Network API Product Technologist
About the position
Responsibilities
• Developing network API requirements, considering performance, security, and identity aspects.
• Influencing future network roadmaps by collaborating with network planning.
• Gathering and analyzing customer requirements for new network APIs.
• Building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to drive scalable and sustainable solutions.
• Communicating effectively with key stakeholders to gain consensus on technical specifications and alignment with business expectations.
• Collaborating with standards bodies to ensure select APIs are scalable across carriers.
• Working within the API Solutioning team to develop developer-friendly onboarding experiences, test plans, metrics, and support structures for proof-of-value customers.
• Defining and documenting end-to-end architectures and specifications for scalable use cases leveraging network APIs.
• Identifying and quantifying customer KPIs linked to pain points or missing value addressable by the network, assessing potential network impact on KPI improvement.
• Leading technical discussions, API demonstrations, and proof-of-value implementations with partners to showcase platform capabilities and drive early adoption.
• Providing guidance to partners on API integration best practices, authentication, security models, and developer experience optimization.
• Gathering and analyzing partner feedback on API usability, performance, and business value to inform product enhancements and refinements.
• Collaborating with internal teams to refine API specifications based on real-world partner needs and feedback.
• Assisting partners in troubleshooting API integration challenges, ensuring a smooth developer experience.
Requirements
• Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Eight or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% or less of the time.
• Strong understanding of API design principles, RESTful APIs, GraphQL, OAuth, OpenAPI, and webhooks.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills, with experience in delivering technical workshops.
• Proven ability to lead technical teams, manage product lifecycles, and drive roadmaps from inception to completion.
Nice-to-haves
• Strong knowledge of network technology, particularly in performance, security, identity, 5G SA environments, and RAN configuration and management.
• Experience with CAMARA API standards.
• Experience with API monetization models, developer ecosystems, and API-first business strategies.
• Prior experience in launching API-based products.
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