About the role

  • Staff Software Engineer focusing on API integrations and AI integration at Aravo Solutions. Leading backend architecture and enhancing cloud-native workflows.

Responsibilities

  • Own, design, and evolve distributed backend services using Java and Spring Boot
  • Architect systems for scalability, reliability, performance, and observability
  • Drive and document architectural decisions through ADRs, RFCs, and other technical artifacts
  • Establish and enforce engineering standards, design patterns, and best practices
  • Define and implement cloud-native architecture patterns across environments
  • Lead adoption and optimization of:
  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CDK)
  • Containerization and orchestration (Kubernetes)
  • Service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd)
  • Optimize systems for resilience, cost efficiency, and operational excellence
  • Design, build, and scale multi-tenant RESTful APIs and integration services
  • Lead modernization initiatives, including legacy SOAP to REST migrations
  • Define, standardize, and enforce API governance and best practices
  • Architect and implement integration patterns including:
  • Webhooks
  • Event-driven systems (Kafka, Kinesis)
  • External system connectivity frameworks
  • Design and implement Model Context Protocol (MCP) server/client patterns
  • Enable secure interactions between LLM agents and internal systems, databases, and tools
  • Ensure AI integrations are safe, observable, governed, and scalable
  • Contribute to evolving AI-driven platform capabilities
  • Elevate standards for code quality, peer reviews, and maintainability
  • Define and promote robust testing strategies (unit, integration, performance)
  • Improve observability, monitoring, and on-call practices
  • Mentor senior engineers and provide technical leadership across teams
  • Partner closely with Product, Infrastructure, and Integration teams
  • Translate ambiguous business requirements into clear technical solutions and roadmaps
  • Communicate technical trade-offs effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Actively participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and planning processes

Requirements

  • 8+ years of hands-on Java development in production environments
  • Deep expertise with Spring Boot and Spring Cloud ecosystems
  • Strong understanding of JVM internals, performance tuning, concurrency, and multithreading
  • Hands-on experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure
  • Strong experience with Kubernetes and containerized deployments
  • Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or CDK)
  • Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines at scale
  • Familiarity with service mesh architectures
  • Proven experience designing and scaling distributed systems
  • Strong understanding of event-driven architectures (Kafka, Kinesis)
  • Expertise in API design (REST, GraphQL, and legacy SOAP systems)
  • Solid data modeling experience (SQL and NoSQL databases)
  • Strong foundation in security principles (authentication, authorization, secrets management)
  • Experience with distributed tracing (OpenTelemetry)
  • Familiarity with logging and monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana)
  • Experience defining and managing SLOs/SLAs
  • Participation in incident response and postmortem processes
  • Experience or exposure to Model Context Protocol (MCP)
  • Familiarity with LLM integrations, agent workflows, and AI-enabled systems
  • Understanding of secure design principles for AI interactions
  • Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction without direct authority
  • Strong mentorship, coaching, and team development skills
  • Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous and fast-paced environments
  • Experience leading large-scale platform modernization initiatives
  • Strong documentation practices and technical writing skills
  • Passion for emerging technologies, particularly AI-driven development patterns
  • Excellent collaboration and stakeholder management abilities
  • Continuous learner with a growth mindset and a bias toward innovation

Benefits

  • 100% Employer Paid Medical Insurance options for the Employee and Family
  • Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
  • Life and AD&D Insurance
  • Long-Term Disability Insurance
  • 401K with Company Matching
  • Equity Participation
  • 4 Weeks of Vacation
  • Fully Stocked Kitchens
  • Company-Sponsored Charitable Day of Giving Events

Job title

Staff Software Engineer – API Integrations, AI Integration

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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