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API Developer

Also known as: API Engineer, Integration Engineer, Platform API Developer, Web Services Engineer

AI Impact Score

52/100

API development is significantly impacted by AI tools that can generate endpoint boilerplate, write OpenAPI specs, and scaffold integration code. However, designing APIs that will stand the test of time — versioning strategy, breaking change management, developer experience, and security — remains a distinctly human discipline requiring deep experience with how APIs fail in production.

$90k – $185k

Salary Range

booming

Growth Outlook

320,000

Total Jobs (US)

+16%

Growth Rate

Task Breakdown

Tasks at Risk (4)

Endpoint boilerplate code generationOpenAPI specification draftingBasic CRUD API scaffoldingRequest/response model documentation

AI-Enhanced Tasks (4)

API design review and consistency analysisIntegration test generationSDK example code creationDeprecation migration guides

Human-Safe Tasks (4)

API product strategy and developer experience designVersioning and breaking change managementSecurity architecture for public APIsPlatform API governance

Current Skills

REST API design (OpenAPI/Swagger)GraphQLAuthentication (OAuth 2.0, JWT, API keys)Rate limiting and throttlingAPI testing (Postman, contract testing)

Future-Proof Skills

AI API design and tool-use schemasEvent-driven APIs (AsyncAPI, webhooks)GraphQL federationAPI gateway and developer portal managementAPI security (OWASP API Security Top 10)