Senior AI Engineer / Java

We currently have a career opportunity for a Senior AI Engineer to join our team located Lake Mary, FL

We are seeking a highly experienced AI Engineer with a strong track record of designing, developing, and scaling Generative AI, Agentic AI, and Enterprise AI solutions . The ideal candidate will drive the development of AI-powered applications, intelligent agents, copilots, and knowledge-driven platforms that accelerate business transformation and innovation.

While proficiency in Java and enterprise application development is important, the primary focus of this role is on building and deploying production-grade AI solutions leveraging modern AI frameworks, LLMs, and cloud-native technologies.

Perficient is always looking for the best and brightest talent and we need you! We’re a quickly-growing, global digital consulting leader, and we’re transforming the world’s largest enterprises and biggest brands. You’ll work with the latest technologies, expand your skills, and become a part of our global community of talented, diverse, and knowledgeable colleagues.

Responsibilities

We currently have a career opportunity for a Senior AI Engineer to join our team located Lake Mary, FL

We are seeking a highly experienced

AI Engineer

with a strong track record of designing, developing, and scaling

Generative AI, Agentic AI, and Enterprise AI solutions

. The ideal candidate will drive the development of AI-powered applications, intelligent agents, copilots, and knowledge-driven platforms that accelerate business transformation and innovation. While proficiency in

Java and enterprise application development

is important, the primary focus of this role is on building and deploying production-grade AI solutions leveraging modern AI frameworks, LLMs, and cloud-native technologies.

Perficient is always looking for the best and brightest talent and we need you! We’re a quickly-growing, global digital consulting leader, and we’re transforming the world’s largest enterprises and biggest brands. You’ll work with the latest technologies, expand your skills, and become a part of our global community of talented, diverse, and knowledgeable colleagues.

Qualifications:

• Strong hands-on experience in

Generative AI, LLMs, RAG, AI Agents, and Agentic Workflows

.

• Experience designing and deploying enterprise-scale AI solutions using

Azure OpenAI, OpenAI APIs, Claude, Gemini, or equivalent AI platforms

.

• Expertise in

Prompt Engineering, AI Orchestration, Semantic Search, and Knowledge Retrieval

.

• Experience with AI frameworks such as

LangChain, LangGraph, LangChain4j, Semantic Kernel, CrewAI, or AutoGen

.

• Strong understanding of

Vector Databases

and Retrieval systems including Azure AI Search, Pinecone, Weaviate, ChromaDB, or FAISS.

• Experience building AI-powered assistants, copilots, chatbots, and autonomous agent solutions.
• Proficiency in

Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, and API Development

.

• Experience with cloud-native AI development on

Microsoft Azure

.

• Familiarity with

Docker, Kubernetes, Git, CI/CD, and MLOps practices

.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Our App Modernization team helps businesses transform legacy systems and build future-ready applications. We deliver end-to-end solutions—combining cloud migration, custom application development, multi-cloud strategies, and modern UI and API integration.

With expertise in DevSecOps, modern frameworks, and enterprise platforms, our team of engineers, architects, and project leaders partner with leading brands to drive innovation, accelerate delivery, and create lasting business impact. We also integrate AI-driven capabilities—such as intelligent automation, predictive analytics, and generative development tools—to enhance scalability, performance, and user experience.

Perficient, Inc. proudly provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

Perficient, Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Perficient, Inc. expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or covered veterans. Improper interference with the ability of Perficient, Inc. employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.

Disability Accommodations

Perficient is committed to providing a barrier-free employment process with reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact us.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the posting is removed.

The salary range for this position takes into consideration a variety of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, level of experience, applicable office location, training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

The new hire salary range displays the minimum and maximum salary targets for this position across all US locations, and the range has not been adjusted for any specific state differentials. It is not typical for a candidate to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent on the unique facts and circumstances regarding each candidate.

A reasonable estimate of the current salary range for this position is $ 64,974 to $149,880. Please note that the salary range posted reflects the base salary only and does not include benefits or any potential variable compensation programs. Information regarding the benefits available for this position are in our benefits overview.