OpenAPI Engineer - Remote Position at ReadMe

About the Role

We’re hiring an OpenAPI Engineer remote to own and evolve the systems that power our API Explorer and API Designer. This role sits at the intersection of developer experience, API design, and product engineering. You’ll shape how thousands of companies design, validate, and interact with their APIs. You won’t just be implementing specs; you’ll help define how APIs should feel.

What You'll Do

• Own the API Explorer and API Designer: the tools thousands of companies rely on to design, test, and interact with their APIs through ReadMe.
• Manage the OAS pipeline: how we parse, validate, transform, and render OpenAPI specs across the product.
• Define the technical vision: where these surfaces go next as the API landscape evolves.
• Enhance the developer experience: think deeply about what it feels like to use these tools.

Requirements

• Deep familiarity with OpenAPI / Swagger.
• Strong JavaScript/TypeScript experience.
• Experience building or working with API explorers or API clients.
• Understanding of authentication flows (OAuth, API keys, SSO).
• Comfort debugging real API requests (headers, payloads, errors).

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with frontend systems (React).
• Experience designing developer-facing tools.

What We Offer

• Unlimited PTO with a three-week minimum.
• Fully covered medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents.
• A gym or fitness stipend of up to $150 per month.
• One-to-one donation matching of up to $1,000 per year.
• Twelve weeks of paid parental leave after the birth or adoption of a child.