Platform Engineer

Job Description: Platform Engineer:

Role Overview:

An exciting opportunity has opened for a Senior Platform Engineer to play a central role in the continued development of an Integration Hub based on Azure API Management (APIM) and Backstage. The goal of this initiative is to evolve the platform into a modern internal developer portal, making APIs easier for developers across the organization to discover, understand, and consume.

Key Responsibilities:

• Azure API Management: Configure and maintain Azure API Management, manage API onboarding, backend integrations, routing, gateway policies, security (OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT), and platform observability.
• Developer Portal & API Catalog: Develop and customize Backstage as the primary entry point for the Integration Hub, improve usability, manage API documentation/metadata, and develop custom plugins or integrations.
• API Quality & Automation: Implement automated validation and linting of API specifications, enforce quality standards, integrate validation controls into CI/CD pipelines, and automate deployments using Infrastructure-as-Code.
• Platform Ownership: Produce technical documentation, troubleshoot issues across gateway, portal, catalog, and cloud layers, gather developer feedback, and contribute to technical decision-making.

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• Strong hands-on experience with Azure API Management or an equivalent API management platform.
• Experience developing or extending Backstage or a similar Internal Developer Portal.
• Solid understanding of REST APIs, OpenAPI specifications, and API lifecycle management.
• Strong development skills in TypeScript/JavaScript, including Node.js and React.
• Experience with API security concepts (OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT), Git-based development, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform or Bicep.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to take technical ownership.

Assignment Details:

• Start Date: November 2, 2026 (Immediate start)
• Duration: 6 months with a strong possibility of extension.
• Allocation: 100% (Full-time).
• Location / Working Model: Gothenburg Hybrid Working
• Setup: Recann is acting as the employment business for this

If you are interested, or you know someone that could be, please reach out asap and we can speak?