Lead Integration Engineer – Hybrid (Warsaw) | API & Kafka

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

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.