Senior Java Engineer - AI & Agentic Platforms

Sapient Corporation; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 165,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible vacation policy

16 paid holidays

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Corporate gift matching

Job summary

Publicis Sapient is seeking a Principal Java Microservices Architect - AI & Agentic Platforms to lead the architecture, design, and implementation of our core distributed microservices ecosystem. This role demands strategic thinking and hands-on leadership across multiple teams to deliver scalable backend systems.

You will work with Java (17/21), Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, gRPC, GraphQL, REST, and modern AI tooling, shaping cloud-native patterns on Google Cloud/AWS while guiding Kubernetes,

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software engineering experience.
• 7+ years in microservices architecture, system design, or technical leadership.
• Hands-on with Java (17/21), Spring Boot/Cloud, REST, gRPC, GraphQL, WebSockets.
• Experience with AI framework bindings and cross-platform integration is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, and implementation of distributed microservices ecosystem.
• Drive cloud-native patterns, fault tolerance, caching, and data design.
• Mentor teams and collaborate across AI, backend, and platform squads.

Skills

Java microservices

Cloud-native architecture

Docker/Kubernetes

Resilience4j/Redis

AI integration

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes (GKE)

Istio

Google Cloud

Job description

Principal Java Microservices Architect - AI & Agentic Platforms

We are seeking a Principal Java Microservices Architect - AI & Agentic Platforms to lead the architecture, design, and implementation of our core distributed microservices ecosystem.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software engineering experience.
• 7+ years in microservices architecture, system design, or technical leadership roles.
• Strong hands-on development experience with:
  • Java (17/21), Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Reactive Java (Project Reactor / RxJava), gRPC, GraphQL, WebSockets, REST APIs.
  • TypeScript, Python (for AI framework bindings, orchestration, and scripting).
  • Node.js ecosystems (nice to have for cross-platform integration).
• Deep expertise in distributed backend microservices architecture, fault tolerance (Resilience4j), caching (Redis), and database design (Relational & NoSQL).
• Strong experience building enterprise-grade, high-concurrency Java backend systems.
• Experience designing AI-powered conversational and agentic backend applications.
• Strong cloud-native architecture experience (Google Cloud / AWS / Azure).
• Hands-on expertise with Docker, Kubernetes (GKE), Service Mesh (Istio), Cloud CI/CD, and monitoring/observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Datadog).
• Hands-on expertise (preferred) with :
  • AI Agents, Tools, and Model Context Protocols (MCPs).
  • Google Agent Development Kit (ADK).
  • AI copilots, autonomous business workflows, and intelligent enterprise search systems.
  • Scalable, resilient cloud-native backend platforms.

Additional Information

Pay Range: $165,000 - $205,000

The range shown represents a grouping of relevant ranges currently in use at Publicis Sapient. Actual range for this position may differ, depending on location and specific skillset required for the work itself.

Benefits of Working Here

• Flexible vacation policy; time is not limited, allocated, or accrued
• 16 paid holidays throughout the year
• Generous parental leave and new parent transition program
• Tuition reimbursementCorporate gift matching program

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