Forward Deployed Engineer / Sr Full-Stack or Backend Engineer (Java, Python, Agentic AI) - Only W2

Role: Senior / Lead Software Engineer (SWAT / Forward Deployed Engineering Team)
Location/s: Sunrise, FL (preferred) - Hybrid ----- but for a very strong candidate, the client is flexible with the following locations: Miami, FL / Dallas, TX / New York, NY / New Jersey / Atlanta, GA

Work Mode: Hybrid (3 days a week in office)
Job Type: W2 Contract

Key skills: Java, Python, AI agents building, AI Agents Framework, Agentic Workflows.
Hands-on experience building AI agents, agent frameworks, agentic workflows, and orchestration , along with practical use of tools such as Copilot/Claude Code.

Responsibilities:

• Rapidly onboard onto unfamiliar codebases, build and run applications locally, and deliver working solutions within tight timelines

• Diagnose and resolve complex production issues across multiple platform teams

• Own end-to-end delivery of features, including:

• Requirement understanding directly with the business

• code development

• testing (integration-level)

• CI/CD pipeline integration

• implementation

• Work across distributed systems and enterprise-scale microservices architectures

• Use AI tools (e.g., Copilot, Claude Code or similar) to:

• generate and iterate on code

• create and refine test cases

• accelerate debugging and development workflows

• Develop agents, agent workflows, dynamic workflows, agent orchestration

• Critically evaluate AI-generated output and correct gaps, assumptions, or inaccuracies

• Configure, troubleshoot, and improve build pipelines (Gradle/Maven, CI workflows)

• Collaborate with platform teams to resolve incidents and prevent recurrence

• (Lead role) Coordinate SWAT engagements and drive cross-team resolution efforts

Required Qualifications:

• Strong experience working with enterprise-scale distributed systems

• Proficiency in:

• Java

• Python

• Spring Boot

• microservices architectures

• APIs

• Proven ability to take a system from: clone build debug modify test integrate into CI pipeline independently

• Hands-on experience with:

• CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions or similar)

• build tooling (Gradle/Maven)

• environment and dependency management

• Strong debugging and root cause analysis skills across:

• build failures

• dependency conflicts

• runtime issues

• Practical experience using AI tools in software development workflows

AI & Tooling Fluency (Critical for Success)

• Experience beyond basic autocomplete usage of AI tools, including:

• structured prompt writing