Software Engineer Secure AI

<h2>THE OPPORTUNITY</h2> <p>Bestgate Engineering is hiring for multiple software engineering opportunity at the intersection of <strong>backend engineering and applied AI</strong>. 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.</p> <h2>WHAT YOU WILL DO</h2> <ul> <li><strong> </strong>Design and build internal APIs, middleware, routing layers, and reusable services for secure AI integration.</li> <li><strong> </strong>Develop Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers and reusable AI skills that connect models to databases, microservices, and external APIs.</li> <li><strong> </strong>Implement enterprise guardrails for privacy, sensitive data handling, prompt injection defense, and output validation.</li> <li><strong> </strong>Build and test software patterns for non-deterministic AI outputs and agent-like workflows.</li> <li><strong> </strong>Work across backend services, applied AI patterns, and secure software delivery practices.</li> </ul> <h2>WHAT MAKES YOU COMPETITIVE</h2> <ul> <li><strong> </strong>U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance.</li> <li><strong> </strong>Strong Java software engineering experience, including modern frameworks and libraries such as Spring or Guava.</li> <li><strong> </strong>Experience designing enterprise APIs, RESTful services, and microservice architectures.</li> <li><strong> </strong>Familiarity with applied AI concepts such as prompt engineering, tool use, function calling, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation.</li> <li><strong> </strong>Comfort with Git, Nexus, Maven, Linux command line workflows, and agile delivery.</li> <li><strong> </strong>Strong troubleshooting, testing, and communication skills.</li> </ul> <h2>NICE TO HAVE</h2> <ul> <li><strong> </strong>Spring AI, LangChain4j, LangChain, LlamaIndex, vector databases, semantic caching, or AI observability tools.</li> <li><strong> </strong>NiFi, Kafka, AWS, Kubernetes, SQL/NoSQL databases, Python scripting, or Big Data platform exposure.</li> <li><strong> </strong>DoD 8140/8570 certification readiness if required by the customer.</li> </ul> <h2><strong>BEST FIT</strong></h2> <p><em>Best fit for a backend engineer who wants to make AI usable in real enterprise systems without compromising security or engineering discipline.</em></p>