Java Spring Microservices Modernization (AI-Assisted) Engineer
Role Overview:
Work as Developer/ Sr. Developer for modernization of legacy enterprise systems into up-to-date, cloud-native Java Spring architectures. This role goes beyond manual coding; need to leverage Generative AI coding assistants, LLMs, and automated refactoring agents to rapidly migrate old tech stacks, refactor code bases, update underlying infrastructure including servers, OS, DBs & third party libraries, and remediate security vulnerabilities at scale.
Core Responsibilities
Application & Architectural Refactoring
Microservices modernization: Analyse complex, legacy applications and use AI tools to accelerate decomposition into decoupled, domain-driven Java Spring Boot microservices on latest tech stack.
Code Modernization: Leverage AI coding assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude, Cursor) to upgrade legacy codebases from Java 8/11 to Java 17/21.
API Modernization: Refactor outdated SOAP web services, EJBs, or RMI architectures into secure, performant RESTful APIs or gRPC endpoints.
Infrastructure, OS,



DB & Server Modernization
Upgrade application servers, OS to latest versions
Database Migration: Modernize database layers by updating legacy JDBC/Hibernate code, to latest applicable versions
Dependency Upgrades: Audit and upgrade outdated third-party open-source libraries (e.g., old versions of Apache Commons, Log4j, Guava) to active, supported versions compatible with Jakarta EE and Spring Boot 3.x.
Use AI-driven SAST/DAST tools and dependency scanners (Snyk, SonarQube, Veracode) to identify and automatically remediate vulnerabilities, CVEs, and tech debt.
Prior experience in TIBCO preferred
Required Skills & Qualifications
Java & Spring Expertise: Deep knowledge of Java 17/21, Spring Boot 3.x, Spring Cloud, Spring Data, and Spring Security.
AI Tooling & Prompt Engineering: Proven experience using GenAI tools (GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, Amazon Q, or specialized AI refactoring agents) to a

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