diff --git a/apps/api/config/db.ts b/apps/api/config/db.ts
index 83e1a11..d4b7240 100644
--- a/apps/api/config/db.ts
+++ b/apps/api/config/db.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { log } from '@repo/logger'
 export const connect_db = async () => {
   try {
     const conn = await mongoose.connect(process.env.MONGO_URI as string)
-    log(`MongoDB Connected here: ${conn.connection.name}`)
+    log(`MongoDB Connected: ${conn.connection.name}`)
   } catch (error) {
     log(`Error: ${error}`)
     process.exit(1)
diff --git a/apps/api/package.json b/apps/api/package.json
index b671e85..b5672d4 100644
--- a/apps/api/package.json
+++ b/apps/api/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "express": "^4.18.2",
     "mongoose": "^8.1.1",
-    "morgan": "^1.10.0"
+    "morgan": "^1.10.0",
+    "zod": "^3.22.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@repo/eslint-config": "*",
diff --git a/apps/api/src/controllers/job_controller.ts b/apps/api/src/controllers/job_controller.ts
index a67a928..6b93224 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/controllers/job_controller.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/controllers/job_controller.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Request, Response } from 'express'
-import { JOB_SCHEMA } from '@models/job_model'
+import { JOB_SCHEMA } from '@/models/job_model'
 import { isValidObjectId } from 'mongoose'
+import { log } from 'console'
 
 //* @desc Get all jobs
 //* route GET /api/jobs
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ export async function get_jobs(_: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> {
     const jobs = await JOB_SCHEMA.find({}).sort({ createdAt: -1 })
     res.status(200).json({ jobs })
   } catch (error) {
-    console.error('Error fetching jobs:', error)
+    log('Error fetching jobs:', error)
     res.status(500).json({ error: 'Internal server error' })
   }
 }
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ export async function get_job(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> {
     }
     res.status(200).json(job)
   } catch (error) {
-    console.error('Error fetching job:', error)
+    log('Error fetching job:', error)
     res.status(500).json({ error: 'Internal server error' })
   }
 }
@@ -45,12 +46,13 @@ export async function get_job(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> {
 //! @access Private
 export async function post_job(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> {
   try {
+    // validate job data
+    const job_data = req.body
     //* post job
-    const jobData = req.body
-    const newJob = await JOB_SCHEMA.create(jobData)
-    res.status(201).json(newJob)
+    const new_job = await JOB_SCHEMA.create(job_data)
+    res.status(201).json(new_job)
   } catch (error) {
-    console.error('Error posting job:', error)
+    log('Error posting job:', error)
     res.status(500).json({ error: 'Internal server error' })
   }
 }
@@ -73,10 +75,10 @@ export async function delete_job(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> {
       return
     }
     //* delete job
-    const deleted_job = await JOB_SCHEMA.findByIdAndDelete(id)
+    await JOB_SCHEMA.findByIdAndDelete(id)
     res.status(200).json({ message: 'Job deleted successfully' })
   } catch (error) {
-    console.error('Error deleting job:', error)
+    log('Error deleting job:', error)
     res.status(500).json({ error: 'Internal server error' })
   }
 }
@@ -104,7 +106,7 @@ export async function update_job(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> {
     })
     res.status(200).json(updated_job)
   } catch (error) {
-    console.error('Error updating job:', error)
+    log('Error updating job:', error)
     res.status(500).json({ error: 'Internal server error' })
   }
 }
diff --git a/apps/api/src/index.ts b/apps/api/src/index.ts
index 95ae3af..a7cf113 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/index.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { log } from '@repo/logger'
 import { createServer } from './server'
-import job_route from '@routes/job_route'
+import job_route from '@/routes/job_route'
 
 const port = process.env.PORT || 5001
 const server = createServer()
diff --git a/apps/api/src/middleware/job_validation_middleware.ts b/apps/api/src/middleware/job_validation_middleware.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c97bec7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/src/middleware/job_validation_middleware.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { Request, Response, NextFunction } from 'express'
+import { z } from 'zod'
+
+export function validate_job_data(schema: z.AnyZodObject) {
+  return (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
+    try {
+      schema.parse(req.body)
+      next()
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (error instanceof z.ZodError) {
+        const error_messages = error.errors.map((issue) => ({
+          message: `${issue.path.join('.')} - ${issue.message}`,
+        }))
+        res.status(400).json({ error: 'Invalid data', error_messages })
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/api/src/routes/job_route.ts b/apps/api/src/routes/job_route.ts
index 7295271..942f972 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/routes/job_route.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/routes/job_route.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import {
   get_jobs,
   post_job,
   update_job,
-} from '@controllers/job_controller'
+} from '@/controllers/job_controller'
+import { validate_job_data } from '@/middleware/job_validation_middleware'
+import { JOB_VALIDATION_SCHEMA } from '@/validations/job_validation'
 
 const router = express.Router()
 
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@ router.get('/:id', get_job)
 
 //* @desc Post job
 //! @access Private
-router.post('/', post_job)
+router.post('/', validate_job_data(JOB_VALIDATION_SCHEMA), post_job)
 
 //* @desc Delete job
 //! @access Private
@@ -27,6 +29,6 @@ router.delete('/:id', delete_job)
 
 //* @desc Update job
 //! @access Private
-router.patch('/:id', update_job)
+router.patch('/:id', validate_job_data(JOB_VALIDATION_SCHEMA), update_job)
 
 export default router
diff --git a/apps/api/src/server.ts b/apps/api/src/server.ts
index 62bd43b..d805a66 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/server.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/server.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import express, { type Express } from 'express'
 import morgan from 'morgan'
 import cors from 'cors'
 import { config } from 'dotenv'
-import { connect_db } from '@config/db'
+import { connect_db } from 'config/db'
 
 config()
 connect_db()
diff --git a/apps/api/src/validations/job_validation.ts b/apps/api/src/validations/job_validation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5b12cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/src/validations/job_validation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { z } from 'zod'
+
+export const JOB_VALIDATION_SCHEMA = z.object({
+  company: z.string(),
+  logo: z.string().optional(),
+  position: z.string(),
+  role: z.string(),
+  level: z.string(),
+  contract: z.string(),
+  location: z.string(),
+  languages: z.array(z.string()),
+  tools: z.array(z.string()),
+})
diff --git a/apps/api/tsconfig.json b/apps/api/tsconfig.json
index 84e4f60..ef3422b 100644
--- a/apps/api/tsconfig.json
+++ b/apps/api/tsconfig.json
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@
     "baseUrl": ".",
     "paths": {
       "@/*": ["src/*"],
-      "@lib/*": ["src/lib/*"],
-      "@controllers/*": ["src/controllers/*"],
-      "@models/*": ["src/models/*"],
-      "@config/*": ["config/*"],
-      "@routes/*": ["src/routes/*"],
     },
   },
   "exclude": ["node_modules"],
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index dce13f8..efbf6a6 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@
         "cors": "^2.8.5",
         "express": "^4.18.2",
         "mongoose": "^8.1.1",
-        "morgan": "^1.10.0"
+        "morgan": "^1.10.0",
+        "zod": "^3.22.4"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@repo/eslint-config": "*",
@@ -14249,6 +14250,14 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/zod": {
+      "version": "3.22.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/zod/-/zod-3.22.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-iC+8Io04lddc+mVqQ9AZ7OQ2MrUKGN+oIQyq1vemgt46jwCwLfhq7/pwnBnNXXXZb8VTVLKwp9EDkx+ryxIWmg==",
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/colinhacks"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/zwitch": {
       "version": "2.0.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/zwitch/-/zwitch-2.0.4.tgz",