Java AI Enabled Engineer

Position:
Java AI Enabled Engineer

Company:
Mindera

Location:
Portugal, Coimbra

Employment type:
Full Time

Work Arrangement:
Remote / Hybrid / Onsite

Short Summary:
At Mindera, we believe in building software that improves lives. As a Java AI Enabled Engineer, you will focus on backend architecture and development, designing and maintaining scalable microservices, and integrating AI systems.

Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and maintain scalable, high-performance microservices using Java 17/21+ and Spring Boot.
- Architect and implement autonomous AI agents using frameworks like Spring AI or LangChain4j.
- Integrate commercial Azure Co-pilot into enterprise applications via robust RESTful APIs.
- Craft, test, and version-control complex prompts for model outputs.
- Implement guardrails, rate limiting, fallback mechanisms, and observability tracing for AI features.
- Collaborate with App Engineers, product managers, data, and frontend developers to define AI use cases.

Requirement:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- At least 7 years of relevant professional experience.
- Previous experience as a Java Developer and Spring Boot.
- Experience with Agentic AI and LLMs.
- Knowledge of LangChain or equivalent orchestration frameworks.
- Strong technical writing skills for documenting APIs, architecture, and developer guides.

Benefits:
- Health Insurance.
- Flexible working hours.
- Open holidays.
- Profit distribution for everyone.
- Mindera Annual Trip, Sports, and sharing groups.
- Training & conferences, create your own training plan.
- Child Care vouchers.
- Choose Laptop & Peripherals that best suit your needs.
- Hotspot with unlimited usage (PT).
- Access to amazing offices in Porto, Aveiro, and Coimbra.
- Partnerships with local businesses.