Company Description

Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organizations get to their future, digitally-enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity. United by our core values and our purpose of helping people thrive in the brave pursuit of next, our 20,000+ people in 53 offices around the world combine experience across technology, data sciences, consulting and customer obsession to accelerate our clients’ businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value.

Job Description

Publicis Sapient is seeking a highly motivated and innovative Senior Java Engineer to join our team of problem solvers, thinkers, and doers. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in designing, configuring, and implementing omni-platform microservice applications that power digital and associate-facing platforms for our clients across various industries. This role provides an exciting opportunity to drive transformative projects, set industry-leading best practices, and help build a top-tier engineering team. You will also design frameworks and reusable components that empower both team members and business stakeholders to achieve scalable and efficient solutions.

Your Impact:

• Design, architect, and implement multifaceted applications using JAVA 11/Open JDK, microservices and Spring Boot, driving the entire project lifecycle from planning to execution.
• Collaborate directly with agile product teams, including scrum masters, customer experience stakeholders, and QA teams, to ensure alignment and project success.
• Utilize integration patterns like REST APIs (OpenAPI 3.0), message/event handling (Azure Service Bus, Azure Events, Kafka), and orchestration tools such as Zeebe.
• Work with a microservices architecture, leveraging technologies like Docker, Azure Kubernetes Services, and various persistence solutions including Azure, MongoDB Atlas, and Redis.
• Implement cross-cutting concerns using tools like Logback, Istio, and Spring Devtools, with secure authentication via Azure Active Directory B2C, OpenID Connect, and PKCE.
• Write high-quality, maintainable code with comprehensive automated unit and functional tests, including JUnit/Mockito and Karate.
• Conduct performance testing (Gatling) and monitor applications with observability tools such as Dynatrace for APM, RUM, and log management.
• Drive CI/CD processes with tools like Azure DevOps Services, SonarSource (security), and JFrog for artifact management.
• Innovate constantly, staying current on emerging technologies to provide scalable and elegant solutions that support clients in achieving their business goals.
• Mentor team members, foster thought-leadership, and help shape best practices within the team and across projects.
• Oversee project scope and deliverables for a globally distributed team throughout the development lifecycle.

Qualifications

Your Skills & Experience:

• Programming Language: Proficiency in Java 11 and OpenJDK.
• Integration Patterns: REST APIs (OpenAPI 3.0), Messaging and Events (using Azure Service Bus, Azure Events, and/or Kafka), Orchestration (Zeebe)
• Microservices Stack: Spring Boot 2.3, Docker, Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS)
• Persistence: Experience with data storage solutions such as Azure, MongoDB Atlas, and Redis.
• Cross-Cutting Concerns: Logging and monitoring with Logback. Service mesh with Istio. Development tools like Spring Devtools
• Authentication: Familiarity with Azure Active Directory B2C, OpenID Connect, and PKCE for secure user authentication.
• Testing: Unit Testing: JUnit, Mockito. Functional Testing: Karate framework and Karate mocks. Performance Testing: Gatling
• CI/CD: Knowledge of CI/CD practices using Azure DevOps Services (Repos and Pipelines), SonarSource (for security), and JFrog (for artifact management).
• Observability and Monitoring: experience with Dynatrace for Application Performance Management (APM), Real User Monitoring (RUM), and log management.

Additional Information

Opennes to travel:

This position requires availability to travel twice per quarter, each travel for a week to Dallas for client workshops. 

Hybrid Work: During the first quarter, commuting to our Mexico City offices will be required for team meetings with the Dallas team. The work schedule will alternate in a two-week rotation: Week 1 will be fully onsite, while Week 2 will follow a hybrid model—onsite work on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, with remote work on Tuesday and Thursday. This alternating schedule will continue throughout the quarter. 
After the first quarter, commuting is expected to remain at one week per quarter.