API Specialist (Contract) – Plusgrade

Title of the Job: API Specialist (Contract)

Location: Toronto, ON

Job Description: Note: This role is a 12-month fixed-term contractTravel is not just about the destination; it’s about every memory made along the way. We are dedicated to shaping the future of travel by partnering with 200+ airline, hospitality, cruise, passenger rail, and financial services companies to create new, meaningful revenue streams through incredible customer experiences. Rooted in our core values of being ambitious, innovative, and collaborative, we are driven to continuously raise the bar, exceed expectations, and bring out the best in everyone, fostering a culture where we believe we are better together, working towards an extraordinary future in travel. Come help us transform everyday travel into extraordinary experiences.ABOUT THE ROLE:As the API Specialist for the Delivery Integrations team you will be responsible for implementing and maintaining integrations to our partners. Together with your team, you will help the world’s loyalty programs by configuring, customizing and deploying new solutions on their behalf. Leveraging your outstanding attention to detail, quality and communication skills you will identify, implement, test and deploy these solutions.WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:Reporting to the Team Lead, Delivery Integrations you will:-Participate in technical integration planning and pre-sales discussions with loyalty program partners and application developers to analyze integration and web service requirements.-Develop integration solutions based on Loyalty Program Requirements.-Implement new integrations for our Loyalty Program Partners by developing and configuring Points’ platforms.-Gather requirements by working directly with our Loyalty Program Partners & Internal Stakeholders.-Ensure the solutions we deploy are of the highest quality.-Effectively communicate, across many channels, your progress with your team & stakeholders.-Troubleshoot code and configuration issues in all managed environments (test and production).YOU ARE SOMEONE WITH:Previous experience in Web Services standards, APIs and technologies (eg: XML, SOAP, WSDL, REST , JSON etc.)Strong understanding of QA methodologies and UAT managementStrong experience in API system monitoring such as SplunkExperience in UML diagramming skills (activity diagrams, sequence diagram etc.)Strong experience in industry standard SSO flows such as OAuthBasic knowledge in JavascriptOUR PROCESS:Plusgrade is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to providing an accessible recruitment process. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals and are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of gender identity or expression, race, ethnic origin, creed, place of origin, age, sex, marital status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, and any other category protected by law. Upon request, we will provide accommodation for applicants with disabilities.We believe in diversity and inclusivity and that is why our interview process is designed for a positive candidate experience and to ensure every candidate is evaluated equally. All applications will be reviewed by our Talent Team and the successful candidate(s) will go through the following recruitment process:

• Recruiter Phone Interview

• Hiring Manager Interview

• Take-home Assessment or remote coding exercise (if applicable)

• Team Interview

All candidates will be provided with feedback regardless if they pass or didn’t pass any of our interview stages. All your information will be kept confidential.

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