About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, IT Services and IT Consulting; Software Development; Business Consulting and Services.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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What You’ll Do

Confidential Client is seeking a Java Software Engineer to design, build, and run production-grade Spring Boot microservices and AI-enabled features. You will ship high-quality APIs and services, work in an Agile team, and help integrate retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines and vector DBs into cloud-native architectures.

• Build and maintain scalable Spring Boot microservices (Java 8/11/17).
• Design and implement RESTful APIs, integration points (Kafka, RabbitMQ) and event-driven flows.
• Implement RAG pipelines using Spring AI and LangChain4j with vector database integration.
• Develop, test, and deploy features using CI/CD best practices; own end-to-end delivery.
• Optimize for performance, cost, reliability and observability (APM, logging, metrics).
• Participate in code reviews, technical design sessions, and Agile ceremonies.
• Create and maintain technical documentation (APIs, deployment procedures, runbooks).
• Collaborate with front-end engineers on integrations using React.js / Angular and modern web stacks.
• Stay current with Java ecosystem improvements, cloud services, and LLM/AI toolchains.

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Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field (required).
• 0–1 year practical Java development experience; strong computer science fundamentals.
• Solid understanding of OOP, data structures (Collections, Maps, Sets, Lists) and common APIs.
• Experience with relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and basic SQL.
• Familiarity with front-end technologies (React.js, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript).
• Basic knowledge of AI/LLM concepts and RAG system patterns.

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Required / Preferred Skills

• Strong Java skills (Java 8+), Spring Framework, Spring Boot.
• Experience with build tools (Maven/Gradle) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ) and servlet/APP servers (Tomcat, Weblogic).
• Experience or hands-on exposure to Spring AI and/or LangChain4j.
• Vector database or RAG application experience (embeddings, chunking, retrieval strategies).
• Good testing practices (unit/integration tests) and experience with code reviews.
• Strong written and verbal communication; good at technical documentation.

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Compensation & Location

• Salary range: $62,000 — $80,000 per year (reported by the client).
• Location: California, United States (this role is based in CA; specific city to be determined by the Confidential Client).
• Employment type: Full-time.

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Why Join

• Work on cloud-native Java systems and cutting-edge AI/LLM integrations.
• Early-career friendly role with mentorship and strong learning opportunities.
• Opportunity to contribute across the full development lifecycle at a Confidential Client in the software services space.

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Additional info

• Confidential Client participates in E-Verify and provides equal employment opportunities (visa sponsorship may be available where applicable).
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States or have valid sponsorship arrangements.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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