API Developer at PingWind
$100,000–$140,000from the description
Aug 16, 2026
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Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An API Developer role supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs through a federal contractor, working fully remote. The position centers on designing, building, and maintaining REST and GraphQL APIs in Java/Spring Boot on AWS, including integration with internal and external systems, security implementation, performance optimization, and API documentation. Suited to a mid-level backend developer with solid federal or enterprise API experience.
Mid level · 5+ years · Remote · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 14,900 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 9,000–22,400
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Aug 18, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
The degree requirement is effectively waived: the posting states a Bachelor's degree is required but then explicitly allows substitution with 8 years of experience, so the degree requirement is set to None.
Public Trust is not a security clearance in the traditional sense — it is a federal suitability determination. The posting frames it as something the candidate must be able to obtain (not already hold), so the clearance requirement is set to None.
GraphQL appears in the responsibilities narrative rather than the formal Requirements block, so it is marked preferred.
The required skills list specifies proficiency levels (Advanced/Intermediate) but no specific years per technology; those levels informed the required/preferred flag classification but are not captured as the years demanded.
The role is fully remote with no geographic restriction stated beyond US citizenship.
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