Required Skills: 10+ Year experience Understand business needs: Understand how the API will be used, including the data exchange, request and response parameters, and which API will be called when Understand error handling: Understand how error handling will be implemented, including possible error scenarios and notifications to the relevant parties Follow best practices: Follow best practices and emphasize security Engage with cross-functional teams: Actively engage with cross-functional teams Translate software jargon: Translate software jargon for the intended audience Identify misunderstandings: Identify misunderstandings as early in a project as possible