Senior API Engineer
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Job Description
Senior API Engineer building secure Python and AWS APIs for Anika Systems’ enterprise Semantic Layer. Supporting federal data access, analytics, and AI-enabled applications.
Responsibilities:
- Develop, maintain, and enhance an enterprise Semantic Layer
- Support data access, analytics, and AI-enabled applications for a federal client
- Design and implement secure, scalable APIs
- Integrate enterprise data sources
- Support cloud-based services on AWS
- Apply data modeling, metadata, and semantic data integration practices
- Implement emerging AI integration patterns, including LLMs, RAG, and MCP
- Collaborate with data architects, AI engineers, and business stakeholders
- Ensure reliable, consistent, and governed access to enterprise information
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
- 8+ years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, or enterprise data management
- U.S. Citizenship
- Ability to obtain and maintain a government suitability clearance
- Experience developing and maintaining secure APIs within AWS API Gateway
- Expertise in data modeling, data integration, metadata management, governance, and AWS-based data platforms
- Strong hands-on experience with Python, SQL, APIs, and serverless architectures
- Experience implementing LLMs, RAG solutions, AI agents, MCP integrations, and AI evaluation methodologies
- Knowledge of vector databases, embeddings, semantic search, and enterprise knowledge retrieval
- Preferred: experience supporting federal agencies
- Preferred: experience with vector databases such as pgvector
- Preferred: AWS certification in Data Engineering, Solutions Architecture, Machine Learning, or Generative AI
- Preferred: experience with Agile, DevSecOps, and CI/CD practices
Benefits:
- Professional growth opportunities
- 100% remote work
- Autonomy and employee empowerment
- Collaborative, trust-based work environment













