Senior Java AI Engineer — Cloud-Native GenAI

Skill; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 92,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision & dental plans

Retirement plan with company match

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Aquent Talent is seeking a Senior Java AI Developer to lead the design and delivery of scalable, cloud-native Java applications. You will work across the SDLC with GenAI-assisted tooling, drive architecture decisions, and mentor teams to ensure high-quality, observable, and secure software delivery.

The role emphasizes leadership in distributed systems, event-driven patterns, and AI-assisted engineering practices within a financial services context.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/SE or related field.
• 7+ years of software engineering in Java, cloud-based web services.
• Experience with cloud platforms and CI/CD practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead design/development of scalable Java-based, cloud-native apps.
• Collaborate with architects and product owners to translate requirements.
• Apply GenAI-assisted development practices across SDLC.
• Promote responsible AI-assisted development standards.
• Drive code reviews, testing, observability, and production readiness.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

GenAI

Event-driven

Cloud-native

Distributed systems

Code review

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering

Tools

Kafka

IBM MQ

Splunk

GitHub Copilot

Claude Code

Jira

Confluence

Kubernetes

Job description

Aquent Talent is seeking a Senior Java AI Developer to lead the design and delivery of scalable, cloud-native Java applications. You will work across the SDLC with GenAI-assisted tooling, drive architecture decisions, and mentor teams to ensure high-quality, observable, and secure software delivery.

The role emphasizes leadership in distributed systems, event-driven patterns, and AI-assisted engineering practices within a financial services context.