Senior Al Engineer | Java, LLM & Gen AI

Senior AI Engineer Hyderabad Java LLM Gen AI Hybrid

Java LLM Gen AI Microservices GraphQL DataStructures & Algorithms

Companyoverview

Cornerstone OnDemand builds intelligent products that helporganizations learn and perform at scale. We value ownership clarity andpragmatic engineeringshipping reliable systems that blend modern AI with solidbackend discipline. This role sits at the intersection of platform engineeringand applied AI.

The Role

We are looking for a Senior AI Engineer to design anddeliver backend services that power retrieval-augmented workflows semanticsearch and LLM-backed features. You will work across APIs (REST and GraphQL)data stores and cloud-native infrastructurepartnering with product and MLstakeholders to bring AI capabilities safely into production.

In This Role You Will

Design build and operate scalable Java/Spring Boot microservices and shared platform components.
Own GraphQL schema evolution resolvers and performance (N1 avoidance batching caching).
Integrate LLMs embeddings and vector search into production paths with clear observability and fallbacks.
Apply strong data structures and algorithms judgment to performance-sensitive paths (indexing ranking batching and cost-aware service design).
Collaborate on data modeling and API contracts across SQL NoSQL and vector stores.
Champion security (OAuth2 JWT API hardening) and reliability in distributed event-driven systems.
Improve CI/CD automated testing and deployment practices for safe frequent releases.

You Have Got What It Takes If You

58 years of experience in backend or platform engineering with strong expertise in Java.
Hands-on experience with Spring Boot microservices architecture REST & GraphQL APIs.
Strong experience in GraphQL schema design resolvers and query optimization (N1 batching caching).
Solid understanding of data structures algorithms OOP and distributed system design.
Experience working with SQL (PostgreSQL/MySQL) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB Redis).
Familiarity with vector databases such as Weaviate Pinecone or Milvus.
Practical exposure to LLMs embeddings and NLP concepts.
Experience with Docker Kubernetes and at least one cloud platform (AWS / Azure / GCP).
Understanding of asynchronous processing event-driven systems and messaging (Kafka/RabbitMQ).
Knowledge of security practices (OAuth2 JWT API security).
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments.
Preferred
Hands-on experience building RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) systems.
Experience with semantic search / hybrid search (BM25 embeddings).
Familiarity with LLM APIs (OpenAI Bedrock etc.) and prompt engineering.
Exposure to LLMOps / MLOps workflows.
Experience with API gateways rate limiting and high-scale systems.
Prior work on AI-driven products or platform

Our Culture:

Spark Greatness. Shatter Boundaries. Share Success. Are you ready Because here right now is where the future of work is happening. Where curious disruptors and change innovators like you are helping communities and customers enable everyone anywhere to learn grow and advance. To be better tomorrow than they are today.

Who We Are:

Cornerstone powers the potential of organizations and their people to thrive in a changing world. Cornerstone Galaxy the complete AI-powered workforce agility platform meets organizations where they are. With Galaxy organizations can identify skills gaps and development opportunities retain and engage top talent and provide multimodal learning experiences to meet the diverse needs of the modern workforce. More than 7000 organizations and 100 million users in 180 countries and in nearly 50 languages use Cornerstone Galaxy to build high-performing future-ready organizations and people today.

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Required Experience:

Senior IC