Senior Architect for Scalable API Platforms in Japan

This role leads technical feasibility, high-level design, and architecture standards for a large-scale API and API Gateway platform. You will guide engineering teams through clear technical specifications, code reviews, and hands-on contributions to elevate system quality and scalability.

Client Details

Our client is a leading, large-scale e-commerce platform in Japan, supporting a vast ecosystem of merchants and partners. The organization operates mission-critical API infrastructure that underpins core business operations and ongoing platform innovation.

Description

• Conduct technical feasibility studies for new features and platform improvements
• Lead high-level system design for API Gateway and API management infrastructure
• Create clear architecture and technical specification documents for engineering teams
• Perform code reviews to ensure development quality and consistency
• Develop prototype or production code when required
• Drive technical alignment across engineering, product, and security teams
• Define and promote API standards, best practices, and governance frameworks
• Analyze industry trends and recommend improvements to technical strategy
• Support multi-team collaboration within a distributed development environment

Job Offer

• Opportunity to define the technical direction of a core API platform
• Work on high-scale, complex systems with strong business impact
• Collaborate with diverse, globally minded engineering teams
• Influence architecture decisions that directly affect delivery speed and quality
• Exposure to advanced API, cloud, and distributed system technologies
• Tokyo-based role within a collaborative, English-speaking engineering environment

To apply online please click the 'Apply' button below. For a confidential discussion about this role please contact Serena Wu on +81 3 6627 6137.