AI Backend Engineer - Generative AI & Microservices

Allstate Foundation; Illinois; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Laptop, monitors, headset, keyboard, &

Connectivity reimbursement

Job summary

Allstate Foundation seeks a passionate Backend Developer to build scalable backend systems and integrate Generative AI capabilities into enterprise applications. You will work on APIs, microservices, and cloud deployments within a collaborative engineering team.

The role emphasizes hands-on experience with Java Spring Boot or Python, RESTful APIs, and AI model orchestration to deliver secure, high-performance solutions.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of backend development experience using Java Spring Boot or Python.
• Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, microservices architecture, and asynchronous processing.
• Experience with Generative AI APIs and/or open-source models.
• Experience with LangChain, LLM orchestration, or RAG pipelines.
• Familiarity with prompt engineering, embedding models, or vector databases.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using modern frameworks (e.g., Java Spring Boot, Node.js, or Python FastAPI).
• Integrate and deploy Generative AI models (e.g., OpenAI, Hugging Face, LangChain) into production environments.
• Fine-tune and optimize LLMs for specific use cases.
• Build secure, scalable, and high-performance microservices.
• Monitor and improve system performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Deploy and manage applications on cloud platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure.
• Participate in code reviews, testing, and continuous integration processes.

Skills

Backend development

Java Spring Boot

Python

RESTful APIs

Microservices

Asynchronous processing

Generative AI

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Azure

OpenAI/Hugging Face LangChain

Job description

Allstate Foundation seeks a passionate Backend Developer to build scalable backend systems and integrate Generative AI capabilities into enterprise applications. You will work on APIs, microservices, and cloud deployments within a collaborative engineering team.

The role emphasizes hands-on experience with Java Spring Boot or Python, RESTful APIs, and AI model orchestration to deliver secure, high-performance solutions.