Forward-Deployed Engineer: Java, AWS & Vertex AI

The Hartford; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 116,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hartford is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to modernize enterprise applications using Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, and cloud patterns. You will partner with business, architecture, and engineering teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions and lead AWS infrastructure standards for faster, reliable delivery.

Hybrid work with 3 days in office. Candidates must be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship. This role emphasizes GenAI and agentic AI integration across engineering workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of hands-on Java/J2EE experience, including Spring Boot, REST/SOAP services, JMS, XML, JSON, JDBC, Flink, Apache Camel, or related frameworks.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, cloud automation, build specifications, and repeatable deployment patterns.
• Strong AWS experience across application infrastructure, including Lambda, SQS, SNS, S3, API Gateway, IAM, CloudWatch, CI/CD, observability, and production readiness; AWS certifications are a plus.
• Experience applying GenAI or agentic AI across engineering workflows, including code generation, test automation, workflow orchestration, and productivity improvements.
• Ability to communicate across the organization and influence leadership, architecture, product, business, and engineering stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Modernize enterprise applications using Java, J2EE, Spring Boot, REST/SOAP services, JMS, XML, JSON, JDBC, Flink, and Apache Camel.
• Partner with business, architecture, and engineering teams to translate outcomes into secure, scalable, production-ready solutions.
• Lead AWS infrastructure standards, reusable cloud patterns, and deployment practices that improve delivery speed and reliability.
• Build GenAI and agentic AI solutions, including development agents, test agents, and workflow automation.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code and automation using CloudFormation, Terraform/CDK, YAML build specs, and Python Lambda.
• Integrate DevOps practices, automated testing, deployment pipelines, monitoring, and operational readiness into delivery work.
• Collaborate with architecture and security teams to ensure solutions meet enterprise standards for compliance, resilience, maintainability, and scalability.
• Mentor engineers, share technical learnings, contribute to reusable patterns, and help improve overall engineering practices across teams.

Skills

Java/J2EE

Spring Boot

REST/SOAP

JMS

XML/JSON

JDBC

Flink

Apache Camel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline

Tools

AWS

Terraform

CloudFormation

CDK

Python Lambda

Vertex AI

Google ADK

Job description

The Hartford is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to modernize enterprise applications using Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, and cloud patterns. You will partner with business, architecture, and engineering teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions and lead AWS infrastructure standards for faster, reliable delivery.

Hybrid work with 3 days in office. Candidates must be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship. This role emphasizes GenAI and agentic AI integration across engineering workflows.