Staff Software Engineer-JAVA at UKG
Lowell, MA
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Jul 15, 2026
Lowell, MA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A full-stack Java engineering role focused on building and maintaining enterprise SaaS applications, spanning front-end work in React through to backend microservices and cloud infrastructure. A significant portion of the work involves integrating AI capabilities — including LLM pipelines, RAG systems, and autonomous agents — alongside conventional responsibilities like code review, testing, and production troubleshooting. Suited to a seasoned engineer with 7+ years of Java experience who is comfortable across the full application stack.
Senior level · 7+ years · National
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How this req sits in the market our data
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
The degree requirement states 'BS/MS in Computer Science or related discipline, or equivalent practical experience' — because equivalent experience is explicitly accepted, this is not a hard degree gate.
The posting has no explicit 'Required' vs. 'Preferred' section headings. Skills listed with firm language ('Strong experience with', 'Proven track record', 'Experience building…') throughout the body were treated as hard gates. AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, etc.) and specific AI sub-techniques (vector databases, prompt engineering) appear in more contextual or evaluative framing and were treated as preferred.
LangGraph and its alternatives (OpenAI Agents SDK, CrewAI, AutoGen) are listed as a single interchangeable requirement for AI agent frameworks.
Cloud platform (AWS/Azure/GCP), container orchestration (Kubernetes/Docker/OpenShift), and IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation/ARM Templates) are each treated as one interchangeable requirement respectively.
Scripting automation (Bash/Python/PowerShell) is treated as one interchangeable requirement; Python also appears in a broader context but is captured here.
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