Senior Java Engineer & AI Engineer

Senior Java & AI Engineer (Contract) Halifax, NS, Canada (On-site)

We are hiring a Senior Java & AI Engineer for an on-site contract role in Halifax, NS to support RBC Capital Markets. This role focuses on building and maintaining high-availability, low-latency, real-time communication surveillance systems that process large volumes of email, chat, and audio data for compliance and AI/NLP-driven alerting.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable Java-based backend systems
• Build API integrations with third-party vendor platforms
• Process high-volume email/chat/audio data in real-time
• Deploy and optimize containerized applications on Kubernetes
• Support GenAI / LLM-based solutions, including MCP Protocol
• Troubleshoot production issues and provide L2 support
• Collaborate with Product, BA, Compliance, Audit, and business teams

Required Skills

• 8+ years of Java development experience
• Strong in Java, Spring Boot, Multithreading, Collections, JPA, Spring Cloud
• Experience with Kubernetes, CI/CD, and DevOps tools (GitHub, Jenkins, Ansible, SonarQube, Checkmarx)
• Strong knowledge of API integrations and scalable distributed systems
• 2+ years in Generative AI / LLM, Prompt Engineering, and MCP Protocol
• Experience with Apache James, Flume, Airflow is a plus

Preferred Skills

• Kafka / JMS
• Big Data
• Enterprise Integration Patterns
• Scalable / event-driven architecture

Job Type: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Work Location: In person