Sr Java AI Engineer

Contract

Core Skill Requirements (ones marked in blue are medium priority)

o 6-8 years of strong experience in Java development, including proficiency in Spring

SpringBoot

o 2-3 years of experience with Python, focused on backend or data-driven development

o Strong experience in building and consuming RESTful APIs

o Strong understanding of Reactive Programming (WebFlux, etc.)

o Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka for event-driven architecture

o Database expertise in both MongoDB (NoSQL) and Oracle (RDBMS)

o Experience with Flink for stream processing and data pipelines

o GraphQL knowledge

AI / Conversational Platform Exposure

o Strong understanding of Google Dialogflow CX or similar conversational AI

frameworks

o Exposure to LLM (Large Language Models), agentic architectures, and prompt

engineering concepts

o Familiarity with ADK (Agent Development Kit), Playbook, or similar agentic

frameworks

o Conceptual understanding of machine learning fundamentals and model telemetry.

Additional Skills

o Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.

o Experience with microservices architecture, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-native

environments (OCP, Kubernetes, etc.)

o Excellent communication skills; ability to collaborate across engineering and product

teams

Preferred Qualifications

o Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field.

o Prior experience in banking, fintech, or digital assistant platforms is an advantage.

Evaluation proficiency Metrics:

High Priority

o Python

o Context Engineering

o Google ADK

o MCP

o A2A

o Multi Agent Set Up

o General AI/ML

Low Priority

o Arize

o Architecture thinking/other ADK frameworks