Sr. Java Engineer
Motion Recruitment · Brownsville Metropolitan Area · 1 wk ago
HybridEngineering$145k–$155k/yrFull-time
About the role
This is an opportunity to join a team at a critical inflection point. The organization is investing heavily in AI-driven development practices and evolving how software is built—shifting toward agent-based workflows and specification-driven engineering. The ideal candidate is a strong backend engineer who is curious about AI tools and wants to be part of modernizing a large, impactful system while learning cutting-edge development methods.
Responsibilities
- Enhancing and maintaining a large-scale workforce management platform
- Contributing to backend services and system improvements
- Supporting modernization efforts from Java 8 to Java 21
- Collaborating on introducing AI-assisted development workflows
Requirements
- Strong experience with Java (Java 8+)
- Experience working within monolithic architectures
- Exposure to Angular (or modern front-end frameworks)
- Solid understanding of system design, performance, and scalability
- Experience building or contributing to enterprise applications
- Experience with AI/ML tools such as Copilot, Claude, or similar
- Exposure to large language models or AI agent development
- Experience with modernization efforts (e.g., upgrading Java versions)
- Background in workforce management, scheduling systems, or high-scale platforms
- 70% Backend (Java)
- 20% Frontend (Angular)
- 10% AI tools / experimentation
Qualifications
- 70% Hands-on coding
- 10% Architecture and system design
- 20% Team collaboration
Skills
- Strong experience with Java (Java 8+)
- Experience working within monolithic architectures
- Exposure to Angular (or modern front-end frameworks)
- Solid understanding of system design, performance, and scalability
- Experience building or contributing to enterprise applications
- Experience with AI/ML tools such as Copilot, Claude, or similar
- Exposure to large language models or AI agent development
- Experience with modernization efforts (e.g., upgrading Java versions)
- Background in workforce management, scheduling systems, or high-scale platforms
Benefits
- Hybrid work schedule
- $145k - $155k salary range
Pay
- $145k - $155k
Schedule
- Hybrid work schedule