Staff Software Engineer (API Integrations/AI Integration)

Job Description

Job Description

Location: Austin, TX- 2-3 days a week in office and travel as needed to other office locations.

Aravo Solutions, Inc., provides leading third-party risk management (TPRM), ESG, and vendor lifecycle management solutions powered by intelligent automation software and designed to meet the needs of TPRM teams at Global 2000 enterprises.

At Aravo, we believe that in an increasingly interconnected world, managing risk is a critical pillar of global resilience. Traditional, manual approaches to TPRM can no longer keep pace with today’s scale and speed of disruption. That’s why we have pioneered an Intelligence-First™ approach.

Trusted by millions of third-party users in 195+ countries, Aravo provides guidance for the most complex third-party networks in the world, helping them mitigate risk, build business resilience, and protect their reputations. We are fundamentally redesigning how organizations see, understand, and act on risk by embedding AI directly into the core of their workflows.

Joining Aravo means working at the forefront of AI in TPRM and collaborating with a team that views AI as a partner, not a replacement. You will have the opportunity to work alongside industry experts, leverage the latest technologies, and contribute to shaping the future of third-party risk management!

Position Overview:

We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer – Integration & Platform (Java/Spring) to serve as a technical anchor for our Integration & Platform team. This individual will lead the architecture and evolution of critical backend services, define and uphold engineering standards, and drive the modernization of our Java/Spring Boot ecosystem toward cloud-native and AI-enabled workflows.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and API/integration design, along with strong leadership capabilities. They will possess exceptional communication and problem-solving skills and thrive in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment while influencing technical direction without direct authority.

Key Responsibilities:

Platform Architecture & Engineering Leadership

• Own, design, and evolve distributed backend services using Java and Spring Boot
• Architect systems for scalability, reliability, performance, and observability
• Drive and document architectural decisions through ADRs, RFCs, and other technical artifacts
• Establish and enforce engineering standards, design patterns, and best practices

Cloud & Infrastructure Leadership

• Define and implement cloud-native architecture patterns across environments
• Lead adoption and optimization of:
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CDK)
• Containerization and orchestration (Kubernetes)
• Service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd)
• Optimize systems for resilience, cost efficiency, and operational excellence

Integration & API Platform Development

• Design, build, and scale multi-tenant RESTful APIs and integration services
• Lead modernization initiatives, including legacy SOAP to REST migrations
• Define, standardize, and enforce API governance and best practices
• Architect and implement integration patterns including:
• Webhooks
• Event-driven systems (Kafka, Kinesis)
• External system connectivity frameworks

MCP & AI Integration (Emerging Capabilities)

• Design and implement Model Context Protocol (MCP) server/client patterns
• Enable secure interactions between LLM agents and internal systems, databases, and tools
• Ensure AI integrations are safe, observable, governed, and scalable
• Contribute to evolving AI-driven platform capabilities

Engineering Excellence & Quality

• Elevate standards for code quality, peer reviews, and maintainability
• Define and promote robust testing strategies (unit, integration, performance)
• Improve observability, monitoring, and on-call practices
• Mentor senior engineers and provide technical leadership across teams

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner closely with Product, Infrastructure, and Integration teams
• Translate ambiguous business requirements into clear technical solutions and roadmaps
• Communicate technical trade-offs effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Actively participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and planning processes

Requirements

Qualifications:

Core Java & Spring Expertise

• 8+ years of hands-on Java development in production environments
• Deep expertise with Spring Boot and Spring Cloud ecosystems
• Strong understanding of JVM internals, performance tuning, concurrency, and multithreading

Cloud Platform & DevOps

• Hands-on experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Strong experience with Kubernetes and containerized deployments
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or CDK)
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines at scale
• Familiarity with service mesh architectures

Architecture & Distributed Systems

• Proven experience designing and scaling distributed systems
• Strong understanding of event-driven architectures (Kafka, Kinesis)
• Expertise in API design (REST, GraphQL, and legacy SOAP systems)
• Solid data modeling experience (SQL and NoSQL databases)
• Strong foundation in security principles (authentication, authorization, secrets management)

Observability & Reliability

• Experience with distributed tracing (OpenTelemetry)
• Familiarity with logging and monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana)
• Experience defining and managing SLOs/SLAs
• Participation in incident response and postmortem processes

MCP & AI Tooling Exposure

• Experience or exposure to Model Context Protocol (MCP)
• Familiarity with LLM integrations, agent workflows, and AI-enabled systems
• Understanding of secure design principles for AI interactions

Leadership

• Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction without direct authority
• Strong mentorship, coaching, and team development skills
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous and fast-paced environments

Preferred Qualifications/Skills/Soft Skills:

• Experience leading large-scale platform modernization initiatives
• Strong documentation practices and technical writing skills
• Passion for emerging technologies, particularly AI-driven development patterns
• Excellent collaboration and stakeholder management abilities
• Continuous learner with a growth mindset and a bias toward innovation

Why Join Us:

At Aravo Solutions, Inc., we offer a dynamic and inclusive work environment where employees are encouraged to innovate, grow, and make a meaningful impact. We provide competitive compensation and benefits packages, opportunities for professional development, and the chance to work alongside industry experts on cutting-edge projects.

Benefits:

· 100% Employer Paid Medical Insurance options for the Employee and Family

· Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave

· Life and AD&D Insurance

· Long-Term Disability Insurance

· 401K with Company Matching

· Equity Participation

· 4 Weeks of Vacation

· Fully Stocked Kitchens

· Company-Sponsored Charitable Day of Giving Events

Aravo Solutions Inc. is registered as an employer in many, but not all, states. If an applicant is not in or able to work from a state where Aravo Solutions Inc. is registered, they may not be eligible for employment. The eligible states include: FL, GA, MA, MO, NC, NH, NV, OR, PA, SC, TN, and TX.