Staff AI-Driven Engineer: Agentic Dev & Architecture

HCLTech; Hoboken (NJ); Hybrid; USD 68,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Ten holidays per year

Employee assistance program

Job summary

HCLTech seeks a Staff Software Engineer to lead Agentic Development and AI‑Augmented Engineering in Hoboken, NJ. The role shapes AI‑driven software practices, defines standards, and builds scalable AI‑assisted development across enterprise platforms.

You will mentor senior engineers, design MCP servers, and guide architecture decisions for Java, Node.js, React, and Python stacks, while ensuring security and quality in AI‑generated code.

Qualifications

• Experience using Claude Code or similar AI coding agents in production environments.
• Strong understanding of Model Context Protocol (MCP).
• Experience building and integrating MCP servers.
• Knowledge of context engineering, prompt management, prompt caching, and long‑running agent workflows.
• Understanding of AI security concerns, including prompt injection and agent authorization boundaries.
• Deep expertise in Java‑based microservices architecture.
• Domain‑Driven Design (DDD).
• C4 architecture modeling and documentation.
• Experience with Node.js and Python.
• MongoDB design, optimization, and scalability.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement agentic software development workflows using Claude Code and other AI coding agents.
• Define feedback loops, human‑in‑the‑loop checkpoints, autonomy boundaries, and rollback mechanisms.
• Architect and develop MCP servers and tool integrations for AI agents.
• Establish observability, evaluation, and quality measurement frameworks for AI‑generated code.
• Lead architecture decisions across Java microservices, Node.js services, React microfrontends, and Python tooling.
• Design scalable REST APIs and headless component architectures.
• Drive Domain‑Driven Design (DDD) and C4 architecture modeling practices.
• Promote Test‑Driven Development (TDD), Playwright testing, and contract testing across engineering teams.
• Define CI/CD best practices for safely integrating AI‑authored pull requests.
• Establish security standards for AI‑assisted development, including prompt injection protection and permission boundaries.
• Mentor senior and staff engineers on AI‑augmented engineering practices.
• Create technical design documents, RFCs, and architectural roadmaps.

Skills

Claude Code

AI agent workflows

Java microservices

Node.js

Python

ReactJS

DDD

C4 architecture

Tools

MongoDB

Node.js

Python

ReactJS

Pact

Claude Code

Job description

HCLTech seeks a Staff Software Engineer to lead Agentic Development and AI‑Augmented Engineering in Hoboken, NJ. The role shapes AI‑driven software practices, defines standards, and builds scalable AI‑assisted development across enterprise platforms.

You will mentor senior engineers, design MCP servers, and guide architecture decisions for Java, Node.js, React, and Python stacks, while ensuring security and quality in AI‑generated code.