Senior Software Development Engineer III - Backend Architecture

About the Role:We are looking for an SDE 3 / Senior Backend Engineer with 6+ years of backend engineering experience and strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, microservices, system design, and AI-assisted software development. A key part of this role is owning and improving an Agentic SDLC using AI coding agents across design, implementation, code review, testing, debugging, and production monitoring.Backend Engineering Responsibilities:- Design, build, and own scalable backend services using Java, Spring Boot, and microservices.- Own server-side architecture, business logic, data models, APIs, and integrations.- Drive HLD and LLD for new services and major system refactors.- Ensure production systems meet requirements for scalability, reliability, performance, and maintainability.Agentic SDLC Responsibilities:- Drive the adoption of AI agents across the software development lifecycle.- Apply agentic tooling to design, implementation, code reviews, testing, debugging, and production monitoring.- Build reusable workflows, custom agents/subagents, and repository-level context/instruction frameworks.- Develop MCP integrations with internal systems such as Jira, BigQuery, observability platforms, and documentation.- Establish standards for reviewing and validating AI-generated code.- Measure and improve engineering workflows using metrics such as cycle time, review turnaround, test coverage, and escaped defects.- Enable engineers to effectively adopt AI-assisted development while maintaining appropriate security, licensing, and data-handling guardrails.Technical Leadership:- Provide technical direction across teams.- Lead architecture and cross-functional design discussions.- Mentor senior and mid-level engineers.- Make informed build/buy/delegate decisions for engineering and AI tooling.Requirements:- 6+ years of backend engineering experience, including 2+ years in a lead/tech lead capacity.- Strong hands-on expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate/JPA, and microservices.- Strong experience with HLD, LLD, system design, and production-scale backend systems.- Proven experience designing, developing, deploying, and owning microservices in production.- Hands-on Agentic SDLC experience within the last 12 months, with AI agents being a significant part of your engineering workflow.- Experience with tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Devin, Copilot Workspace/Agent Mode, Aider, or equivalent.- Experience applying AI agents to at least 3 areas of the SDLC: system/design, implementation, code review, test generation, and production debugging/monitoring.- Strong understanding of where AI agents can fail, including context limitations, hallucinated APIs, incorrect tests, and review fatigue.- Strong fundamentals in Git, CI/CD, automated testing, and software development lifecycle.- Ability to work effectively across multiple teams and influence technical decisions.Tech Stack:- Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate/JPA, Microservices, AI/LLM, Agentic SDLC. (ref:hirist.tech)