Akka

Capgemini•Chicago, ND

23h•$82,082 - $193,440•Remote

About The Position

At Capgemini, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative technology solutions that drive business value and enhance client experiences. You will contribute to the design, development, and continuous improvement of scalable, high-quality solutions in a dynamic and collaborative environment.

Requirements

10+ years of backend software engineering experience, including a demonstrated track record of technical leadership across multiple teams or a significant business domain.
Deep expertise within the JVM ecosystem, with strong hands-on experience in Java.
Experience with Scala, or a strong interest and ability to quickly learn and adopt it.
Proven success designing, building, and operating microservices at scale in production environments.
Strong experience with Spring Framework / Spring Boot, including: REST API development, Dependency Injection (DI), Broader Spring ecosystem components
Experience with reactive and concurrent programming frameworks such as: Play Framework, Akka, Or equivalent technologies with the ability to rapidly ramp up.
Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka and event-driven or streaming architectures in production.
Proven ability to define technical direction and establish standards adopted by multiple engineering teams.
Strong communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills.
Ability to align engineers, tech leaders, and business stakeholders around a shared technical vision without relying on organizational hierarchy.
Strong background in production operations and system reliability, including: Monitoring and observability, Alerting and incident management, On-call ownership, Troubleshooting and debugging large-scale distributed systems

Nice To Haves

Production experience with Scala and functional programming principles.
Experience building backend systems using Go.
Knowledge of cloud-native technologies and modern infrastructure, including: Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines
Strong understanding of distributed systems patterns and large-scale architectures.
Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases.
Experience mentoring senior engineers, Tech Leads, Engineering Managers, or technical leadership teams.

Responsibilities

Define and drive the technical vision, architecture, and engineering standards across multiple teams.
Design, build, and evolve highly scalable, resilient microservices and distributed systems.
Lead cross-team architectural initiatives and ensure consistency across the Core Services platform.
Guide teams on system reliability, operational excellence, and production readiness.
Partner with Tech Managers and senior stakeholders to align technical decisions with business objectives.
Mentor senior engineers and technical leaders, fostering engineering excellence across the organization.
Act as the escalation point for complex technical challenges spanning multiple teams and services.