Full-Time

Java AI Lead Technical Consultant

Posted on 8/21/2026

Deadline 8/28/26
Perficient

Perficient

1,001-5,000 employees

Global digital consultancy delivering IT solutions

No salary listed

Pune, Maharashtra, India

In Person

Bachelor's

Category
Software Engineering (1)
Required Skills
Data Structures & Algorithms
Java

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Requirements
  • Three to five years of application development experience.
  • A bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a comparable major.
  • A solid foundation in Computer Science, including data structures, algorithms, and software design.
  • Knowledge and experience developing software using agile methodologies.
  • Proficiency in authoring, editing, and presenting technical documents.
  • Ability to communicate effectively through verbal and written channels with technical and non-technical staff.
  • Ability to solve problems and create innovative solutions.
  • Ability to manage multiple responsibilities and adapt to varied environments.
Responsibilities
  • Participate in all aspects of the software development lifecycle, including estimation, technical design, implementation, documentation, testing, deployment, and application support.
  • Work with solution architects and developers to interpret and translate wireframes and creative designs into functional requirements and then into technical designs.
  • Lead technical planning and requirements-gathering phases, including estimation, development, testing, project management, architecture, and delivery.
  • Serve as a technical lead and mentor.
  • Provide technical support or leadership in the development and continual improvement of the service.
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with team members.
  • Adapt and work with team members at various experience levels.
Desired Qualifications
  • Client-facing or consulting experience.

Perficient is a global digital consultancy that provides IT and business consulting services to large enterprises. It helps organizations design and deliver IT and digital solutions, with services spanning business analysis, portal development, and AI-powered digital initiatives. Its offerings are carried out through a global delivery network across the United States, Latin America, India, and Europe, combining strategists and technologists to execute projects from strategy through implementation. The company differentiates itself by leveraging a broad, multinational delivery footprint and pursuing strategic acquisitions to expand its capabilities and market reach, enabling it to serve Forbes Global 2000 and other large enterprise clients across multiple industries. The goal is to help enterprises transform digitally, using data analytics, cloud computing, and AI to achieve measurable business outcomes and improved performance.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Austin, Texas

Founded

1998

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What believers are saying

  • Perficient reported 7,000+ staff and a fresh website built in 12 weeks.
  • July 2026 Gradial partnership targets Fortune 500 brands and regulated industries immediately.
  • March 2026 brand refresh and new CEO signal aggressive reinvention after the EQT takeover.

What critics are saying

  • EQT now owns Perficient, so career upside narrows under private-equity return targets.
  • Agentic marketing commoditizes consulting; Gradial and Salesforce can disintermediate Perficient by 2027.
  • Perficient’s differentiation relies on AI branding, and execution misses expose it as generic labor.

What makes Perficient unique

  • Yusuf Tayob launched Perficient’s AI-native positioning on March 26, 2026.
  • Perficient’s July 8, 2026 Gradial deal operationalizes agentic marketing on its own website.
  • Kelley Austin acquisition deepens Salesforce Agentforce, Data Cloud, and Revenue Cloud expertise.

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Company News

Associated Press
Jul 8th, 2026
Perficient and Gradial partner to bring agentic marketing to Fortune 500 brands

Perficient, a global AI and technology consulting firm, has partnered with Gradial, an agentic orchestration platform, to deliver agentic marketing execution to Fortune 500 brands. The partnership enables AI agents to handle marketing execution across channels whilst humans direct strategy and creative work. Gradial's platform orchestrates AI agents that author, activate, and optimise content across existing enterprise systems including DAM, CMS, and analytics platforms. The platform compresses work from days into hours. The firms are co-developing industry-specific solutions including Zero-Ops Content Pipeline and Regulated Content Automation. Perficient has established a Gradial Center of Excellence and implemented the platform on its own website. Gradial's clients include T-Mobile, AWS, and Prudential.

Business Wire
Oct 13th, 2025
Perficient Deepens Salesforce AI, Agentforce, and Data Capabilities Through Acquisition of Kelley Austin

Today, Perficient announced the acquisition of Kelley Austin, an award-winning Salesforce consulting partner.

StockTitan
May 5th, 2024
Perficient Acquired by EQT for $3B

Perficient, Inc. is set to be acquired by EQT in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $3.0 billion, or $76.00 per share, a 75% premium over its April 29, 2024, stock price. The deal, expected to close by the end of 2024, will take Perficient private and maintain its headquarters in St. Louis. This acquisition marks a strategic expansion for EQT in the digital consulting sector. Post-deal, Perficient's shares will cease trading on NASDAQ.

Business Wire
Oct 21st, 2023
Perficient Reaches Definitive Agreement to Acquire SMEDIX, INC.

Perficient announced today it has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire SMEDIX, Inc., a healthcare software engineering firm.

Business Wire
Oct 13th, 2022
Perficient Announces Acquisition of Brainjocks

Perficient today announces the acquisition of Brainjocks, a $13 million annual revenue digital consultancy with a strong Sitecore platform focus.