Artificial Intelligence Engineer

BeaconFire is based in Central NJ, specializing in Software Development, Web Development, and Business Intelligence. We are looking for motivated Software Engineers with a strong programming and object-oriented foundation to build scalable, productionready backend applications and AI-powered solutions.

This role focuses on Java software development and Generative AI integration , with Java as the primary backend development environment. Candidates with experience in Java, C++, C#, Kotlin, or other object-oriented programming languages are encouraged to apply.

Job Responsibilities

Full Stack Development: ● Develop scalable web applications using Java 8/17, Spring Boot, SQL, NoSQL, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Angular 2+, React.js, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, and TypeScript. ● Write clean and efficient code, and ensure code maintainability and reusability. ● Conduct Testing to ensure application and reliability. ● Perform code reviews to ensure code quality, consistency, and adherence to best practices. ● Participate in Agile Scrum team and own the full development lifecycle, including project planning, design, implementation, testing, and optimization. ● Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation for applications, APIs, and deployment procedures. ● Ship to production: APIs, monitoring/observability, cost/performance optimization, CI/CD, and security best practices. ● Stay up to date with the latest technologies for Java development.

AI Integration: ● Implement RAG pipelines using Spring AI and LangChain4j with vector database integration. ● Stay up to date with the latest RAG technologies and best practices, including chunking strategies, embeddings, retrieval optimization, and reranking techniques.

Requirement: ● Experience in the programming languages Java and JavaScript. ● Decent understanding of the software development life cycle. ● Basic programming skills using object-oriented programming (OOP) languages with in-depth knowledge of common APIs and data structures like Collections, Maps, lists, Sets, etc. ● Knowledge of relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL), basic SQL query language skills.

Preferred Qualifications: ● Master’s Degree in Computer Science (CS). ● 0-1 year of practical experience in Java coding. ● Experience using Spring, Maven, React.js, HTML, CSS. ● Knowledge of other contemporary Java technologies (e.g., Weblogic, RabbitMQ, Tomcat, etc.) ● Basic understanding of AI/LLM concepts. ● Spring AI or LangChain4j experience. ● RAG application building or vector database experience.

Compensation: $62,000 – $80,000/year BeaconFire is an E-Verified company and provides equal employment opportunities. Visa sponsorship is available for eligible candidates.