AI Engineer – BackendAI Engineer – Backend

💻 Job Title: AI Engineer – Backend 📍 Location: Central New Jersey, USA 🏢 Company: BeaconFire Inc. 🕒 Job Type: Full-Time 🌍 Visa Sponsorship: Available for eligible candidates (E-Verified Employer) 🔹 About Us BeaconFire is a Central New Jersey-based technology consulting firm specializing in Software Development, Web Development, and Business Intelligence. We are looking for motivated Backend Software Engineers with strong programming fundamentals, object-oriented programming knowledge, and problem-solving skills to build scalable, production-ready backend applications and AI-powered solutions. This role focuses on backend 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 Description As a Backend Software Engineer, you will design, develop, test, and deploy scalable backend applications, RESTful APIs, and production-ready services using modern software engineering practices. You will also contribute to the development of Generative AI and LLM-powered applications, including RAG pipelines, AI integrations, vector database solutions, and intelligent backend services. The role provides an opportunity to apply your existing programming experience while transitioning into Java-based enterprise backend development and gaining hands-on experience with modern AI technologies. 🔧 Key Responsibilities Backend Software Development • Develop scalable and production-ready backend applications and services. • Build RESTful APIs and backend services using modern software engineering practices. • Work with relational and NoSQL databases, including SQL-based data management. • Apply Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), data structures, algorithms, and software engineering principles to solve technical problems. • Write clean, efficient, maintainable, and reusable code. • Conduct unit testing, integration testing, debugging, and performance optimization. • Participate in code reviews and follow software development best practices. • Collaborate within Agile/Scrum teams throughout the software development lifecycle. • Contribute to application design, implementation, testing, deployment, and optimization. • Create and maintain technical documentation for applications, APIs, and deployment procedures. • Support production deployment, monitoring, observability, CI/CD, security, and performance optimization. • Apply existing programming experience to Java-based enterprise backend development. 🤖 Generative AI Integration • Develop AI-powered features and applications using modern Generative AI technologies. • Implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines and LLM-powered applications. • Integrate AI models and services into backend applications and APIs. • Work with frameworks such as Spring AI and LangChain4j. • Work with vector databases and AI-focused data retrieval technologies. • Apply concepts such as embeddings, chunking, retrieval optimization, and reranking. • Explore and apply emerging Generative AI, LLM, and Agentic AI technologies. • Contribute to intelligent, AI-powered backend solutions. ✅ Requirements • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field. • Strong programming fundamentals and problem-solving skills. • Solid understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP). • Experience with one or more OOP programming languages, including: • Java • C++ • C# • Kotlin • Similar object-oriented languages • Good understanding of common data structures and programming concepts. • Basic knowledge of relational databases and SQL. • Understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). • Strong analytical, communication, and teamwork skills. • Ability and willingness to transition into Java-based backend development. • Interest in learning and applying Generative AI and LLM technologies. ⭐ Preferred Technical Exposure Candidates with exposure to any of the following technologies or concepts will be well positioned for the role: • Java / Spring ecosystem • RESTful APIs • SQL and relational databases • NoSQL databases • Data Structures & Algorithms • Unit and Integration Testing • Agile/Scrum • CI/CD and DevOps practices • Cloud-native backend development • Spring AI • LangChain4j • Large Language Models (LLMs) • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) • Vector Databases • Embeddings and semantic search • AI Agents / Agentic AI 🎯 Why Join BeaconFire? 🌍 Visa sponsorship available for eligible candidates through an E-Verified employer. 🚀 Build production-ready backend applications using modern software engineering practices. ☕ Develop Java expertise and transition into enterprise Java backend development. 🤖 Gain hands-on Generative AI experience with RAG, LLMs, vector databases, and AI frameworks. 📈 Grow your technical career through real-world projects and continuous learning. 🤝 Collaborate with Agile/Scrum teams and experienced software professionals. 💡 Work at the intersection of backend engineering and AI to build next-generation applications. 🌟 Equal Employment Opportunity BeaconFire is an E-Verified company and provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified candidates. Visa sponsorship is available for eligible candidates.