Strong hands-on experience in Core Java (Java 8/11/17 or later)| object-oriented programming collections| concurrency| streams| and enterprise application development.
Strong experience with Spring Boot| REST APIs| microservices| and integration of AIcapabilities into Java-based enterprise applications.
Hands-on experience with Generative AI / Large Language Models (LLMs)| including promptengineering and secure consumption of enterprise AI services/APIs.
Experience building or integrating AI-powered developer/productivity tools| assistants| agents| or automation workflows into software engineering processes.
Understanding of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)| embeddings| semantic search| and vector databases.
Familiarity with AI agent/tool-calling patterns| orchestration frameworks| and Model Context Protocol (MCP) concepts Experience with databases such as PostgreSQL| MongoDB| Redis| or similar SQL/NoSQL technologies. Experience with Git| CI/CD pipelines| Docker/Kubernetes| and cloud platforms such as GCP|AWS| or Azure.
Understanding of enterprise security| authentication/authorization| data privacy| responsible AI| logging| monitoring| and production support practices.
Strong analytical| problem-solving| communication| and Agile/Scrum collaboration skills.
Roles & Responsibilities Design| develop| and enhance AI-enabled tools and capabilities using Java as the primary programming language.
Build Spring Boot microservices and REST APIs that securely integrate enterprise applications with LLMs and AI services.
Develop AI-assisted engineering workflows such as intelligent search| code/document analysis| summarization| knowledge assistance| and workflow automation.
Implement RAG-based solutions by integrating enterprise knowledge sources| embeddings| semantic retrieval| vector stores| and LLM-generated responses.
Build and integrate AI agent workflows with approved enterprise tools and APIs using.
Numbers & Facts
Location
Aurora, IL
Industry
Computer/IT Services
Company Size
500 to 999 employees
Year Founded
1990
Website
http://q1tech.com/
About Company
Q1 consists of experienced and recognized experts providing the capability to respond to market demand in order to provide professional services for our clients including Enterprise software implementations, application integration and technical / functional support.
Q1 has steadily grown into a Quality IT services and solutions organization with the average experience of our team being over 10 years. We have continuously met or exceeded client expectations by delivering professional services and project implementations on time and under budget to help clients truly recognize return on investment.