Senior Java Developer (AI applications) [#4883]

Alteo Inc.; Montreal; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company in Montreal is seeking a Senior Java Developer to maintain and enhance their AI applications and search engine functionalities. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in Java development, experience with Spring Boot, and a keen interest in AI and machine learning. Join a dynamic team focused on optimizing search systems for better user experiences.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Java application development.
• Experience with Spring Boot.
• Interest and experience with AI and machine learning.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and implement new features in a search engine.
• Collaborate with data scientists and researchers to improve search systems.
• Participate in performance benchmarking and code optimization.

Skills

Java application development

Spring Boot

AI and machine learning

Optimization of Java applications

Web applications (SPAs)

Apache Solr / Apache Lucene / Elasticsearch

Python

Natural Language Processing (NLP)

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT, software engineering or equivalent

Job description

Field IT

Job Description

Alteo is looking for a Senior Java Developer (AI Applications) for a permanent position based in Montreal.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and implement new features in a search engine
• Development and maintenance of the user click analytics system for preference learning
• Maintain and implement new functionalities in an LLM search assistant that assists the user in using the search engine
• Maintain and implement new functionalities in the back-end systems that optimize the models used by the search engine
• Collaborate with data scientists, domain experts, and natural language processing (NLP/AI) researchers to improve search systems
• Participate in performance benchmarking (in terms of quality of results and response time) on our software and optimize the code according to these objectives

Profile

• Bachelor's degree in IT, software engineering or equivalent
• 5+ years of experience in Java application development
• Commitment to the development of well-tested, quality applications
• Experience with Spring Boot
• Interest in and some experience with AI and machine learning
• Experience in optimizing Java applications and a good knowledge of its virtual machine
• Experience with web applications, specifically SPAs
• Familiarity with and interest in modern LLMs: prompting, agents and the software development tools that surround these technologies such as LangChain, DSPy, etc.
• Familiar with Apache Solr, Apache Lucene, Elas cSearch/OpenSearch or any other search engine technology
• Familiar with Python, natural language processing (NLP/AI), machine learning or statistical concepts