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Back End Engineer (API & MCP)
Job description
Job Title Back End Engineer API & MCP Server Development
Team Cloud Services Platform Engineering DevOps
Job Summary
We are looking for a highly motivated and skilled Back End Engineer with expertise in Python FastAPI and AWS cloud services to join our engineering team This role focuses on building and deploying robust APIs and MCP Microservice Control Plane server components leveraging modern containerization and cloud native technologies
Key Responsibilities
API Development
Design develop and maintain RESTful APIs using FastAPI and Pydantic for data validation and serialization
Implement scalable service layer logic for microservices and backend systems
MCP Server Engineering
Build and optimize MCP server components to manage microservice orchestration and communication
Ensure high performance reliability and security of service layer interactions
Cloud Deployment
Deploy and manage services on AWS using Lambda API Gateway and ECS
Integrate cloud native patterns for scalability fault tolerance and cost efficiency
Containerization
Package applications using Docker or Podman for consistent deployment across environments
Maintain container lifecycle image versioning and secure configurations
Collaboration DevOps
Work closely with front end developers DevOps and product teams to deliver end to end solutions
Participate in code reviews architecture discussions and agile ceremonies
Required Skills Qualifications
Strong proficiency in Python with experience in FastAPI and Pydantic
Solid understanding of RESTful API design versioning and documentation
Hands on experience with AWS services Lambda API Gateway ECS Fargate or EC2 backed
Experience with Docker or Podman for containerization and deployment
Familiarity with CI CD pipelines and Git based workflows
Knowledge of microservices architecture and service orchestration patterns
Excellent problem solving and debugging skills
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with asynchronous programming in Python eg asyncio aiohttp
Familiarity with infrastructure as code Terraform AWS CDK
Exposure to monitoring and logging tools CloudWatch Prometheus Grafana
Understanding of security best practices for APIs and cloud deployments
Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field
Qualification
Job Title Back End Engineer API & MCP Server Development
Team Cloud Services Platform Engineering DevOps
Job Summary
We are looking for a highly motivated and skilled Back End Engineer with expertise in Python FastAPI and AWS cloud services to join our engineering team This role focuses on building and deploying robust APIs and MCP Microservice Control Plane server components leveraging modern containerization and cloud native technologies
Key Responsibilities
API Development
Design develop and maintain RESTful APIs using FastAPI and Pydantic for data validation and serialization
Implement scalable service layer logic for microservices and backend systems
MCP Server Engineering
Build and optimize MCP server components to manage microservice orchestration and communication
Ensure high performance reliability and security of service layer interactions
Cloud Deployment
Deploy and manage services on AWS using Lambda API Gateway and ECS
Integrate cloud native patterns for scalability fault tolerance and cost efficiency
Containerization
Package applications using Docker or Podman for consistent deployment across environments
Maintain container lifecycle image versioning and secure configurations
Collaboration DevOps
Work closely with front end developers DevOps and product teams to deliver end to end solutions
Participate in code reviews architecture discussions and agile ceremonies
Required Skills Qualifications
Strong proficiency in Python with experience in FastAPI and Pydantic
Solid understanding of RESTful API design versioning and documentation
Hands on experience with AWS services Lambda API Gateway ECS Fargate or EC2 backed
Experience with Docker or Podman for containerization and deployment
Familiarity with CI CD pipelines and Git based workflows
Knowledge of microservices architecture and service orchestration patterns
Excellent problem solving and debugging skills
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with asynchronous programming in Python eg asyncio aiohttp
Familiarity with infrastructure as code Terraform AWS CDK
Exposure to monitoring and logging tools CloudWatch Prometheus Grafana
Understanding of security best practices for APIs and cloud deployments
Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field
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About Virtusa
Teamwork, quality of life, professional and personal development: values that Virtusa is proud to embody. When you join us, you join a team of 27,000 people globally that cares about your growth — one that seeks to provide you with exciting projects, opportunities and work with state of the art technologies throughout your career with us.
Great minds, great potential: it all comes together at Virtusa. We value collaboration and the team environment of our company, and seek to provide great minds with a dynamic place to nurture new ideas and foster excellence.
Virtusa is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will receive fair and impartial treatment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, legally protected physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, status in the U.S. uniformed services, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information or on any other basis which is protected under applicable federal, state or local law.
Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government-issued ID during each interview. All candidates must be authorized to work in the USA.
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