Lead Full Stack Engineer - Java, AWS + AI

Perficient • Creve Coeur, MO

2d • $73,008 - $170,640 • Remote

About The Position

The Java Engineering Lead provides technology direction, ensures project implementation compliance, and utilizes technology research to innovate, integrate, and manage technology solutions. This is a hands-on role requiring deep technical expertise in Java, AWS cloud technologies, and emerging AI-enabled solutions. The successful candidate will serve as a technical leader within an existing delivery team, partnering directly with client stakeholders, architects, product owners, and engineering teams to define solution strategies and drive successful outcomes. This role requires a balance of architecture, hands-on engineering, technical leadership, and client engagement. This role is considered part of the Business Unit Leadership team and may mentor Junior team members.

Perficient is always looking for the best and brightest talent and we need you! We’re a quickly-growing, global digital consulting leader, and we’re transforming the world’s largest enterprises and biggest brands. You’ll work with the latest technologies, expand your skills, and become part of our global community of talented, diverse, and knowledgeable colleagues.

Requirements

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with a strong focus on Java application development.
• 3+ years of experience in an Architecture, Lead Engineer, or Technical Lead capacity.
• Deep expertise in Java and the broader Java ecosystem, including Spring Boot and enterprise application frameworks.
• Strong experience designing and implementing microservices and distributed systems.
• Experience developing cloud-native applications using AWS services such as Lambda, ECS/EKS, API Gateway, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, EventBridge, SQS, SNS, and related services.
• Hands on experience architecting and deploying solutions within AWS.
• Demonstrated experience implementing AI-enabled capabilities, including Generative AI, LLM integrations, AI-assisted workflows, intelligent search, or automation solutions
• Strong understanding of software architecture patterns, integration strategies, scalability, resiliency, and security best practices.
• Experience in defining new architectures and ability to drive an independent project from an architectural stand point.
• Strong knowledge of API design, RESTful services, and event-driven architectures.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and modern DevOps practices.
• Experience in complete project life cycle activities on development and maintenance projects.
• Knowledge and experience in developing software using agile methodologies.
• Proven track record of technical leadership roles delivering solutions within defined timeframes.
• Skilled in building relationships with clients and in practice development activities.
• Demonstrated success in performing work and managing complex and/or large consulting projects.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical staff.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with a globally distributed team and managing off-shore teams.
• Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field.

Responsibilities

• Provide architectural solutions/designs to project execution teams for implementation.
• Provide technology architectural assessments, strategies, and roadmaps for one or more technology domains.
• Define and enforce engineering standards, architecture principles, and development best practices across delivery teams.
• Work with application developers, users, operational leadership, and subject matter experts to understand current and future operational data analysis goals. Recommend modern technology stacks to meet those goals and help engineering teams migrate towards their use.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership while contributing directly to application design, coding, code reviews, and troubleshooting efforts.
• Drive the adoption and integration of AI-enabled solutions, including Generative AI, LLM-powered applications, intelligent automation, and conversational experiences.
• Collaborate with the customer's operations and technology leadership on the future analytic goals of the organization, and design a technical architecture to meet those goals. Participate in configuring the architecture, and advise engineering teams on its efficient use.
• Lead a work stream or act as a team lead and manage non-complex components of the work plan/project.
• Mentor and coach engineers, fostering technical growth and engineering excellence.
• Support solution estimation, technical proposals, and client presentations as part of consulting engagements.

Benefits

• The salary range for this position takes into consideration a variety of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, level of experience, applicable office location, training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The new hire salary range displays the minimum and maximum salary targets for this position across all US locations, and the range has not been adjusted for any specific state differentials. It is not typical for a candidate to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent on the unique facts and circumstances regarding each candidate. A reasonable estimate of the current salary range for this position is $73,008 to $170,640. Please note that the salary range posted reflects the base salary only and does not include benefits or any potential variable compensation programs. Information regarding the benefits available for this position are in our benefits overview [https://perficient.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/TADocs/IQDIWAqZ5bEQS6RUrBBOTvqFAY24gqK0FLYuXFCEeq17-7M].

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior