Senior Apigee Engineer

Axos BankTarget Range:$130,000.00 /Yr. - $170,000.00 /YrActual starting pay will vary based on factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, experience, skills, specialty, and education.Eligible for an Annual Discretionary Cash Bonus Target: 10%Eligible for an Annual Discretionary Restricted Stock Units Bonus Target: 10%These discretionary target bonuses may be awarded semi-annually based upon your achievement of performance goals and targets.About This JobThis is an onsite position based in either San Diego, CA or Centennial, CO. Remote or hybrid work is not available.Axos Bank is hiring a Senior Apigee Engineer to support and grow the bank’s API gateway platform. Day to day, you will assist with API setup, shared components, security policies, environments, platform administration, and the release process. You will also help set the standards that other teams build to, and help extend the platform to carry AI workloads under the same controls as every other API. This is a hands-on individual-contributor role. You will work with Infrastructure, Network, and Security, and with the engineering teams that build on the platform, contributing to the technical direction of the gateway and supporting the engineers who use it. Responsibilities:Own the Apigee X platform: API proxies, shared flows, policies, environments, deployments, and day-to-day operationsDocument the platform: architecture, standards, and runbooksDefine and enforce proxy standards: structure, naming, versioning, deprecation, error handling, and reusable shared flowsManage the supporting pieces with Infrastructure and Network: DNS, certificates, TLS, and environment configurationImplement gateway security: OAuth 2.0 and OIDC, JWT validation, mTLS, quota and spike arrest, and threat protectionDefine risk tiers and approval gates for API changes in a regulated environment, and support audit and examinationBuild and maintain CI/CD pipelines and promotion gates for proxy and policy artifactsMonitor platform health and API performance; define SLOs, alerts, and runbooks; lead root-cause analysis for gateway incidentsOnboard consuming teams and advise them on API designRoute LLM API traffic through the gateway with provider abstraction, failover, authentication, rate limiting, and loggingApply AI safety controls (prompt-injection defense, PII detection and redaction, response filtering) using Model Armor or an equivalentEstablish patterns for exposing MCP servers and tools to internal agents through the gateway, with the same authentication and audit controlsRequirements:Bachelor's degree in related field required 5+ years of enterprise API architecture or engineering experience, including hands-on ownership of Apigee (X or Edge)Experience working with cloud platforms, especially Google Cloud (IAM, VPC, and networking) strongly preferredPreferred: LLM API integrations shipped to production (OpenAI, Anthropic, Vertex AI, AWS Bedrock, or similar)Deep API security experience: OAuth 2.0, OIDC, mTLS, and JWT, including delegated-access patterns for AI agentsMCP server design and governance; Model Armor or comparable AI safety controlsCI/CD and Terraform for gateway artifacts; Python, Java, or Node.jsFamiliarity with GLBA and model risk guidance (SR 11-7) as they apply to AIExperience in financial services or another regulated industryApigee or Google Cloud certificationAxos Employee Benefits May Include:Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life InsurancePaid Sick Leave, 3 weeks’ Vacation, and Holidays (about 11 a year)HSA or FSA account and other voluntary benefits401(k) Retirement Saving Plan with Employer Match Program and 529 Savings PlanEmployee Mortgage Loan Program and free access to an Axos Bank Account with Self-Directed TradingAbout AxosBorn digital-first, Axos delivers financial tools and services that allow individuals, small businesses, and companies to access and manage their money how, when, and where they want. We’re a diverse team of dynamic, insightful, and independent innovators who are excited to provide technology-driven solutions that offer unbeatable value to our customers.Axos Financial is our holding company and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "AX" (NYSE: AX).Learn more about working at AxosPre-Employment Background Check and Drug Test:All offers are contingent upon the candidate successfully passing a credit check, criminal background check, and pre-employment drug screening, which includes screening for marijuana. Axos Bank is a federally regulated banking institution. At the federal level, marijuana is an illegal schedule 1 drug; therefore, we will not employ any person who tests positive for marijuana, regardless of state legalization.Equal Employment Opportunity:Axos is an Equal Opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religious creed, color, sex (including pregnancy, breast feeding and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, military and veteran status, marital status, age, protected medical condition, genetic information, physical disability, mental disability, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.Job Functions and Work Environment:While performing the duties of this position, the employee is required to sit for extended periods of time. Manual dexterity and coordination are required while operating standard office equipment such as computer keyboard and mouse, calculator, telephone, copiers, etc.The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.E-Verify and Right to Work NoticesAxos participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States. The E-Verify program is an internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.IER Right to Work Poster (English/Spanish)E-Verify Participation Poster (English/Spanish)SummaryLocation: HQ - San Diego, CA; Centennial, COType: Full time