Senior Backend Engineer – AI-Enabled Products

Aspire It Services — Colombia · Posted ~4 days ago

Senior

Skills

Java Spring Boot Gradle Microservices REST APIs Distributed systems Scalability Performance optimization Fault-tolerant systems AI/LLM integration Distributed Systems AI LLMs

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Summary ✨ AI‑Generated

A senior backend engineering opportunity focused on scalable distributed systems and AI-enabled product experiences. You will build production-grade services and REST APIs, design fault-tolerant microservices, optimize performance and reliability, and integrate AI and LLM capabilities into backend workflows.

Highlights

Senior backend role focused on production-grade distributed systems and AI-enabled product experiences. The position combines Java and Spring Boot expertise with microservices, scalable architecture, reliability engineering, and practical LLM integration.

Description

Job Summary We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer with strong experience building production-grade backend systems and scalable distributed architectures. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Gradle, and microservices, along with practical experience supporting AI-enabled product experiences and LLM-based workflows. Key Responsibilities Build and maintain production-grade backend systems.Develop backend features supporting AI-enabled product experiences.Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs following API lifecycle best practices.Build scalable microservices and distributed systems.Optimize system performance, scalability, and reliability.Design fault-tolerant services and implement performance-tuning strategies.Integrate AI/LLM capabilities into backend workflows and services.Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable backend solutions.Contribute to technical decisions, architecture, and engineering best practices.Must-Have Skills 5+ years of backend engineering experience with production-grade systems.Expert proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, Gradle, and Microservices.Strong experience designing and developing RESTful APIs.Solid understanding of API lifecycle best practices.Hands-on experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL.Experience designing distributed systems and fault-tolerant services.Strong knowledge of performance optimization and system reliability.AI fluency, including:Working with AI-driven requirements.Integrating LLM-based workflows.Understanding API patterns for AI services.Building backend features for AI-enabled products.Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.Ability to work within US-based time zones (EST/CST).Nice-to-Have Skills Experience with Kafka, RabbitMQ, or event-driven architectures.Familiarity with GraphQL, API Gateways, or hybrid API ecosystems.Experience integrating LLM/AI APIs, such as OpenAI or Anthropic.Previous remote contracting experience.Experience providing cross-functional technical leadership.