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What is an application integration engineer and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025
3 min read
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Brian Glas
There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being an application integration engineer. For example, did you know that they make an average of $49.7 an hour? That's $103,379 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 21% and produce 284,100 job opportunities across the U.S.

What general advice would you give to an application integration engineer?

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Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Union University

Build relationships: Different technologies will interest and challenge you, but throughout your career, you'll find that it's the relationships that are the most important. This is harder to grasp earlier in your career, but much easier to understand after 15-20 years.
Gain different perspectives: Spend time with people in other roles that your job interacts with, and gain a solid understanding of how they view things; this is most valuable for career progression and understanding of how your work fits into the big picture.
ScoreApplication Integration EngineerUS Average
Salary
7.7

Avg. Salary $103,379

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level
4.0

Growth rate 21%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity
4.0
Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.17%

Asian 29.80%

Black or African American 4.60%

Hispanic or Latino 8.36%

Unknown 4.85%

White 52.23%

Gender

female 14.12%

male 85.88%

Age - 38
Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 38
Stress level
4.0

Stress level is moderate

7.1 - high

Complexity level
7.9

Complexity level is challenging

7 - challenging

Work life balance
6.6

Work life balance is good

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become an application integration engineer

  1. Explore application integration engineer education requirements

    Most common application integration engineer degrees

    Bachelor's

    61.1 %

    Master's

    20.8 %

    Associate

    11.1 %
  2. Start to develop specific application integration engineer skills

    SkillsPercentages
    Java18.50%
    Project Management10.08%
    Application Integration9.27%
    API8.19%
    Application Development6.09%
  3. Complete relevant application integration engineer training and internships

    Accountants spend an average of 3-6 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New application integration engineers learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as an application integration engineer based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real application integration engineer resumes.
  4. Research application integration engineer duties and responsibilities

    • Focuse on delivering engine, air handling, after-treatment and controls architecture recommendations to achieve cost reduction and fuel economy improvements.
    • Provide technical support and troubleshoot issues relate to XML configurations, SSL certificates, and network relate issues.
    • Port an OpenVMS application to Tru64 Unix using Korn shell scripting.
    • Develop XSL for integrating the XML output for printing over the base document.
  5. Apply for application integration engineer jobs

    Now it's time to start searching for an application integration engineer job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

    1. Browse job boards for relevant postings
    2. Consult your professional network
    3. Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
    4. Watch out for job scams

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Average application integration engineer salary

The average application integration engineer salary in the United States is $103,379 per year or $50 per hour. Application integration engineer salaries range between $80,000 and $133,000 per year.

Average application integration engineer salary
$103,379 Yearly
$49.70 hourly

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A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2020
Pros

intergration other systems. Growth up skill.

Cons

i have not anything what not like


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Updated January 8, 2025

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