Senior Software Engineer (Fluent in Agentic AI based Engineering)

Location: Colombo, Western Province, lk

Company Description

IFS is a billion-dollar revenue company with 7000+ employees on all continents. Our leading AI technology is the backbone of our award-winning enterprise software solutions, enabling our customers to be their best when it really matters–at the Moment of Service™. Our commitment to internal AI adoption has allowed us to stay at the forefront of technological advancements, ensuring our colleagues can unlock their creativity and productivity, and our solutions are always cutting-edge.

At IFS, we’re flexible, we’re innovative, and we’re focused not only on how we can engage with our customers but on how we can make a real change and have a worldwide impact. We help solve some of society’s greatest challenges, fostering a better future through our agility, collaboration, and trust.

We celebrate diversity and understand our responsibility to reflect the diverse world we work in. We are committed to promoting an inclusive workforce that fully represents the many different cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints of our customers, our partners, and our communities. As a truly international company serving people from around the globe, we realize that our success is tantamount to the respect we have for those different points of view.

By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to be part of a global, diverse environment; you will be joining a winning team with a commitment to sustainability; and a company where we get things done so that you can make a positive impact on the world.

We’re looking for innovative and original thinkers to work in an environment where you can #MakeYourMoment so that we can help others make theirs. With the power of our AI-driven solutions, we empower our team to change the status quo and make a real difference.

If you want to change the status quo, we’ll help you make your moment. Join Team Purple. Join IFS.

Job Description

We have a lot of exciting challenges on our roadmap, and we’re looking for talented Senior Engineers who are passionate about code and finding creative solutions to complex problems.

The Backend Framework and Dev Tools team is responsible for providing world-class tooling, capabilities, and experiences that empower and inspires our employees, partners, and customers to build and tailor business applications providing business value in a fast and agile way. 

As a Software Engineer you will have the responsibility to design, develop and maintain IFS software products. The role is focused on interpreting and analyzing functional and technical requirements to create fit-for-purpose and enterprise-grade software. Stability, performance, maintainability, usability and security are key aspects of this role. If you consider yourself as a person that is pro-active, takes initiative and responsibility, good at listening and communicating, share your knowledge and experience naturally and wants to be part of a diverse and skilled team we want to hear from you.

Qualifications

• A degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or Information Technology
• Extensive experience in Java with strong command of Object Oriented Programming principles, enabling the design of scalable and maintainable systems.
• Hands-on experience with front-end technologies and Microsoft Azure cloud services (or any other cloud platforms) will be an added advantage
• Experience in agentic AI development using tools such as Cursor, Claude code, Github copilot (or similar other tools).
• Experience in Spec Driven Development (SDD) using methods like BMAD will be beneficial.
• Familiar with agentic AI workflows including orchestration of LLMs and AI agents to deliver enterprise-grade applications.
• Having strong analytical skills
• Experience with a track record in working with Enterprise Grade Software solutions.
• Proactive, take initiatives and responsibility. 
• A natural desire to discover and learn new technologies and processes

Additional Information

We embrace flexibility and hybrid work opportunities to support diverse needs and lifestyles, while also valuing inclusive workplace experiences. By fostering a sense of community, we drive innovation, strengthen connections, and nurture belonging. Our commitment ensures you can work in a way that suits you best, while also engaging with colleagues to share ideas and build meaningful relationships.