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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # AI Engineer - **Company:** OSI Engineering - **Location:** Menlo Park, CA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $180,000.0 - $195,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Unit Testing, Software as a Service, Code Review, Computer Programming, Databases, Data Structures, Software Design Patterns, Hibernate (Java), Java Persistence API, Java Virtual Machine (JVM), Spring Framework, JSON, MySQL, Object-Oriented Software Development, Platform as a Service (PAAS), Software Product Management, Systems Development Life Cycle, Cloud Services, Rxjava, Big O, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Systems Integration, AI Infrastructure, GitHub Copilot, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Large Language Models, Model Validation, Backend, Kotlin, Information Technology, Reactive Programming, Software Coding, Restful APIs, Code Restructuring, Software Version Control, Microservices - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/dbfad65a-47f5-4392-9494-ceed200403a4 ## About the Role * 8+ years of software engineering experience, including a successful track record developing customer-facing SaaS/PaaS products. * 5+ years working experience in Java or Kotlin, Spring Framework, and AWS. * 3+ years working experience within microservice architecture, specifically utilizing REST services and JSON. * Experience with reactive programming on the JVM, such as Project Reactor, Spring WebFlux, RxJava, Kotlin coroutines, or Kotlin Flow. * Hands-on experience building or integrating LLM-backed product functionality, including streaming response patterns such as SSE, cancellation, timeouts, and fallback handling. * Experience with conversation state management, persistence models, memory systems, prompt orchestration, and tool/function calling. * Experience with RAG patterns, embeddings, vector databases, retrieval quality, grounding, and evaluation. * Hands-on experience integrating AI coding tools (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Codex) into the SDLC - comfortable using them for scaffolding, refactoring, and test generation, and skilled at critically reviewing their output rather than accepting it blindly. * Familiarity with model customization techniques, including fine-tuning, prompt/version management, structured outputs, and model evaluation. * Excellent understanding of O/R mapping concepts and tools (Hibernate, JPA). * Fluent in Databases/SQL (MySQL experience preferred). * Excellent programming discipline: data structures, complexity analysis, object-oriented principles, design patterns, and unit testing. * Experience mentoring junior engineers. * BS/MS in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent. ## Description We're looking for an experienced Software Engineer to be a key contributor in developing the backend services that power generative AI functionality across the family of products. You will design and implement cloud-based AI service infrastructure for conversational experiences, retrieval-augmented generation, tool orchestration, MCP services, memory and persistence systems, and model integration. This role requires strong backend engineering judgment, strong JVM backend experience, preferably with Kotlin and Java, and the ability to turn fast-moving AI capabilities into secure, scalable, observable, production-ready services., * Deliver high-quality, scalable, production-ready backend/server code in Kotlin and Java Cloud Services by implementing best practices in software engineering, including coding standards, testing and deployment procedures. * Partner closely with a cross-functional team of key stakeholders (Engineers, Architects, Product Managers, QA, Operations, and Business Partners) to translate AI product concepts into robust backend systems. * Build and evolve APIs that allow product teams to safely integrate AI functionality across web, mobile, and desktop experiences. * Design and implement tool-calling and MCP services that support reliable multi-step workflows, secure execution, and permissioned access to user data from AI-powered product experiences. * Build production-grade AI infrastructure with strong attention to latency, cost, observability, failure handling, privacy, and security. * Mentor junior developers using expertise in software development methodology and frameworks, in areas such as quality, security, and scalability. * Effectively leverage AI coding assistants (Claude, Codex, etc.) to accelerate implementation, code review, and testing, while applying strong engineering judgment to validate the correctness, security, and maintainability of AI-generated code. ## Related Videos - [Tips and Tricks for Working with JSON](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1229-tips-and-tricks-for-working-with-json) - [MySQL Protocol Features You Should Be Aware Of](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100267-mysql-protocol-features-you-should-be-aware-of) - [Engineering Mindset in the Age of AI - Gunnar Grosch, AWS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1735-engineering-mindset-in-the-age-of-ai-gunnar-grosch-aws) - [Introducing JSON Structure](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100219-introducing-json-structure) - [The AI-Ready Stack: Rethinking the Engineering Org of the Future](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1706-the-ai-ready-stack-rethinking-the-engineering-org-of-the-future) - [Coding for Good: Achieving social change with an app](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1645-coding-for-good-achieving-social-change-with-an-app) ## Related Articles - [What is Software Engineering in the Age of AI?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/640-what-is-software-engineering-in-the-age-of-ai) - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [MLOps And AI Driven Development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/82-mlops-and-ai-driven-development) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again)