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Senior Java Architect

Job in Menlo Park, San Mateo County, California, 94029, USA
Listing for: ZealHire Inc.
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-10-04
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    Java Developer, Cloud Engineer - Software, Backend Developer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 180000 - 260000 USD Yearly USD 180000.00 260000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Job Description:

The ideal candidate will have deep expertise across Java, Spring Boot, event-driven microservices,

cloud platforms, Kubernetes, modern frontend technologies, and enterprise architecture, along with

hands-on experience integrating Generative AI and intelligent application capabilities into enterprise

platforms.

  • 12+ years of overall software development experience with a strong enterprise Java background.
  • Java 17/21+, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Security – strong hands-on experience required.
  • Apache Kafka / Kafka Streams with event-driven architecture experience.
  • Debezium CDC and real-time data/event processing experience.
  • Kubernetes + Docker + Helm with production enterprise deployments.
  • KEDA for event-driven Kubernetes autoscaling.
  • Argo CD / Git Ops for Kubernetes CI/CD deployments.
  • Generative AI integration into enterprise Java applications is required.
  • LangChain4j / Spring AI + RAG + AI Agents experience strongly required.
  • MCP integration with enterprise Java applications is a key differentiator.
  • Strong AWS/Azure, OAuth2/OIDC, JWT, PostgreSQL/Oracle, Redis and Open Telemetry experience preferred.

Pre-Screening Questions needed from candidate

Q1:
Does the candidate have expertise building event-driven microservices using Java 17/21+, Spring Boot, and Spring Security?

Q2:
Has the candidate implemented real-time data processing pipelines and event-driven architectures using Apache Kafka / Kafka Streams along with Debezium CDC?

Q3:
Has the candidate integrated Generative AI, RAG architecture, or AI Agents into enterprise Java applications using tools like LangChain4j, Spring AI, or Model Context Protocol (MCP)?

Q4:
Does the candidate have hands-on experience deploying enterprise workloads to Kubernetes using Helm, Git Ops (Argo CD), service meshes (Istio/Linkerd), and KEDA for autoscaling?

$000,000 – $000,000 Salary range is not shown on the candidate portal

Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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