Back-End Engineer API & MCP Server Development – Remote.

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Hello Everyone,

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This is Raja from Tek Leaders. We have an urgent requirement below that is open with our client.

Title: Back-End Engineer – API & MCP Server Development

Location: Hartford, CT (highly preferred) or Morristown, NJ.

Duration: 6+ Months Contract role

Role: Remote.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

13-15 years of software engineering experience, preferably in back-end and cloud-based environments.

Strong proficiency in Python, with experience in FastAPI and Pydantic.

Deep understanding of RESTful API design, versioning, and documentation.

Hands-on experience with AWS services: Lambda, API Gateway, ECS (Fargate or EC2-backed).

Practical experience with containerization using Docker or Podman.

Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows.

Strong understanding of microservices architecture and service orchestration.

Experience with asynchronous programming in Python (e.g., asyncio, aiohttp).

Exposure to infrastructure as code tools like Terraform or AWS CDK.

Experience with monitoring and logging (CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana).

Good understanding of API and cloud security best practices.

Additional Required Experience (as per latest guidelines):

Must have at least one hands-on implementation of a GenAI project.

Must have PoC/PoV experience with MCP (Model Context Protocol) or similar AI protocols for LLM integration.

Experience working on AI platform components or orchestration layers is a strong plus.

Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Skill Matrix to be filled by Candidates:

Mandatory Skills

Years of Experience

Year Last Used

Rating Out of 10

Python (with FastAPI & Pydantic)

AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, ECS)

MCP (Model Context Protocol) & Microservices

Containerization (Docker/Podman)

Generative AI Implementation

Raja

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Aakash Raja :