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Lead Java Developer

Location
Rutherford, NJ
Work type
Full Time · On-site
Posted
2026-08-30

Job description

This is a Lead development position responsible for establishing and implementing new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology Team. The overall objective of this role is to build robust, high-performance, large-scale applications.

We are seeking a candidate with strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and experience in tools such as JIRA, BlackDuck, SONAR, etc. The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated capacity to build sophisticated tooling for development and production team use.

The role requires an individual who is results-focused, proactive, highly collaborative, confident under pressure, and has demonstrated skills in both solution evangelism and expectation management. Someone who can operate with minimal level of direct supervision.

Responsibilities:
Agentic System Design: Lead the architectural design and implementation of multi-agent systems and autonomous AI solutions, ensuring scalability, robustness, and performance.
AI Agent Development: Develop, train, and fine-tune individual AI agents for tasks such as natural language understanding, decision-making, and task execution.
Orchestration & Integration: Design and implement frameworks for agent orchestration, communication, and collaboration within a larger ecosystem. Integrate agentic AI solutions with existing enterprise platforms and data sources.
Research & Innovation: Stay abreast of the latest advancements in agentic AI, multi-agent systems, and related fields. Conduct research and rapid prototyping of new AI technologies and methodologies.
Manage multiple teams of professionals to accomplish established goals and conduct personnel duties for the team (e.g. performance evaluations, hiring and disciplinary actions)
Provide strategic influence and exercise control over resources, budget management and planning while monitoring end results
Utilize in-depth knowledge of concepts and procedures within own area and basic knowledge of other areas to resolve issues
Ensure essential procedures are followed and contribute to defining standards
Integrate in-depth knowledge of applications development with overall technology function to achieve established goals
Provide evaluative judgement based on analysis of facts in complicated, unique, and dynamic situations, including drawing from internal and external sources
Influence and negotiate with senior leaders across functions, as well as communicate with external parties as necessary
Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Client, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.
Collaborate with the business/Technical product owner & SMEs to perform detailed requirements analysis
Responsible for Components Design, Construction & Unit Testing of assigned components/modules
Perform technical review and resolve any technical challenges
Coordinate with customer stakeholders and bridge the offshore communication
Understanding of agile /waterfall development methodologies and test-driven development practices
Responsible for overall deliverables and highlight if any risks

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