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Lead Backend Java Engineer / AI Solution Architect

Randstad DigitalIrving, TX🇺🇸United StatesPosted 30 Jul 2026

Quick Overview

Salary
$150k - $155k/yr
Work Type
Hybrid
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

job summary:

You will establish the architectural guardrails, agentic delivery patterns, and human review


governance that determine how quickly and safely the pod ships features. Your decisions will


directly shape the quality of AI-generated code entering a regulated enterprise codebase and


the speed at which the business can act on new opportunities. As the architect of this practice,


the patterns you set will be codified and scaled across the firm.





location: Irving, Texas

job type: Permanent

salary: $150,000 - 155,000 per year

work hours: 8am to 5pm

education: Bachelors



responsibilities:

Establish a modern software engineering practice built around an AI-driven Development Lifecycle (AI-DLC) methodology - spec-driven, agentic, and powered by Claude. As an AI Solution Architect, you will serve as the technical and delivery authority of an elite pod focused on accelerating feature delivery for an enterprise Java, Spring Boot, and Angular platform hosted on AWS. This is not a research role. It is a hands-on leadership position responsible for defining how AI agents integrate into the software delivery lifecycle and ensuring production-grade quality at every stage.


Java & Spring Boot Mastery: 7+ years of production Java experience with deep knowledge of Spring Security, Spring Data, transaction management, and domain-driven design. ? Angular Expertise: Proven ability to architect and review Angular applications including component patterns, RxJS, NgRx/state management, and module structure. ? AWS Cloud Architecture: Professional experience designing and operating production systems on AWS including CDK, Lambda, DynamoDB, ECS, RDS, API Gateway, CloudWatch, X-Ray, and IAM. ? Agentic AI Delivery Experience: Hands-on experience using Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or equivalent AI coding agents in a production software delivery context. ? CI/CD & DevSecOps: Experience designing pipelines with security scanning (SAST/DAST), deployment strategies, test and quality automation gates, and high-frequency deployment cadences. ? Technical Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead engineering teams, conduct rigorous code reviews, and set and enforce quality standards. Nice to Have Experience: ? Experience pioneering AI-assisted delivery practices in an enterprise or consultancy context. ? Familiarity with prompt engineering principles and context window management for code generation. ? Background in regulated industries (financial services, healthcare, public sector) where AI governance is non-trivial. ? Exposure to spec-driven development methodologies such as BDD, Gherkin, or structured markdown specs.




qualifications:

Must Have Experience:


? Java & Spring Boot Mastery: 7+ years of production Java experience with deep


knowledge of Spring Security, Spring Data, transaction management, and domain-driven


design.


? Angular Expertise: Proven ability to architect and review Angular applications including


component patterns, RxJS, NgRx/state management, and module structure.


? AWS Cloud Architecture: Professional experience designing and operating production


systems on AWS including CDK, Lambda, DynamoDB, ECS, RDS, API Gateway,


CloudWatch, X-Ray, and IAM.


? Agentic AI Delivery Experience: Hands-on experience using Claude Code, GitHub


Copilot, or equivalent AI coding agents in a production software delivery context.


? CI/CD & DevSecOps: Experience designing pipelines with security scanning


(SAST/DAST), deployment strategies, test and quality automation gates, and


high-frequency deployment cadences.


? Technical Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead engineering teams, conduct rigorous


code reviews, and set and enforce quality standards.


Nice to Have Experience:


? Experience pioneering AI-assisted delivery practices in an enterprise or consultancy


context.


? Familiarity with prompt engineering principles and context window management for code


generation.


? Background in regulated industries (financial services, healthcare, public sector) where


AI governance is non-trivial.


? Exposure to spec-driven development methodologies such as BDD, Gherkin, or


structured markdown specs




Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.


Skills

DynamoDB
RxJS
Spring
Spring Boot
API Gateway
AWS
Angular
BDD
CDK
Java

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