API & Real-Time Data Integration Engineer

American Axle & Mfg., Inc.; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Dauch Corporation in Detroit, MI, seeks an Integration Specialist to design, build, and maintain data pipelines, APIs, and streaming architectures across enterprise applications and third‑party platforms.

You will work with Kafka/Kinesis, RESTful and GraphQL APIs, ETL/ELT processes, data platforms like Snowflake/Azure Synapse, and CI/CD for integration artifacts, delivering reliable real-time and batch data flows.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of professional experience in integration engineering or related software role.
• Proficiency in Python, Java, or PL/SQL for integration tasks.
• Strong RESTful API design principles and API security standards.
• Experience building streaming pipelines with Kafka or Kinesis.
• ETL/ELT experience using Informatica, Talend, or ODI.
• Experience with cloud data warehouses or lakehouses (Snowflake, Azure Synapse).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, publish RESTful and GraphQL APIs per OpenAPI standards.
• Develop API gateway configurations, auth flows, and rate limits.
• Integrate third-party platforms and internal apps using synchronous and asynchronous patterns.
• Build real-time streaming pipelines and tune performance.
• Architect and optimize ETL/ELT workflows and ensure data quality.

Skills

Python

Java

PLSQL

REST API design

GraphQL

Kafka/Kinesis

SQL

CI/CD

Documentation

OAuth/JWT

Tools

Docker

Informatica

Talend

ODI

Snowflake

Azure Synapse

Job description

Dauch Corporation in Detroit, MI, seeks an Integration Specialist to design, build, and maintain data pipelines, APIs, and streaming architectures across enterprise applications and third‑party platforms.

You will work with Kafka/Kinesis, RESTful and GraphQL APIs, ETL/ELT processes, data platforms like Snowflake/Azure Synapse, and CI/CD for integration artifacts, delivering reliable real-time and batch data flows.