Artificial Intelligence Engineer

BeaconFire Inc; East Windsor Township (NJ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

BeaconFire Inc. in Central New Jersey is seeking an Artificial Intelligence Engineer with a strong OO foundation to join our team and build scalable backend applications and Generative AI solutions.

If you have experience in C++, Java, C#, Kotlin, or another OO language and want to grow into Java backend development and AI, we want to hear from you. This is a full-time role with Visa sponsorship for eligible candidates and an E-Verified employer.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, IT, or related field.
• Strong programming and problem-solving skills.
• Solid understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP).
• Experience with C++, Java, C#, Kotlin, or another OOP language.
• Good understanding of data structures and algorithms.
• Basic knowledge of SQL and relational databases.
• Understanding of software development lifecycle and engineering practices.
• Strong analytical, communication, and teamwork skills.
• Willingness to transition into Java-based backend development.
• Interest in learning Generative AI technologies such as LLMs.

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable, production-ready backend applications and services.
• Build and integrate RESTful APIs and backend services.
• Apply strong knowledge of OOP, data structures, algorithms, and software engineering principles.
• Work with relational and NoSQL databases and SQL.
• Write clean, efficient, maintainable, and reusable code.
• Perform unit testing, integration testing, debugging, and performance optimization.
• Participate in code reviews and follow software engineering best practices.
• Collaborate with Agile/Scrum teams throughout the development lifecycle.
• Support deployment, monitoring, CI/CD, security, and application performance.
• Apply your C++/OOP experience to Java-based enterprise backend development.

Skills

Programming skills

OOP

Data structures & algorithms

Problem solving

SQL/Relational databases

Teamwork & communication

Java backend development

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science / Computer Engineering / IT

Tools

Spring AI

LangChain4j

Job description

Artificial Intelligence Engineer@ BeaconFire

BeaconFire is a software development and business intelligence company based in Central New Jersey. We are looking for motivated Artificial Intelligence Engineer with strong programming fundamentals and an object-oriented mindset to join our team and work on scalable backend applications and Generative AI solutions.

If you have a strong foundation in C++, Java, C#, Kotlin, or another object-oriented language and are interested in expanding your skills into Java backend development and Generative AI, we'd love to hear from you.

What You'll Do

Backend Software Development

• Develop scalable, production-ready backend applications and services.
• Build and integrate RESTful APIs and backend services.
• Apply strong knowledge of OOP, data structures, algorithms, and software engineering principles.
• Work with relational and NoSQL databases and SQL.
• Write clean, efficient, maintainable, and reusable code.
• Perform unit testing, integration testing, debugging, and performance optimization.
• Participate in code reviews and follow software engineering best practices.
• Collaborate with Agile/Scrum teams throughout the development lifecycle.
• Support deployment, monitoring, CI/CD, security, and application performance.
• Apply your existing C++/OOP programming experience to Java-based enterprise backend development.

You'll also have the opportunity to work with emerging AI technologies, including:

• Generative AI and LLM-powered applications
• RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipelines
• AI model and API integration
• Spring AI and LangChain4j
• Vector databases and semantic search
• Embeddings, chunking, retrieval optimization, and reranking
• Emerging Agentic AI technologies

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, IT, or a related field.
• Strong programming and problem-solving skills.
• Solid understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP).
• Experience with C++, Java, C#, Kotlin, or another OOP language.
• Good understanding of data structures and algorithms.
• Basic knowledge of SQL and relational databases.
• Understanding of software development lifecycle and engineering practices.
• Strong analytical, communication, and teamwork skills.
• Willingness to transition into Java-based backend development.
• Interest in learning and applying Generative AI, LLM, and Agentic AI technologies.
• Full-time opportunity
• Visa sponsorship available for eligible candidates
• E-Verified company
• Opportunity to work on Backend + Generative AI projects
• Exposure to modern AI and enterprise technologies
• Career growth and technical development opportunities

BeaconFire is an equal employment opportunity employer. Visa sponsorship is available for eligible candidates.