Senior Cloud AI & Open-Source Integrations Engineer

Datagrate, Inc.; Petersburg (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

AI-driven learning opportunities

Flexible, engineering-focused culture

Certifications and growth

Job summary

Datagrate, Inc. is seeking an engineer to design and build modern cloud-native integration architectures using open source and cloud platforms.

You will develop scalable APIs, microservices, and event-driven systems with Java, Apache Camel, Kafka, and Kubernetes, and help enterprises modernize legacy middleware into API-first designs. Collaboration with architects and clients is integral to delivering scalable, AI-assisted solutions.

Qualifications

• Passion for software engineering, distributed systems, and modern cloud architectures.
• 2+ years of software engineering experience (Java backend preferred).
• Strong interest in AI-native development, automation, and agent-based systems.
• Experience or curiosity around: Apache Camel, Kubernetes, Docker.
• Event-driven architecture (Kafka, messaging systems) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with AWS/Azure and cloud platforms; REST APIs and microservices.
• Familiarity with AI tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, or similar LLM-based development assistants.
• Interest in building AI agents, automation pipelines, or orchestration systems.
• Ability to think in systems: integrations, workflows, and distributed architecture.
• Strong communication skills and consulting mindset.
• Bachelor's degree in CS or equivalent experience preferred but not required

Responsibilities

• Design and build modern cloud-native integration architectures.
• Develop scalable APIs, microservices, and event-driven systems using Java, Camel, Kafka, and Kubernetes.
• Help enterprises modernize legacy middleware into cloud-native, API-first architectures.
• Build and deploy AI-augmented integration systems with LLMs and agent-based workflows.
• Collaborate with architects, engineers, and client stakeholders to design scalable solutions.
• Work across AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, and hybrid cloud environments.
• Evaluate and integrate emerging AI, cloud, and open-source technologies.
• Take ownership of solutions from architecture through deployment and production support.

Skills

Java

REST APIs

Distributed systems

AI-native development

Event-driven

Cloud platforms

GitOps

CI/CD

AWS/Azure

Microservices

Distributed messaging

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or equivalent

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Apache Camel

Kafka

Claude / GPT-style tools

Job description

Datagrate, Inc. is seeking an engineer to design and build modern cloud-native integration architectures using open source and cloud platforms.

You will develop scalable APIs, microservices, and event-driven systems with Java, Apache Camel, Kafka, and Kubernetes, and help enterprises modernize legacy middleware into API-first designs. Collaboration with architects and clients is integral to delivering scalable, AI-assisted solutions.