JAVA Technical Lead opportunity in New York

About the role

Choosing Capgemini means choosing a company where you will be empowered to shape your career in the way you’d like, where you’ll be supported and inspired by a collaborative community of colleagues around the world, and where you’ll be able to reimagine what’s possible. Join us and help the world’s leading organizations unlock the value of technology and build a more sustainable, more inclusive world.

We are seeking a highly experienced full stack technical architect with 12+ years of software engineering experience to lead the architecture, design, and delivery of enterprise-scale applications. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in Java 17, Spring Boot, OpenAPI/Swagger, and Angular 20, with hands-on experience building secure, scalable, high-performance applications.

Responsibilities

• Define end-to-end application architecture.
• Establish development standards, branching strategies, code review frameworks, and security best practices.
• Provide technical leadership across multiple development teams.
• Drive architectural governance, review critical code paths, and ensure adherence to quality, performance, scalability, and security requirements.
• Act as the primary technical advisor to client stakeholders and senior leadership, translating complex technical decisions into business outcomes.
• Mentor development leads and engineers, driving technical excellence.
• Manage architectural risks and technical debt.
• Ensure delivery of business-critical applications within aggressive timelines while meeting defined SLAs and performance objectives.

Requirements

Must-have Skills

• Java 17
• Spring Boot
• Angular 20
• OpenAPI / Swagger
• Full stack development
• Solution architecture
• Microservices architecture
• REST API design & integration
• Secure software development
• System design & performance engineering
• Code review & quality governance
• CI/CD and DevOps practices
• Technical leadership & mentoring
• Stakeholder management

Good-to-have Skills

• Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)
• Kubernetes & Docker
• Event-driven architecture
• OAuth2, OIDC, JWT, SSO
• SonarQube, Checkmarx, Fortify
• Observability & monitoring tools
• Agile/Scrum delivery
• Banking & financial services domain
• Enterprise integration patterns
• Test automation frameworks

Pay

The base compensation range for this role in the posted location is $106,230 to $145,000. Capgemini provides compensation range information in accordance with applicable national, state, provincial, and local pay transparency laws. The actual compensation offered may fall outside of the posted range and will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, education, certifications, relevant experience, skills, seniority, performance, market considerations, and internal pay equity.

In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for additional compensation such as variable incentives, bonuses, or commissions, depending on the position and applicable laws.

Benefits

Capgemini offers a comprehensive, non-negotiable benefits package to all regular, full-time employees. In the U.S. and Canada, available benefits may include:

• Paid time off based on employee grade (A-F):
  • Vacation: 12-25 days, depending on grade
  • Company paid holidays
  • Personal Days
  • Sick Leave
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage (or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada)
• Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k) in the U.S., RRSP in Canada)
• Life and disability insurance
• Employee assistance programs
• Other benefits as provided by local policy and eligibility