Senior Java Engineer - Backend Microservices & AI (Secret)

Agile Defense, LLC; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Agile Defense, LLC is seeking a Senior Java Engineer to build distributed backend services and durable APIs supporting a HubandSpoke architecture. The role focuses on cloud-native microservices, reliability, and scalable data flows to enable mission systems and AI-enabled operations.

You will design and maintain microservices, contribute to OpenFGA data model features, and participate in CI/CD improvements.

Qualifications

• Secret Clearance Required and must start with clearance.
• 4+ years of professional software development experience.
• Hands-on experience with Java and Spring Boot.
• Background designing and implementing RESTful APIs.
• Proficiency with core AWS services.

Responsibilities

• Implement API endpoints and business logic for wrapper service.
• Develop features for OpenFGA data model management.
• Write unit tests and integration tests.
• Debug and resolve software defects.
• Assist with documentation and code examples.
• Participate in code reviews and team ceremonies.
• Support onboarding team with technical questions.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipeline improvements.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

AWS

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent (GED)

Tools

Django

NATS

Kafka

Redis

ClickHouse

OpenTelemetry

OpenRouter

LiteLLM

OpenFGA

Job description

Agile Defense, LLC is seeking a Senior Java Engineer to build distributed backend services and durable APIs supporting a HubandSpoke architecture. The role focuses on cloud-native microservices, reliability, and scalable data flows to enable mission systems and AI-enabled operations.

You will design and maintain microservices, contribute to OpenFGA data model features, and participate in CI/CD improvements.