Senior Software Engineer/ AI

Senior Software Engineer (AI) On behalf of our Financial Services client, Procom is searching for a Senior Software Engineer AI for a 12-month role. This position is a hybrid position with 4 days onsite at our client’s Southlake, TX or Austin, TX office. Job Description: Join us for a significant technical transformation in Broker-Dealer Systems and the modernization of our core technology infrastructure. As a Senior AI Developer, you will lead AI-focused workflows across the System Development Life Cycle, working at the intersection of cutting-edge AI technology and complex financial domains to build intelligent systems that directly impact millions of people's retirement security. Responsibilities: • Demonstrated exposure to, or hands-on experience with, GenAI coding assistants used across day-to-day engineering workflows in the SDLC-implementation, refactoring, unit testing, regression support, code reviews, scripting/automation, troubleshooting, and documentation-while applying engineering judgment and validation. Practical familiarity with tools such as GitHub Copilot or Claude Code is expected. • Uses AI assistance for common dev tasks (code suggestions, test generation, review support, automation scripts, troubleshooting) with clear ownership for correctness and quality. • Applies GenAI in ways that reduce context switching and accelerate delivery across typical workflows (not limited to writing new code). • Demonstrates practical familiarity with GitHub Copilot and/or Claude Code within IDE/CLI-style workflows. • Working knowledge of agentic workflows, spec-driven development (translating low-level design artifacts such as class structures, API contracts, and data models into structured specs that guide AI-assisted implementation), and custom instructions and prompt engineering, with the ability to establish team-level practices for effective AI-assisted development. Mandatory Skills: • GenAI coding assistant experience across SDLC workflows including implementation, refactoring, unit testing, regression support, code reviews, scripting/automation, troubleshooting, and documentation • Practical familiarity with GitHub Copilot and/or Claude Code • Working knowledge of agentic workflows, spec-driven development, custom instructions, and prompt engineering • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience • 7+ years of professional software engineering experience developing large-scale software using Java, Spring framework, cloud development, and Web Services • 2+ years of hands-on AI/ML implementation and production deployment experience • 6+ years of containers and microservices in the cloud • 6+ years of cloud deployment in CI/CD model • 2+ years with PCF, AWS, or GCP • 2+ years with MongoDB, Aerospike, and/or PostgreSQL • 2+ years of IT transformation and system modernization from legacy to distributed platforms • Hands-on experience with LLMs such as GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, or PaLM • Understanding of broker-dealer capabilities and operations • Collaborative mindset and ability to work with developers, architects, and adjacent teams Nice-to-Have Skills: • Master’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, related field, or related practical experience • Messaging technologies such as RabbitMQ, Kafka, or equivalent • Financial Services/ Banking industry experience • Test Driven Development, QA automation, and quality mindset • Visio diagrams, architectural/design documentation, functional and technical specifications, and automated test process • Willingness to learn and document all aspects of the tech stack • Ability to research and document production/test environments, architecture, and design work • Agile methodology experience • Atlassian tool stack experience, including JIRA and Confluence Assignment Length: This is a 12-month contract position. Start Date: ASAP. Assignment Location: Southlake, TX or Austin, TX United States, with a hybrid work arrangement requiring 4 days in the office weekly.