Staff Engineer I (AI, Java)

Overview Staff Engineer I (AI, Java) is a senior hands-on technical leader responsible for designing and building intelligent backend services and workflow-integrated solutions within an AI-native development environment. This role combines deep expertise in Java-based systems and workflow orchestration with AI-assisted engineering (Claude, Copilot) to enable scalable automation, intelligent routing, and decisioning. The role partners with Technical Architects and leads engineering teams to deliver secure, scalable, and reusable services across enterprise workflow platforms. Responsibilities Lead design and development of Java-based backend services (Spring Boot, microservices) Implement solutions across workflow platforms (Temporal, Camunda, Flowable, JBPM, Drools, Appian) Build AI-enabled service capabilities for workflow automation and decision support Drive adoption of AI-assisted development (Claude, Copilot) with strong validation and engineering standards Implement AI-native patterns : intelligent routing context-aware processing embedded decision support Lead microservices and event-driven architectures for scalable systems Collaborate with architects to translate design into implementation Provide technical leadership: design/code reviews mentoring engineers guiding best practices Support CI/CD, DevSecOps, and cloud deployments (OpenShift, Kubernetes, AWS Drive reusable services and shared platform components Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent 8–10+ years of enterprise backend development experience Strong expertise in: Java, Spring Boot, microservices REST APIs and integration patterns Workflow orchestration platforms Experience integrating AI-driven capabilities into enterprise systems Strong understanding of distributed systems and event-driven architecture Experience with: PostgreSQL / Oracle CI/CD, DevOps, OpenShift, Kubernetes, AWS Familiarity with Copilot, Claude or similar tools Proven ability to lead design, mentor e