Senior Software Engineer ( Java Full-Stack / AI)

Vibehackers; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Vibehackers in Hyderabad seeks a Senior Software Engineer (Java Full-Stack / AI) to own end-to-end platform components, designing and shipping Java microservices, secure REST APIs, and responsive front-end features. The role develops agentic AI capabilities that connect LLMs to enterprise systems, emphasizing hands-on engineering and modern AI tooling.

The position requires 6+ years of experience, strong Java and Spring Boot skills, REST, Angular/React, and practical work with RAG pipelines,

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience (full-stack).
• Strong proficiency in Java and hands-on experience designing and building microservice architectures (Spring Boot or equivalent).
• Experience building clean, secure, maintainable RESTful API endpoints.
• Front-end experience with Angular or React.
• Experience building RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) applications or pipelines.
• Working knowledge of prompt engineering techniques and a solid mental model of LLM behavior.
• Comfortable using AI coding assistants (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot).
• Strong grasp of relational and/or NoSQL databases and data modeling.
• Experience working in Agile teams and delivery processes.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable microservices and RESTful APIs
• Implement and own responsive front-end features alongside backend services
• Develop agentic AI features including RAG pipelines and MCP-based integrations to enable secure LLM interactions with internal data and tools
• Apply prompt engineering techniques (few-shot, one-shot, chain-of-thought) in development workflows
• Make pragmatic architecture and design decisions balancing scale, cost, and maintainability
• Write clean, well-tested code and participate actively in code reviews
• Collaborate with product and cross-functional teams to deliver working software
• Help set engineering standards and mentor other developers

Skills

System Design

Microservices

API Design

Front-end Development

Prompt Engineering

LLM Behavior

Agentic AI

RAG

Code Review

Agile

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

AWS

CI/CD

LangChain

LangGraph

CrewAI

AutoGen

Pinecone

Job description

Senior Software Engineer ( Java Full-Stack / AI)

Explicitly requires vibe coding skills and use of AI coding assistants like Claude Code, Cursor, and Copilot; focused on building agentic AI and RAG integrations.

About the Role

Senior full-stack engineer role focused on designing and scaling Java-based microservices and REST APIs, owning front-end features, and building agentic AI capabilities that connect large language models to enterprise systems. The position emphasizes hands-on engineering, modern AI tooling (RAG, prompt engineering), and mentorship within agile teams.

Job Description

Role

Senior Software Engineer (Java Full-Stack / AI) responsible for end-to-end ownership of platform components: designing and shipping Java microservices, building secure REST APIs, implementing responsive front-end features, and developing agentic AI capabilities that integrate LLMs with enterprise systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable microservices and RESTful APIs
• Implement and own responsive front-end features alongside backend services
• Develop agentic AI features including RAG pipelines and MCP-based integrations to enable secure LLM interactions with internal data and tools
• Apply prompt engineering techniques (few-shot, one-shot, chain-of-thought) in development workflows
• Make pragmatic architecture and design decisions balancing scale, cost, and maintainability
• Write clean, well-tested code and participate actively in code reviews
• Collaborate with product and cross-functional teams to deliver working software
• Help set engineering standards and mentor other developers

Basic Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience (full-stack)
• Strong proficiency in Java and hands-on experience designing and building microservice architectures (Spring Boot or equivalent)
• Experience building clean, secure, maintainable RESTful API endpoints
• Front-end experience with Angular or React
• Experience building RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) applications or pipelines
• Working knowledge of prompt engineering techniques and a solid mental model of LLM behavior
• Comfortable using AI coding assistants (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot)
• Strong grasp of relational and/or NoSQL databases and data modeling
• Experience working in Agile teams and delivery processes

Preferred Qualifications

• Python for AI agent logic, MCP server/client development, and custom integrations
• DevOps / cloud experience deploying to production using Docker, Kubernetes, or OpenShift
• Hands-on experience with AWS and CI/CD pipelines
• Familiarity with agent frameworks and orchestration (LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, or similar)
• Exposure to LLM SDKs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, Azure OpenAI)
• Experience with vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, FAISS, pgvector, ChromaDB)
• Prior experience in a technical lead or mentorship role

Skills

System Design Microservices API Design Front-end Development Prompt Engineering LLM Behavior Understanding Agentic AI / RAG Testing Code Review Mentorship Agile Data Modeling DevOps