Backend Engineer (Java) with AI & API Focus

re-zoo-me; California, Northern (MO, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

BeaconFire is seeking a Backend Software Engineer to build scalable backend applications and AI-powered solutions. You will focus on Java-based enterprise backend development, RESTful services, and data management.

We value strong OO fundamentals, experience with Java, C++, C#, Kotlin, and frameworks like Spring AI and LangChain4j to create Generative AI-enabled features and pipelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Strong programming fundamentals and problem-solving skills.
• Solid understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP).
• Experience with one or more OOP programming languages, including Java, C++, C#, Kotlin, or similar languages.
• Good understanding of common data structures and programming concepts.
• Basic knowledge of relational databases and SQL.
• Understanding of the software development lifecycle.
• Strong analytical, communication, and teamwork skills.
• Ability and willingness to transition into Java-based backend development.
• Interest in learning and applying Generative AI and LLM technologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable and production-ready backend applications and services.
• Build RESTful APIs and backend services using modern software engineering practices.
• Work with relational and NoSQL databases, including SQL-based data management.
• Apply object-oriented programming, data structures, algorithms, and software engineering principles to solve technical problems.
• Write clean, efficient, maintainable, and reusable code.
• Conduct unit testing, integration testing, debugging, and performance optimization.
• Participate in code reviews and follow software development best practices.
• Collaborate within Agile/Scrum teams throughout the software development lifecycle, including design, implementation, testing, deployment, and optimization.
• Create and maintain technical documentation for applications, APIs, and deployment procedures.
• Support production deployment, monitoring/observability, CI/CD, security, and performance optimization.
• Transition and apply existing programming experience to Java-based enterprise backend development.

Skills

OOP

Problem solving

Teamwork

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/CE/IT

Tools

Java

C++

C#

Kotlin

Spring AI

LangChain4j

Job description

BeaconFire is seeking a Backend Software Engineer to build scalable backend applications and AI-powered solutions. You will focus on Java-based enterprise backend development, RESTful services, and data management.

We value strong OO fundamentals, experience with Java, C++, C#, Kotlin, and frameworks like Spring AI and LangChain4j to create Generative AI-enabled features and pipelines.