THE OPPORTUNITY
Bestgate Engineering is hiring for multiple software engineering opportunity at the intersection of backend engineering and applied AI. The role is not about training foundation models; it is about building the secure "paved road" that lets enterprise systems use AI safely, repeatably, and with the right guardrails.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Design and build internal APIs, middleware, routing layers, and reusable services for secure AI integration.
- Develop Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers and reusable AI skills that connect models to databases, microservices, and external APIs.
- Implement enterprise guardrails for privacy, sensitive data handling, prompt injection defense, and output validation.
- Build and test software patterns for non-deterministic AI outputs and agent-like workflows.
- Work across backend services, applied AI patterns, and secure software delivery practices.
WHAT MAKES YOU COMPETITIVE
- U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance.
- Strong Java software engineering experience, including modern frameworks and libraries such as Spring or Guava.
- Experience designing enterprise APIs, RESTful services, and microservice architectures.
- Familiarity with applied AI concepts such as prompt engineering, tool use, function calling, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation.
- Comfort with Git, Nexus, Maven, Linux command line workflows, and agile delivery.
- Strong troubleshooting, testing, and communication skills.
NICE TO HAVE
- Spring AI, LangChain4j, LangChain, LlamaIndex, vector databases, semantic caching, or AI observability tools.
- NiFi, Kafka, AWS, Kubernetes, SQL/NoSQL databases, Python scripting, or Big Data platform exposure.
- DoD 8140/8570 certification readiness if required by the customer.
BEST FIT
Best fit for a backend engineer who wants to make AI usable in real enterprise systems without compromising security or engineering discipline.