Senior API Engineer (python)

Senior Api Engineer

IDC is building the next generation of AI-powered intelligence platforms that transform how technology decisions get made. Our platform re-imagines the way decision-makers discover and interact with trusted research and data, and is foundational to IDC's future.

We are looking for a Senior API Engineer to join the Channel & Integration Pod. You will be a senior individual contributor building the API gateway that connects external AI assistants to IDC's intelligence platform. Your work spans the protocol layer, tool definitions, schema validation, authentication, and the adapters that bridge the gateway to internal data and search services.

You will work closely with the pod lead to shape the gateway's design and implementation. This is a role where your decisions about API contracts, auth flows, and output formatting directly determine the quality of the experience for every external integration partner.

Build a standards-based API gateway that enables external AI assistants to query IDC's intelligence platform

Implement protocol handling, tool registries, and schema validation

Build API adapters to internal data and search services, ensuring citations and provenance are preserved through the response chain

Implement authentication flows for both interactive and headless use cases

Build output sanitization and formatting layers that deliver clean, well-structured responses

Contribute to shared infrastructure: rate limiting, cost controls, audit logging, and observability

6+ years of experience building APIs and backend services in Python

Strong background in API design, protocol implementation, and schema enforcement

Experience with authentication systems (OAuth 2.0, OIDC)

Track record of wrapping and aggregating multiple backend services into cohesive API surfaces

Proficiency with modern Python web frameworks

A security-first and correctness-first mindset at the API boundary

Experience with MCP or similar agent-to-service protocols

Background in developer platforms or API gateway products

Experience building APIs over semantic search or data query backends

Familiarity with citation and provenance requirements in API responses

Experience with LLM observability tools

At IDC, your work helps shape how the world understands technology and where it goes next. You collaborate with curious, high-caliber colleagues who value rigor, integrity, and shared success. As the premier global provider of trusted technology intelligence, IDC equips business and technology leaders with the evidence they need to make confident decisions. Our insights inform strategy, investment, and innovation across industries and regions.

Recognized by IIAR as Analyst Firm of the Year for five consecutive years, IDC sets the standard for credibility and impact. With more than 1,000 analysts worldwide and a truly global perspective, we combine deep expertise with practical relevance. Here, your ideas matter, your voice is heard, and your contributions provide the insights leaders rely on every day. It is meaningful work, backed by a culture that supports growth, collaboration, and long-term career development with a globally respected brand.

Hybrid/remote work model (about 1-2 days in the office per month).

A position in a highly professional and globally respected market research and advisory firm, where initiative leading to results is rewarded.

Individualized culture: an environment where you can explore new areas outside your specialty and stay engaged with work you enjoy.

Equal Opportunity Employer. IDC is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified persons. Employment eligibility verification required. We participate in E-Verify.