Lead Java Engineer: AI-Driven Scheduling Platform

Motion Recruitment; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment seeks a hands-on engineering leader to guide a team building a large-scale appointment scheduling platform for enterprise clients. You will own technical direction, mentor engineers, and drive product-focused innovation while integrating AI-enabled development practices.

You will partner with Product, Design, and Engineering to deliver resilient, scalable software, modernizing mature applications with a focus on reliability and performance.

Qualifications

• Experience leading software engineering teams while remaining technically hands-on.
• Strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and modern web applications using React and/or Angular.
• Experience building and maintaining enterprise-scale systems.
• Solid understanding of relational databases, including SQL Server and PostgreSQL.
• Experience modernizing mature applications and improving development efficiency.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools and practices.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
• Must be based in the United States and able to travel occasionally.

Responsibilities

• Lead team planning, prioritization, and delivery.
• Coach and develop engineers while fostering a high-performing team culture.
• Partner with Product, Design, and Engineering stakeholders to deliver customer-focused solutions.
• Drive the technical direction of the scheduling platform.
• Modernize and improve enterprise applications without disrupting business operations.
• Champion AI-assisted development practices across the software development lifecycle.
• Help deliver intelligent scheduling experiences, including conversational booking and smart recommendations.
• Ensure platform reliability, scalability, and performance.

Skills

Team leadership

Java

Spring Boot

React/Angular

SQL Server/PostgreSQL

AI-assisted development

Communication

Travel readiness

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Job description

Motion Recruitment seeks a hands-on engineering leader to guide a team building a large-scale appointment scheduling platform for enterprise clients. You will own technical direction, mentor engineers, and drive product-focused innovation while integrating AI-enabled development practices.

You will partner with Product, Design, and Engineering to deliver resilient, scalable software, modernizing mature applications with a focus on reliability and performance.