Java Lead cum AI Lead Engineer

Experience

5 to 8 years

Role Type

Senior Engineer / Technical Lead (Hands-on)

Location

On-Site

Role Overview

We are seeking a Java Lead cum AI Lead Engineer with strong hands-on Java experience and practical AI/ML integration exposure.
The role focuses on building scalable backend systems and embedding AI capabilities into real-world products, while guiding a small team technically.

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Key Responsibilities

Java & Backend

• Design and develop

  Java (11+) applications

  using

  Spring Boot

• Build and maintain

  microservices and REST APIs

• Write clean, secure, and testable code
• Participate in

  architecture discussions

  and solution design
• Perform

  code reviews

  and mentor junior engineers

AI / ML Integration

• Integrate

  AI/ML services

  into Java applications
• Work with:
• LLM APIs (OpenAI / Azure OpenAI / HuggingFace)
• NLP & document processing
• AI-powered search, summarization, and chat
• Build

  AI inference pipelines

  via REST / async services
• Collaborate with data/ML teams on model deployment

System & Cloud

• Work with

  Docker

  and basic

  Kubernetes

• Deploy services on

  AWS / Azure / GCP

• Optimize database usage (MySQL / PostgreSQL)
• Implement caching (Redis)

Leadership

• Act as

  technical owner

  for assigned modules
• Guide 2 to 5 engineers technically
• Take responsibility for

  delivery and quality

• Contribute to

  POCs and AI experimentation

Required Skills

Core

• 5+ years of

  Java backend development

• Spring Boot, REST APIs
• Microservices basics
• SQL (MySQL / PostgreSQL)
• Git, CI/CD basics

AI / ML

• Understanding of

  ML concepts

• Hands-on experience consuming

  AI APIs

• Python basics for AI workflows (preferred)
• Experience integrating AI into production systems

DevOps / Cloud

• Docker
• Cloud services (any one major cloud)
• Logging, monitoring basics

Nice to Have

• Kafka / messaging
• GraphQL
• Vector databases
• Healthcare / FinTech / SaaS exposure
• MLOps fundamentals

Please share your resume to: +91 9361912009