Senior Java AI Engineer: Cloud-Native & Event-Driven

Spectraforce Technologies; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectraforce Technologies is seeking a Senior Java AI Developer for onsite roles in Austin or Southlake, TX. You will lead AI-focused workflows across the SDLC, merging Java engineering with event-driven and cloud-native platforms to build intelligent, reliable systems for clients.

Responsibilities include design leadership, performance optimization, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver high-volume services and robust APIs in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering in Java, cloud-native and web services
• Experience leading design and implementation of scalable, event-driven apps using Java, Spring Boot, Kafka and cloud-native architectures
• Designing RESTful services, microservices, asynchronous message flows, and integration patterns for high-volume platforms
• Hands-on AI/ML integration experience and familiarity with GenAI tooling
• Knowledge of Agile practices, Jira/Confluence, and ability to guide engineers

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of Java-based, cloud-native, event-driven applications that are scalable, resilient, observable, and performant.
• Build and modernize services using Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, REST APIs, CI/CD pipelines, containers, and distributed system patterns.
• Partner with architects, developers, product owners, and cross-functional teams to translate business capabilities into technical solutions.
• Use GenAI-assisted development tools to accelerate implementation, refactoring, unit testing, documentation, troubleshooting, and modernization.
• Establish responsible AI-assisted development practices, including prompts, instructions, and review standards.
• Mentor engineers on Java engineering standards and distributed architectures.

Skills

Java/Spring Boot

Kafka

Distributed systems

REST/microservices

GenAI familiarity

Agile teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE

Tools

Kafka

IBM MQ

Splunk

GCP/AWS

Job description

Spectraforce Technologies is seeking a Senior Java AI Developer for onsite roles in Austin or Southlake, TX. You will lead AI-focused workflows across the SDLC, merging Java engineering with event-driven and cloud-native platforms to build intelligent, reliable systems for clients.

Responsibilities include design leadership, performance optimization, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver high-volume services and robust APIs in a fast-paced environment.