Senior Java Microservices Architect (Hybrid)

Publicis Sapient; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 135,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Inclusive workplace

Learning opportunities

Comprehensive health benefits

Generous paid leave

Job summary

Publicis Sapient is seeking an Enterprise Java Architect to design and implement scalable, high-performance microservices-based applications. You will lead across engineering teams to ensure API design, security, and observability best practices while optimizing cloud-native integrations.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in Java with microservices, strong Spring Boot/Spring Cloud expertise, and hands-on experience with AWS/Azure/GCP, Docker, and Kubernetes.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Java development experience, focused on microservices.
• Proven expertise in Spring Boot and Spring Cloud for microservices.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Strong REST API knowledge, event-driven architectures, and messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Hands-on with CI/CD, automated testing, and DevOps practices.
• Experience using AI pair-programmers (GitHub Copilot, Claude Code) to optimize workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable Java-based microservices architectures.
• Collaborate with engineering teams on API design, security, and observability.
• Optimize performance and cloud-native integration.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to juniors.
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Stay updated on Java, microservices, and cloud trends.

Skills

Java microservices

Spring Boot

Spring Cloud

Cloud platforms

Docker

Kubernetes

REST APIs

Event-driven

CI/CD

GitHub Copilot

Claude Code

Problem solving

Tools

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Prometheus

Grafana

Jaeger

Job description

Publicis Sapient is seeking an Enterprise Java Architect to design and implement scalable, high-performance microservices-based applications. You will lead across engineering teams to ensure API design, security, and observability best practices while optimizing cloud-native integrations.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in Java with microservices, strong Spring Boot/Spring Cloud expertise, and hands-on experience with AWS/Azure/GCP, Docker, and Kubernetes.