Junior Java Developer: Spring Boot, AI & RAG Pipelines

BeaconFire Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

BeaconFire Inc. is seeking a Java developer to build scalable web apps using Java 8/17, Spring Boot, SQL, NoSQL and Kafka. The role covers testing, code reviews, and ownership of the full software lifecycle within an Agile Scrum team.

Candidates should understand SDLC, OO programming, and relational DBs; knowledge of components like Spring AI or LangChain4j is a PLUS. Master’s degree in CS preferred; 0–1 year experience welcomed.

Qualifications

• Understanding of the software development life cycle
• Experience with object-oriented programming and common APIs/data structures like Collections, Maps, and lists
• Knowledge of relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL) and basic SQL queries

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable web applications using Java 8/17, Spring Boot, SQL, NoSQL, Kafka
• Write clean, efficient code and ensure maintainability
• Conduct testing to ensure reliability and stability
• Participate in Agile Scrum and own full development lifecycle from planning to optimization
• Create and maintain technical documentation for applications and APIs

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

SQL

NoSQL

Kafka

Testing

Code reviews

Agile/Scrum

Documentation

Education

Master's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Spring AI

LangChain4j

RabbitMQ

Weblogic

Maven

React.js

Job description

BeaconFire Inc. is seeking a Java developer to build scalable web apps using Java 8/17, Spring Boot, SQL, NoSQL and Kafka. The role covers testing, code reviews, and ownership of the full software lifecycle within an Agile Scrum team.

Candidates should understand SDLC, OO programming, and relational DBs; knowledge of components like Spring AI or LangChain4j is a PLUS. Master’s degree in CS preferred; 0–1 year experience welcomed.