Lead Java Engineer-Specialist- Financial Services

Company Description

Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner supporting established organizations in achieving a future, digitally enabled state, both in how they operate and how they deliver value to their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset combined with modern, proven methods. Our approach integrates strategy, consulting, and customer experience with agile engineering and creative problem-solving to deliver measurable business outcomes. Guided by our core values and our purpose, helping people thrive in the brave pursuit of what’s next-our global team of more than 20,000 professionals across 53 offices brings together expertise in technology, data science, consulting, and customer-centricity. By combining these capabilities, we enable our clients to accelerate their businesses through the design and delivery of products and services that their customers truly value.

Overview

We are seeking a Senior/Lead Software Engineer with strong expertise in Java and cloud technologies to lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable backend solutions. The ideal candidate brings extensive experience building enterprise-grade systems, a proven track record of technical leadership, and hands-on experience in the Healthcare industry. This role requires the ability to drive complex technical initiatives, influence architectural decisions, and collaborate across teams to deliver secure, reliable, and high-performing software solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, testing, and deployment of scalable backend solutions using Java and modern cloud technologies.
• Drive the technical design and implementation of complex software features and critical system components.
• Translate business requirements into clear technical designs, architecture decisions, and actionable delivery plans.
• Provide technical leadership and influence engineering decisions across multiple teams.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to improve system architecture, performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Review code regularly, provide constructive feedback, and promote engineering best practices.
• Support estimation activities, technical planning, and solution decomposition.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve complex technical issues, addressing root causes and mitigating risks.
• Ensure solutions meet high standards for security, quality, operational excellence, and maintainability.
• Define and monitor operational metrics, system health indicators, and reliability standards.
• Make informed technical trade-off decisions at both feature and system levels.
• Foster knowledge sharing, mentoring, and collaboration within and across engineering teams.

Skills and Experience

• Hands-on experience with Java and backend development frameworks.
• Advanced experience working with cloud platforms; Google Cloud Platform (GCP) experience is highly preferred.
• Proven experience designing and delivering enterprise-grade, distributed backend systems.
• Experience with cloud-native architectures, microservices, APIs, and event-driven systems.
• Strong understanding of software design patterns, system architecture, scalability, and performance optimization.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and DevOps practices.
• Strong knowledge of security, reliability, and operational best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to independently lead complex technical initiatives from concept to production.
• Experience collaborating with multiple teams and influencing technical direction beyond immediate project scope.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to navigate complex technical challenges.
• Experience in the Healthcare industry is required, including participation in at least two projects involving pharmaceutical systems, hospital integrations, medical records platforms, or healthcare data processing.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Additional Information

Besides an exciting job, here's what you can expect:

• A fast-paced tech environment
• Continuous growth & learning
• Open feedback culture
• Room for own initiative & ideas
• Transparency about results & strategy
• Recognition & reward for hard work
• Working with a flexible schedule
• Medical subscription
• Meal tickets
• 25 vacation days
• Many others perks