in this role is responsible for leading a technical team through the design, development, and maintenance of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) that enable communication between different software systems.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead the design and development of APIs, including specifications, endpoints, data models, and protocols such as REST and GraphQL.
  • Provide technical leadership to a team of 3–4 developers, guiding design decisions and engineering best practices.
  • Remain hands-on in the codebase, contributing production-grade code for core services.
  • Conduct code reviews to ensure code quality, maintainability, and security.
  • Partner with an Engine...