Backend Engineer: APIs, Microservices & Data Integration

Robotic Process Automation LLC; Edison (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Robotic Technologies Automation is seeking a backend-focused engineer to design architectures and build MCP servers, tools, and APIs for secure, scalable data access by AI agents and applications.

The role emphasizes RESTful APIs, microservices, and data integration with SQL-driven platforms, plus security, CI/CD, and containerization practices. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Hands-on development with Java, Spring Boot, Python for backend services.
• Experience designing architectures, REST APIs, microservices and reusable integration components.
• Strong SQL skills and data platform integration (Starburst/Trino).
• Experience building secure, high-performance data access services and API security.
• Familiar with Git, CI/CD, automated tests, code reviews and containerization.
• Understanding of LLMs, agentic AI architectures, tool calling and MCP is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Designs the architecture and develops reusable MCP servers, tools, APIs, and data integration services for secure data consumption by AI agents and applications.
• Collaborate with architects, data engineers, and application teams to translate requirements into scalable solutions.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Python

RESTful APIs

Microservices

SQL

Starburst/Trino

Security

CI/CD

Git

Docker

Architectural design

Job description

Robotic Technologies Automation is seeking a backend-focused engineer to design architectures and build MCP servers, tools, and APIs for secure, scalable data access by AI agents and applications.

The role emphasizes RESTful APIs, microservices, and data integration with SQL-driven platforms, plus security, CI/CD, and containerization practices. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential.