Senior Java Engineer - AI/GenAI
RemoteStar
Redruth, United Kingdom
9 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
SeniorJob location
Redruth, United Kingdom
Tech stack
Java
API
Artificial Intelligence
Application Integration Architecture
Build Automation
Static Program Analysis
Code Review
Software Debugging
Service Discovery
Software Engineering
GitHub Copilot
Large Language Models
Prompt Engineering
Model Validation
Virtual Agents
Api Design
Code Restructuring
Vulnerability Analysis
Microservices
Job description
- Use AI to analyse codebases, understand dependencies, and extract clean APIs
- Work on high-impact legacy services that block divisional delivery speed
- Implement strangler fig patterns and other proven migration approaches
- Deliver modernised services with comprehensive tests, documentation, and multi-instance deployment capabilities
Ship Results Quickly
- Complete service modernisations in fast cycles with monthly milestones
- Use AI to accelerate every phase: analysis, refactoring, testing, documentation
- Hand off modernised services to Platform Services or divisions with clear ownership
- Demonstrate measurable improvements: faster APIs, better performance, higher reliability
AI Implementation & Automation (50%)
- Build AI-Powered Development Infrastructure
- Implement Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers for service discovery, dependency mapping, and architecture compliance
- Create AI-assisted CI/CD pipelines with automated code review, security scanning, and test generation
- Build automation using Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and LLM APIs
- Develop reusable AI tooling that other engineers can adopt
Demonstrate AI-First Development
- Use AI for all coding tasks: refactoring, test creation, documentation, debugging
- Achieve measurable and significant productivity improvements through AI integration
- Document patterns and share learnings through your work
- Train teams during service handoffs on AI-enabled workflows you've built
- Demonstrate when to use AI vs when human judgement is critical
Requirements
- 8+ years software engineering with Java backend expertise
- Experience modernising production systems at scale
- Strong API design and microservices architecture knowledge
- Understanding of strangler fig patterns, service decomposition, and legacy migration strategies
AI/LLM Implementation (Critical Differentiator)
- Hands-on experience building with Model Context Protocol (MCP)
- Demonstrated use of Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or similar AI development tools in production work
- Experience implementing AI in CI/CD pipelines (code review, testing, security scanning)
- Built agentic AI solutions or AI-powered automation tools
- Understanding of prompt engineering, model selection, and LLM
capabilities/limitations Proven AI Impact
- Achieved measurable productivity improvements using AI in development
- Implemented AI-assisted refactoring, test generation, or documentation at scale
- Experience with AI code analysis and automated remediation
- Track record of shipping production systems built with AI assistance