Java Architect + GenAI Architect

Java Architect + GenAI Architect

Location: Atlanta, GA (Hybrid - 3 days/week onsite) – only locals
Duration: Long-term

Key Responsibilities

• Design and architect enterprise-grade Java applications and distributed systems.
• Lead modernization of legacy applications using Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, REST APIs, and cloud-native architectures.
• Integrate AI/GenAI capabilities into business applications, including chatbots, intelligent search, recommendation engines, and automation solutions.
• Design and implement solutions leveraging LLMs, RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation), vector databases, AI orchestration frameworks, and prompt engineering techniques.
• Collaborate with business, product, and engineering teams to identify AI use cases and deliver scalable solutions.
• Define architecture standards, security best practices, observability, and performance optimization strategies.
• Mentor development teams and provide technical leadership throughout the software development lifecycle.

Required Skills

• 12+ years of software engineering experience with strong hands-on Java development.
• Expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, REST APIs, Kafka, and cloud platforms (AWS preferred).
• Experience designing enterprise architecture and scalable distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with AI/GenAI technologies:
• OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, or similar LLM platforms.
• LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, LlamaIndex, or related frameworks.
• RAG, Vector Databases (Pinecone, Chroma, Weaviate, Azure AI Search).
• Prompt Engineering and AI Agent development.
• Experience with CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, and DevOps practices.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred

• Retail or eCommerce domain experience.
• Experience building AI-powered customer engagement, search, personalization, or merchandising solutions.
• Knowledge of MLOps and AI governance.