Principal Java Microservices Architect - AI & Agentic Platforms

Sapient Corporation
Irving, United States of America
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
$ 205K

Job location

Irving, United States of America

Tech stack

Java
Artificial Intelligence
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Systems Engineering
Azure
Cloud Computing
Cloud Engineering
Database Design
Distributed Systems
Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE)
Fault Tolerance
Python
Automation of Marketing
Node.js
NoSQL
Redis
RxJava
Prometheus
Software Engineering
TypeScript
WebSocket
Datadog
Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)
Google Cloud Platform
Spring Cloud
Istio
Grafana
Multi-Agent Systems
Spring-boot
Caching
Backend
Kubernetes
GraphQL
Virtual Agents
REST
gRPC
Docker
Microservices

Job description

We are seeking a Principal Java Microservices Architect - AI & Agentic Platforms to lead the architecture, design, and implementation of our core distributed microservices ecosystem., * Hands-on and possesses deep expertise in:

  • Enterprise Java microservices architecture,

  • Agentic AI systems & tool-calling backend frameworks,

  • AI orchestration frameworks,

  • Cloud-native distributed architectures,

  • Enterprise automation platforms, and

  • High-throughput backend system engineering. This role requires strong experience with:

  • Java 17+/21+ and Spring Boot

  • Google GCP and AI ecosystem,

  • Agent Development Kit (ADK) & Model Context Protocol (MCP),

  • Modern AI application microservices architectures.

Requirements

  • 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).

Benefits & conditions

$165,000 - $205,000 parental leave, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement United States, Texas, Irving, 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 reimbursement
  • Corporate gift matching program

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