Java Developer (AI/GenAI)

Smart IT Frame LLC; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Smart IT Frame LLC in Irving, TX, seeks an experienced Java Developer with Generative AI expertise to design, develop, and maintain scalable enterprise applications while integrating Generative AI, LLMs, and AI-powered solutions.

The role requires hands-on Java engineering with Spring Boot, REST APIs, microservices, and cloud technologies, and collaboration with engineering, data science, product, and DevOps teams to build intelligent applications using LLMs, RAG, and prompt engineering.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software development experience with Java.
• Java 8/11/17/21 experience required.
• Spring Boot, Spring Framework, and Spring Cloud experience.
• REST APIs and Microservices development expertise.
• OOP, design patterns, and SOLID principles knowledge.
• Experience with Generative AI and LLMs.
• Prompt engineering and RAG architecture experience.
• LLM API integrations (OpenAI/Azure OpenAI, Gemini, Claude).
• Embeddings, vector databases, AI agents familiarity.
• Vector databases experience (Pinecone, Weaviate, Milvus, Chroma, or Azure AI Search).
• SQL and NoSQL databases, Git, Maven/Gradle, Docker, CI/CD.

Skills

Java expertise

Spring Framework experience

REST APIs

Microservices

Generative AI & LLMs

Prompt Engineering

RAG architecture

CI/CD practices

Cloud technologies

OOP & design patterns

SQL/NoSQL

Tools

Java

Spring Boot

Spring Cloud

Docker

Git

Maven/Gradle

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Java Developer with Generative AI expertise to design, develop, and maintain scalable enterprise applications while integrating Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), and AI-powered solutions. The ideal candidate should have strong hands‑on experience in Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, microservices, cloud technologies, and modern GenAI frameworks.

The candidate will collaborate with engineering, data science, product, and DevOps teams to build intelligent applications using LLMs, RAG, prompt engineering, and AI services.

Required Skills

• 8+ years of software development experience with strong Java expertise.
• Strong experience with Java 8/11/17/21.
• Hands‑on experience with Spring Boot, Spring Framework, and Spring Cloud.
• Strong experience developing REST APIs and Microservices.
• Strong understanding of Object‑Oriented Programming, Design Patterns, and SOLID principles.
• Experience with Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs).
• Experience with Prompt Engineering and RAG architecture.
• Experience integrating LLM APIs such as OpenAI/Azure OpenAI, Gemini, Claude, or similar.
• Knowledge of embeddings, semantic search, vector databases, and AI agents.
• Experience with vector databases such as Pinecone, Weaviate, Milvus, Chroma, or Azure AI Search.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Good understanding of Git, Maven/Gradle, Docker, and CI/CD.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills.