Middle Java Engineer (Voice AI platform)
Europe, Ukraine HOTSPsoft is seeking a skilled Java Engineer to join our Voice AI Platform team — an opportunity to work on real-world conversational AI solutions that integrate speech recognition, natural-language understanding, and cloud-native microservices. You’ll be part of an agile engineering group developing production-grade systems powering next-generation digital assistants.
Duties and responsibilities
- Design, develop, and deliver high-performance backend services for Voice AI agents.
- Collaborate closely with AI, DevOps, and product teams to build scalable cloud-native microservices.
- Develop, debug, and maintain REST and WebSocket-based APIs.
- Implement robust messaging and event-driven workflows using Kafka or Pub/Sub.
- Ensure code quality through automated unit and integration testing and clean documentation.
- Participate in architecture discussions, contribute to technical decisions, and mentor junior developers.
Required skills and experience
- 3 + years of hands-on Java development (Java 17 +, Java 21 preferred).
- Strong proficiency in Spring Boot, Hibernate, and object-oriented design.
- Experience designing and building RESTful APIs and real-time communication with WebSockets.
- Proficient in PostgreSQL and relational database modeling.
- Familiarity with Kafka, RabbitMQ, or Google Pub/Sub messaging systems.
- Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Cloud exposure to GCP, AWS, or Azure (any major provider).
- Understanding of CI/CD pipelines, automated testing (Unit / Integration).
- Knowledge of agile development principles and collaborative teamwork mindset.
- Previous experience with GenAI/LLM would be a BIG plus.
What’s in it for you
- You will develop much faster than the fractional role at a big “galley.”
- If you can’t find the meaning in what you’re doing, don’t know where you’re going in the long run, feel like you do not evolve, feel like nobody cares about you, or think you’re wasting your time — come and win the competition for this job!
- Team up with us to make the world a better and more convenient place to live! Start making a difference now!
Ready to rumble?
Send your CV or contact us here.