Backend Software Engineer (Java / Spring)

About Us Smart Capital Center is an end-to-end, AI-powered platform for Commercial Real Estate (CRE) investment and financial management. We power real-time underwriting, asset management, and portfolio analytics through a combination of live data, workflow automation, and AI-driven insights. Operating at the intersection of Generative AI, finance, and real estate, we are building systems that digitize and simplify complex financial workflows. Our clients include leading institutions such as JLL, Pacific Life Insurance Company, and KeyBank. We are a lean, high-performance team building category-defining technology in a $17 trillion industry. To learn more about our platform and vision, please visit our website. The Role We are looking for a Backend Software Engineer with strong experience in building scalable systems and a deep interest in AI-powered applications. This is a high-impact, hands-on role where you will design and build backend services, integrate AI capabilities, and develop intelligent, agent-driven workflows used in real-world production environments. You will work closely with product, AI, and engineering teams to deliver reliable, high-performance systems and automation features. What You Will Do Backend Development - Design, build, and maintain backend services using Java (Spring Boot) and Python - Develop scalable APIs and microservices for data-intensive applications - Optimize system performance, reliability, and scalability - Design efficient data models and handle complex integrations AI & Intelligent Systems - Implement and integrate AI-powered features into core products - Design and build agent-based workflows for automation and decision-making - Apply prompt engineering techniques to improve LLM outputs and behavior - Work with modern AI frameworks to productionize intelligent systems Cloud & Infrastructure - Develop and deploy backend systems on AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, etc.) - Build resilient, scalable cloud-native services - Contribute to system monitoring, logging, and reliability System Design & Engineering Excellence - Contribute to architecture, service boundaries, and system design decisions - Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code - Ensure security, performance, and operational stability - Continuously improve engineering quality and development practices Collaboration - Work closely with frontend, product, and AI teams - Contribute to end-to-end feature delivery - Participate in Agile development processes Requirements - 5+ years of backend software development experience - Strong experience building and scaling backend systems in production Core Technical Skills - Strong experience with Java and Spring Boot - Solid experience with Python - Strong knowledge of SQL and database design (PostgreSQL preferred) - Experience building REST APIs, microservices, and distributed systems - Hands-on experience with AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, etc.) - Proficiency with Git and modern development workflows AI & Modern Development Experience - Experience with prompt engineering for LLM-based systems - Practical experience building AI agent workflows in production - Familiarity with frameworks/tools such as: - LangGraph - LangChain - LangSmith - or similar ecosystems - Experience using AI-assisted development tools, such as: - Claude Code - Codex - OpenCode - or similar Nice to Have - Experience with vector databases or semantic search (e.g., Milvus) - Knowledge of RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) architectures - Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices - Familiarity with event-driven architecture Experience with data processing pipelines or document AI systems Why Join Us - Work on cutting-edge AI-powered systems in a $17T industry - Build real-world applications using LLMs, agents, and automation - High ownership and autonomy with meaningful technical impact - Opportunity to influence system design and engineering direction - Fast-moving, execution-focused team with minimal bureaucracy - Competitive compensation and flexible work environment