Senior Forward Deployed Engineer — AI-Driven Java Microservices

Persistent Systems; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Flexible hours

Long Service awards

Accessibility-friendly office

Job summary

Persistent is seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer in Phoenix, AZ, with 8+ years of software engineering experience and strong Java/Spring Boot expertise. You will lead major engineering workstreams, shape architecture, and mentor engineers while advancing AI-driven development practices.

You will collaborate with client stakeholders, define technical standards, and deliver scalable Java-based solutions using microservices and REST APIs.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of software engineering experience with strong hands‑on Java development expertise.
• Strong knowledge of Java 8/11/17/21, OOP, SOLID principles, design patterns, functional interfaces, and Java migration patterns.
• Strong experience with Spring Framework and Spring Boot, including dependency injection, MVC, transaction management, configuration, exception handling, ORM, security fundamentals, multiple database connections, and version upgrades.
• Deep understanding of Microservices Architecture, including Saga patterns, orchestration vs. choreography, API gateways, distributed data consistency, failure handling, and resilience.
• Experience designing and integrating REST APIs, including external API integration, timeout/fallback handling, and performance troubleshooting.
• Experience with Redis caching, application performance optimization, authentication/authorization, and secure configuration management.
• Understanding of AIDLC and how AI can accelerate different stages of the software development lifecycle.
• Practical understanding of Generative AI/LLM application patterns, including prompting, RAG, tool/function calling, context engineering, agentic solutions, and MCP fundamentals.
• Hands‑on familiarity with GitHub Copilot and spec‑driven AI‑assisted development.
• Experience with engineering tools and platforms such as GitHub, Maven, PostgreSQL, Docker, Jira/Confluence, Kafka, SonarQube, and GCP.
• Exposure to GKE/Cloud Run, Harness, Terraform, Vertex AI, Camunda/Appian, and agentic frameworks is valuable.
• Strong technical leadership, problem‑solving, communication, mentoring, and client‑facing capabilities.
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company‑sponsored higher education and certifications
• Opportunity to work with cutting‑edge technologies
• Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
• Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end design and delivery of a program module or major engineering workstream.
• Define module architecture, coding standards, engineering practices, and technical design principles.
• Translate ambiguous business and executive requirements into clear and actionable engineering plans.
• Lead technical design discussions, architecture reviews, code reviews, and pull request reviews.
• Design and deliver scalable applications using Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, and REST APIs.
• Drive modernization initiatives including application, workflow, and data modernization.
• Promote adoption of AI Development Life Cycle (AIDLC) practices across engineering activities.
• Leverage GitHub Copilot and GenAI-assisted development practices to improve software engineering productivity.
• Design and contribute to RAG, agentic AI, context-engineering, and MCP-based integrations where applicable.
• Define evaluation approaches and measure developer productivity outcomes from AI-assisted engineering tools.
• Mentor junior and mid-level FDEs and contribute to reusable engineering assets and playbooks.
• Own the technical relationship with clients at the module/workstream level and lead technical reviews and demonstrations.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

REST APIs

AIDLC

GenAI

GitHub Copilot

RAG

Agentic AI

MCP

Tools

GitHub

Maven

PostgreSQL

Docker

Jira/Confluence

Kafka

SonarQube

GCP

GKE/Cloud Run

Harness

Terraform

Vertex AI

Camunda/Appian

Agentic frameworks

Job description

Persistent is seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer in Phoenix, AZ, with 8+ years of software engineering experience and strong Java/Spring Boot expertise. You will lead major engineering workstreams, shape architecture, and mentor engineers while advancing AI-driven development practices.

You will collaborate with client stakeholders, define technical standards, and deliver scalable Java-based solutions using microservices and REST APIs.