Entry Level- Java Developer

BeaconFire Inc.; California (MO); On-site; USD 62,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Visa sponsorship

Job summary

BeaconFire Inc. is seeking a Java Full Stack Developer with AI integration to build scalable, production-ready Spring Boot microservices.

You will design and implement high-performance web services, develop intelligent tool-using agents, and work confidently with cloud-native architectures and databases. You will own the development lifecycle, including design, implementation, testing, and optimization, and contribute to documentation, CI/CD, and observability practices.

Qualifications

• Experience with one or more OOP languages, especially Java, C++, C#, or similar.
• Understanding of the software development life cycle (SDLC) and Agile/Scrum practices.
• Familiarity with relational databases and basic SQL queries.
• Experience with microservices architecture and Spring Boot.
• Knowledge of AI/LLM concepts; Spring AI or LangChain4j is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable web applications using Java 8/17, Spring Boot, SQL, NoSQL, Kafka.
• Write clean, efficient code and ensure maintainability and reusability.
• Conduct testing to ensure reliability and performance.
• Perform code reviews to ensure quality and consistency.
• Own the full development lifecycle from planning to deployment.
• Create and maintain technical documentation for APIs and applications.
• Ship to production with CI/CD, monitoring, cost/performance optimization, and security best practices.
• Stay up to date with the latest Java technologies.

Skills

Java

OOP

SQL/NoSQL basics

Agile/Scrum

Education

Master’s Degree in CS

Tools

Spring Boot

Kafka

Maven

React.js

HTML

CSS

LangChain4j

Spring AI

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Docker

Job description

Java Full Stack Developer with AI Integration

BeaconFire is based in Central NJ, specializing in Software Development, Web Development, and Business Intelligence. We're looking for a talented Java developer to build scalable, production-ready Spring Boot microservices. You'll design and implement high-performance web services, develop intelligent tool-using agents, and work confidently with cloud-native architectures and databases. You'll own the development lifecycle, including design, implementation, testing, and optimization.

Job Responsibilities:

Full Stack Development

• Develop scalable web applications using Java 8/17, Spring Boot, SQL, NoSQL, Kafka,
• Write clean and efficient code, and ensure code maintainability and reusability.
• Conduct Testing to ensure application and reliability.
• Perform code reviews to ensure code quality, consistency, and adherence to best practices.
• Participate in Agile Scrum team and own the full development lifecycle, including project planning, design, implementation, testing, and optimization.
• Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation for applications, APIs, and
• Ship to production: APIs, monitoring/observability, cost/performance optimization, CI/CD,
• and security best practices.
• Stay up to date with the latest technologies for Java development.

AI Integration

• Implement RAG pipelines using Spring AI and LangChain4j with vector database integration.
• Stay up to date with the latest RAG technologies and best practices, including chunking strategies, embeddings, retrieval optimization, and reranking techniques.

Requirement:

• Experience with one or more OOP programming languages, including Java, C++, C#, similar languages.
• Decent understanding of the software development life cycle
• Basic programming skills using object-oriented programming (OOP) languages with in-depth knowledge of common APIs and data structures like Collections, Maps, lists,
• Knowledge of relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL), basic SQL query

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science (CS)
• 0-1 year of practical experience in Java coding
• Experience using Spring, Maven, React.js, HTML, CSS
• Knowledge of other contemporary Java technologies (e.g., Weblogic, RabbitMQ,
• Basic understanding of AI/LLM concepts.
• Spring AI or LangChain4j experience.
• RAG application building or vector database experience.

Compensation

$62,000 – $80,000/year

BeaconFire is an E-Verified company and provides equal employment opportunities. Visa sponsorship is available for eligible candidates.