Junior Java Developer

Agility; Remote; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading PR technology company is looking for a Junior Java Developer to help design and implement AI-driven workflows. This fully remote position requires experience in Java, REST APIs, and familiarity with AI integrations. The ideal candidate will work collaboratively within a strong team environment, ensuring high code quality through best practices. Competitive compensation and a supportive culture await the right fit.

Benefits

RRSP Matching

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Paid Vacation and Sick days

Flex Fridays in Summer

Career Development & Progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Java development and REST APIs.
• Familiarity with AI/ML integrations, particularly LLMs.
• Experience with code review and mocking.

Responsibilities

• Develop code using an Agile development process.
• Design and implement new REST API services in Java.
• Ensure code maintainability by participating in code reviews.

Skills

Java

RESTful APIs

SQL

Git

Maven

Hadoop

Solr

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Continuous Integration Tools

Linux

Job description

Agility PR Solutions provides today’s communicators with powerful and intuitive media outreach, monitoring, and measurement solutions. For almost twenty years, Agility has helped clients from across industries and continents discover relevant journalists and influencers, make meaningful connections with the media, amplify their stories, monitor media coverage and social conversations, and report on the impact of their public relations activitiesility is one of the fastest-growing companies in the PR tech space and it’s recognized by users on G2 for ease of use, quick implementation, and outstanding customer service.

We are a remote-first company, with colleagues based across vibrant cities in Canada, the US, the UK, the Philippines, and India. We are intentional in helping our teams realize their full potential, and continue to invest in their learning and development, career progression, offering competitive pay and benefits, enabling leadership and work environment.

About the Role

As a Junior Java Developer, you will help design and implement cutting‑edge agentic workflows and AI-driven agents. This role sits at the intersection of software engineering, artificial intelligence, and distributed systems—driving the development of intelligent automation that empowers users to orchestrate complex tasks seamlessly.

You will work closely with product owners, UI/UX designers, and other developers to build and optimize systems that enable autonomous and semi‑autonomous agents to interact with data, APIs, and users.

The work we do is diverse, challenging, and rewarding. Agility PR Solutions develops state‑of‑the‑art tools that help public relations professionals target media influencers and derive intelligent insights from the media.

The features you build will leverage robust Java‑based RESTful services within our big‑data backend, built on technologies such as Hadoop and Solr and deployed to a high‑availability production environment. You will solve problems related to large‑scale data processing, distributed workloads, and process synchronization. You will also participate in refactoring as we continually strive for the highest code quality.

At Agility PR Solutions, we have a strong team ethic, so collaboration is essential—as is a positive attitude toward learning new skills and sharing knowledge with the team.

What You’ll Do

• Develop code using an Agile development process.
• Work on new features and/or enhancements within existing products, as well as new products.
• Design and implement new REST API services in Java while working in a team setting.
• Design and implement Agentic workflows and AI‑driven agents.
• Ensure code maintainability and apply best coding practices by actively participating in code reviews.

Core Development

Data & Infrastructure

AI & Agentic Systems

• Java
• RESTful APIs
• Maven
• Git
• SQL
• Hadoop
• Solr
• LLM integrations
• Embeddings
• Agentic frameworks

What You’ll Bring

• A degree in computer science or a related field.
• Hands‑on experience with Java development and REST APIs.
• Familiarity with AI/ML integrations, particularly LLMs, embeddings, or agentic frameworks.
• Experience with SQL, Linux, Git, and Maven.
• Experience with code review, continuous integration, and mocking.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

Why You’ll Love It Here

• Fully remote work environment>
• Collaborative culture – and key tools enabling it
• Competitive compensation package
• RRSP Matching
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Career Development & Progression opportunities
• Paid Vacation and Sick days
• Flex Fridays in Summer, Week off between Christmas and New Years'
• No Internal Meetings Fridays

At Agility, we strive every day to build a more inclusive work environment and introduce tools that enable it. We strongly encourage applications from all people regardless of race, religion, gender, age, disability status or sexual orientation.

Even if you find yourself not checking all the boxes of our listed requirements but you are excited about this opportunity, we'd love to hear from you anyway. Our Talent Acquisition team will review your application for this role, and other potential role matches open now or in the future.

If, at any stage of the application process, you require accommodation owing to disability or a medical need, please let us know at [e-mail] for us to make appropriate arrangements.

Thank you for your time in reviewing this opportunity, and we hope to hear you should you find this the right fit!