API Developer

3 days ago

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India HowNow Full time ₹ 9,00,000 - ₹ 12,00,000 per year

Our mission is to make meaningful learning a part of your everyday . The shelf life of our skills is now less than 5 years. So, if you stopped learning today, your skills would soon be irrelevant. Think that's a big problem? You'd be right.

Enter HowNow. Founded in 2019, our Learning and Skills Platform is disrupting the way people learn and upskill through technology. Whether it's finding a quick answer, learning skills or tapping into shared knowledge, we make it easy for people to learn what they need, when they need it.

Already used by fast-growing scale-ups and global enterprises, such as Trainline, Depop and Sanofi, we're pushing the boundaries of how people learn.

Hi I'm Naaz the People Advisor at HowNow I'm looking for a API Developer (Ruby on Rails)to join us.

We are looking for a skilled API Developer with strong expertise in Ruby on Rails and a deep understanding of API design and implementation. The ideal candidate will be responsible for building, optimising, and maintaining scalable APIs while ensuring security, performance, and reliability.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs using Ruby on Rails.
  • Implement core API features including authentication, authorisation, throttling, caching, logging, and monitoring.
  • Ensure APIs are scalable, secure, and follow best practices in design and documentation.
  • Integrate APIs with internal and external systems, ensuring high performance and reliability.
  • Collaborate with product managers and other backend developers to deliver end-to-end solutions.
  • Troubleshoot, debug, and optimise APIs for performance and scalability.
  • Contribute to code reviews, technical design discussions, and architecture improvements.

Required Skills & Experience

  • Strong proficiency in Ruby on Rails with proven API development experience.
  • Solid understanding of API fundamentals — authentication, rate limiting/throttling, request validation, versioning, and error handling.
  • Hands-on experience with at least one API Gateway (Kong, Apigee, or equivalent).
  • Knowledge of RESTful best practices, OpenAPI/Swagger, and API documentation tools.
  • Experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and ORM frameworks.
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
  • Strong debugging, optimisation, and problem-solving skills.
  • Good communication and collaboration skills.

What's next?

Once you've applied, we'll get back in touch with you. This is usually within the next 5 working days. Sometimes it can take slightly longer, but we will get back to you irregardless of what the outcome of your application is.

  • You'll be invited to a 30 minutes technical call with our Engineering Team Lead

  • You'll be invited to a 60 minutes technical call with our Engineering Manager

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