Enterprise Architect - Java + Gen AI

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.