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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # AI Engineer - **Company:** HEITMEYER CONSULTING INC - **Location:** Columbus, OH, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Temporary to permanent - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Applications Architecture, Application Frameworks, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Code Review, Communications Protocols, Continuous Integration, Programming Tools, OAuth, Release Management, Openid Connect, Azure DevOps Pipelines, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Systems Integration, Data Logging, Enterprise Software Applications, GitHub Copilot, ReactJS, Delivery Pipeline, Large Language Models, Claude Code, Multi-Agent Systems, Spring-boot, Software Troubleshooting, HybridCloud, Agentic-AI, AI Platforms, Solid Principles, Machine Learning Operations, Google Gemini, Restful APIs, Network Server, GPT, Dynatrace, Microservices, Agent2Agent Protocol - **Published:** October 1, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.heitmeyerconsulting.com/submit-your-resume/ ## About the Role This is a hands-on engineering role focused on building AI capabilities that enable development teams across the organization to create and deploy solutions for their lines of business. The ideal candidate will have direct experience with AI/LLM technologies, GCP, Gemini, Vertex AI, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, MCP, and agentic application frameworks, combined with strong Java/Spring Boot development and API integration skills., * 5-7 years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, AI engineering, or a related technical discipline. * Proven experience delivering production-quality software solutions. * Hands-on experience building or integrating AI, LLM, automation, or developer-platform capabilities. * Experience with cloud-based AI platforms such as GCP, Gemini, and Vertex AI, or comparable technologies. * Strong understanding of application architecture, APIs, integration patterns, and software design principles. * Strong Java and Spring Boot development experience. * Experience developing REST APIs and secure integrations. * Experience with OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect, including service accounts, client credentials, or delegated user access. * Understanding of CI/CD, observability, reliability, security, privacy, and responsible AI practices. * Strong problem-solving, communication, collaboration, and technical documentation skills. Preferred Qualifications * Hands-on experience with Claude Code and GitHub Copilot, including custom instructions, prompts, skills, plugins, or extensions. * Experience developing custom AI agents and reusable orchestration patterns. * Experience with sequential, multi-agent, or deterministic graph-based agent workflows. * Experience building or integrating MCP servers and clients. * Experience with A2A or comparable agent-to-agent communication protocols. * Experience with Google ADK, Spring AI, LangChain, LangChain4j, or similar AI/LLM frameworks. * Experience with Gemini Agent Platform / Vertex AI capabilities. * Experience implementing AI governance controls, token limits, rate limits, access policies, and cost controls. * Experience implementing AI observability, including distributed tracing, token monitoring, metrics, and operational dashboards. * Experience with containers, microservices, and cloud-native application architecture. * Experience with Harness and Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines. * Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development practices. Technical Skills * GCP / Gemini / Vertex AI * AI/LLM Integration * AI Agent Development * Claude Code / GitHub Copilot * MCP Servers and Clients * A2A / Agent-to-Agent Integration * Google ADK / Spring AI / LangChain / LangChain4j * Java / Spring Boot * REST APIs * React.js * OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect * Microservices / Cloud-Native Architecture * CI/CD / Harness / Azure DevOps * Logging / Metrics / Distributed Tracing * AI Governance / Security / Responsible AI Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate is a hands-on senior engineer who can take AI capabilities from concept through production implementation. They should have practical experience integrating AI technologies into enterprise applications and be comfortable working across application development, APIs, cloud platforms, security, and operational support. 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