Java Backend Engineer Agentic Workflows

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)

Skills

Java
Java Backend Developer
Java Backend Engineer
Amazon Web Services
Apache Kafka
Artificial Intelligence
Backend Development
CQRS
Caching
Cloud Computing
Collaboration
Communication
Computer Science
Concurrent Computing
Conflict Resolution
Continuous Delivery
Continuous Integration
Database
Debugging
Decision-making
Docker
Emerging Technologies
Good Clinical Practice
Google Cloud Platform
JUnit
Kubernetes
Machine Learning (ML)
Management
Memcached
Message Queues
Microservices
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Certified Professional
Mockito
Multithreading
NoSQL
Open Source
Orchestration
Problem Solving
Python
RESTful
RabbitMQ
Redis
SQL
Scalability
Software Engineering
Sourcing
Streaming
Systems Design
Testing
Workflow
Agentic workflows

Job Details

Job Title: Java Backend Engineer Agentic Workflows

Location: Austin, TX

Job Summary"

We are seeking a highly skilled Java Backend Engineer with expertise in agentic workflows and MCP (Model Context Protocol) service integration to join our engineering team. The ideal candidate will design, develop, and optimize backend systems that power intelligent, autonomous agents and context-driven services. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to architect scalable solutions that leverage cutting-edge AI workflows while maintaining reliability, performance, and security.

Responsibilities:

  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable Java-based backend services to support agentic workflows and AI-driven applications.
  • Implement and optimize MCP services to enable seamless context sharing and dynamic orchestration between models, agents, and tools.
  • Architect APIs, microservices, and event-driven systems that ensure high performance, reliability, and low-latency communication.
  • Collaborate with data scientists, AI/ML engineers, and frontend developers to integrate agentic intelligence into production systems.
  • Write clean, maintainable, and testable code while following best practices in software engineering.
  • Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize system performance, scalability, and fault-tolerance.
  • Contribute to workflow automation, context management, and intelligent decision-making systems.
  • Stay up to date with emerging technologies in AI, distributed systems, and backend engineering

Qualifications/Required skills:

  • Bachelor s/Master s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
  • 5+ years of backend engineering experience with strong expertise in Java (Java 11+) and Python.
  • Proven experience with agentic workflows (autonomous task orchestration, tool use, context-driven execution).
  • Hands-on with MCP (Model Context Protocol) service development and integration.
  • Strong understanding of microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, gRPC, and message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.).
  • Experience with databases (SQL & NoSQL) and caching solutions (Redis, Memcached).
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or Azure) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Solid grasp of concurrency, multithreading, and distributed systems design.
  • Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks (JUnit, Mockito), and code quality tools.
  • Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills

Preferred Qualification:

  • Experience with AI/ML infrastructure, LLM-based applications, or agent frameworks.
  • Knowledge of event sourcing, CQRS, and workflow engines (e.g., Temporal, Camunda, Airflow).
  • Contributions to open-source projects related to agentic systems or MCP.
  • Understanding of observability (logging, tracing, metrics) in distributed systems.

Behavioral Skills:

  • Excellent Communication skills and collaboration skills
  • Ability to propose and implement improvements in the system
  • Ability to work with cross-functional stakeholders

Below are top 5 skills for Candidate assessment.

  • Java (11+) and Python Backend Development strong coding & microservices experience
  • Agentic Workflows orchestration, autonomous task execution, tool use
  • MCP (Model Context Protocol) service development & integration
  • Distributed Systems & APIs REST/gRPC, event-driven architectures
  • Cloud & Containers AWS/Google Cloud Platform/Azure, Docker, Kubernetes

Nice to have: experience with workflow engines (Temporal, Camunda), AI/ML infrastructure, and event streaming (Kafka).

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