Backend, Integration Engineer
Summary
Builds and maintains backend integrations for data platforms, handling REST APIs, async job lifecycles, and metadata workflows for government-focused solutions.
- Implement Databricks REST API write-back for labeled outputs, DataCard provenance records, and synthetic content outputs
- Build and validate the Duality back-end integration: catalog intake form configuration, parameter translation to Duality generation API, async job lifecycle management (submission, tracking, retry, completion), output handling
- Implement ServiceNow REST integration for white-glove routing intake path
- Build and maintain storefront backend services (API layer between frontend UI and platform components)
- Implement DataCard write-back path in coordination with Solution Architect
- Design and maintain async job queue management and retry logic across all integration surfaces
- Structure output metadata for DataCard provenance records per DoD distribution statement requirements
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field required. Equivalent experience may substitute for degree on a 2-for-1 basis.
- 6+ years total professional experience, 4+ years backend or API integration engineering
- Python backend development - strong, production-grade
- REST API integration with async job lifecycle patterns (submission, polling, retry, webhook handling)
- Databricks REST API or strong Spark/Databricks platform familiarity
- JSON schema design and structured metadata handling
- Active Secret clearance with TS/SCI eligibility.