Lead Developer designing and maintaining AI-enabled backend services and integrations at Guidehouse. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable MCP-based services and robust APIs.
Responsibilities
The Lead Developer – T3 will be a hands-on technical contributor responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining AI-enabled backend services and integrations.
This role focuses on building scalable MCP-based services, robust APIs, and secure integrations that support AI agents and enterprise applications.
Design, develop, test, and maintain MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers to enable standardized communication between AI models, tools, and enterprise systems.
Build and maintain RESTful and/or event-driven APIs to support AI agents, backend services, and external integrations.
Collaborate closely with AI engineers, product owners, and architects to translate business and functional requirements into technical solutions.
Implement backend services using best practices for performance, security, reliability, and scalability.
Contribute to agent-based and generative AI solutions, supporting orchestration, tool invocation, and contextual data access.
Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following enterprise development standards.
Use GitHub for source control, pull requests, code reviews, and CI/CD workflows.
Participate in design reviews, sprint planning, and technical discussions.
Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve issues across development and production environments.
Stay current with evolving AI, API, and MCP ecosystem trends and apply relevant advancements where appropriate.
Requirements
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
5 to 8+ years of hands-on software development experience in backend or full-stack roles
3+ years of experience in API development, including design, implementation, versioning, and integration
Hands-on experience with MCP (Model Context Protocol) concepts or strong experience building extensible server-side integration frameworks
Strong proficiency in at least one backend programming language such as Python, Java, Node.js, or C#
Experience developing secure, scalable services using modern software development lifecycle (SDLC) practices
Practical experience using GitHub for: Source control and branching strategies, Pull requests and peer code reviews, CI/CD pipeline integration
Understanding of authentication and authorization mechanisms (e.g., OAuth 2.0, token-based security)
Strong problem-solving, analytical, and debugging skills
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment
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