Principal Full-Stack Engineer: AI-Driven Java & React

CBRE; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE is seeking a Principal Full-Stack Engineer to design, build, and operate scalable enterprise applications on a modern Java and React stack. This is a senior individual-contributor role with technical leadership scope: you will own architecture decisions, drive engineering excellence, integrate AI capabilities into production systems, and mentor mid- and junior-level engineers.

The right candidate has deep hands‑on expertise across backend, frontend, cloud‑native microservices, and DevSecOps

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Java full-stack development in modern frameworks (Spring/Spring Boot, Hibernate).
• Proven track record building SPAs with React and Node.js; responsive UI/UX translation.
• Experience architecting microservices, event-driven systems, and RESTful APIs.
• Cloud-native deployment on AWS/Azure; security standards (OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT).
• Proficient in CI/CD, testing, and engineering best practices; Jira/Azure DevOps.
• Experience with AI/ML integration, AI services, and data pipelines is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own architecture decisions and drive engineering excellence on a modern Java, Python, and React stack.
• Integrate AI capabilities into production systems, including LLMs, embeddings, RAG pipelines, and agentic workflows.
• Drive architectural decisions and set technical direction across cross-functional teams.
• Lead end‑to‑end delivery of complex projects, from design through deployment.
• Mentor mid‑ and junior‑level engineers through complex tickets and production incidents.
• Coach engineers on tests and CI/CD practices; promote secure coding and code quality.
• Guide engineers into cloud, AI/ML, and DevOps to expand impact.
• Collaborate with data science and ML teams to operationalize models and deploy AI services.
• Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions and explain trade‑offs to stakeholders.

Skills

Java full-stack

Spring/Spring Boot

React

Python

Microservices

AWS/Azure

SQL/NoSQL databases

RESTful APIs

CI/CD

Security (OAuth/OpenID/JWT)

Tools

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Jira

Azure DevOps

Docker/Kubernetes

Job description

CBRE is seeking a Principal Full-Stack Engineer to design, build, and operate scalable enterprise applications on a modern Java and React stack. This is a senior individual-contributor role with technical leadership scope: you will own architecture decisions, drive engineering excellence, integrate AI capabilities into production systems, and mentor mid- and junior-level engineers.

The right candidate has deep hands‑on expertise across backend, frontend, cloud‑native microservices, and DevSecOps