Integration Engineer

Optiveum; United States; Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

Optiveum is seeking a Lead Integration Engineer to join the central integration team for a global pharmaceutical client. You will lead API-first architectures, build scalable integrations, and drive modernisation across R&D data exchanges.

The role reports to architecture/engineering leadership and offers hybrid work with 40h/week. Strong ownership and governance are expected, with a focus on secure, observable integrations across platforms.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of software engineering experience.
• Educational background in Computer Science, Software Development or Engineering.
• Fluent English.

Responsibilities

• Lead integration and API design across systems.
• Design and implement API-first architectures.
• Build reusable integration capabilities and governance.

Skills

Fluent English

REST APIs

Microservices

Event-Driven Architecture

Distributed systems design

Cloud-native services

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Azure Kubernetes Service

GitHub Actions

Terraform

Databricks

Delta Sharing

Job description

Описание:

Lead Integration Engineer We are currently looking for a Lead Integration Engineer to join the central integration team of our global client, a pharmaceutical company. For this role, Optiveum is the recruitment and contracting party, which means you will sign the cooperation agreement directly with us. Are you an experienced Python Backend Engineer looking for the right place to build integrations that matter? You will help modernise how Research and Development systems exchange data and support scientific work across the organisation, driving the work on a modern integration layer for R&D systems. Working closely with architects, technical and business stakeholders, you will create scalable, secure and maintainable integration solutions. The role offers significant ownership and the opportunity to shape architecture, integration patterns, engineering practices and technology direction.

Key Details:

• Rate: up to 46 EUR/h (B2B)
• Work Model: Hybrid (office presence frequency to be agreed with the client during interviews), full-time (40h/week)
• Location: Warsaw, Poland

Задачи:

• Integration & API Leadership
• Design and implement API-first architectures
• Build reusable integration capabilities
• Drive standardisation of API contracts, schemas and governance
• Event-Driven Architecture
• Lead adoption of event-based integrations using Kafka
• Define event standards and integration patterns
• Platform Engineering
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
• Build cloud-native services running on Azure Kubernetes Service
• Define CI/CD standards using GitHub Actions
• Improve observability, monitoring and deployment automation
• Architecture & Technical Governance
• Participate in architecture and design reviews
• Mentor engineers and establish engineering best practices
• Drive technology modernisation and technical roadmap execution
• Ensure alignment with enterprise standards, security and compliance requirements

Требования:

• 15+ years of experience in software engineering
• Educational background in Computer Science, Software Development or Engineering
• Python / FastAPI
• Databricks / Databricks Apps / Lakebase
• REST APIs and microservices
• Kafka and Event-Driven Architecture
• Kubernetes (Azure Kubernetes Service)
• Terraform / Infrastructure as Code
• Azure Platform Services
• GitHub Actions and CI/CD pipelines
• Distributed systems design
• SDLC best practices
• Fluent English
• Based in Poland
• API Management
• Databricks
• Zerobus / Delta Tables / Delta Sharing
• Event Sourcing
• Apache Flink
• Data Mesh concepts