Sr. Java Full Stack Developer (Java, Spring boot, Kafka, Angular)

Cognizant; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Toronto is seeking a highly qualified Sr. Java Full Stack Developer with over 10 years of experience. This role involves designing and maintaining scalable enterprise solutions using Java, Spring Boot, and Angular. The ideal candidate will possess strong problem-solving skills and experience working in an Agile environment, with a focus on delivering high-quality software solutions. Opportunities for growth and training are available.

Benefits

Robust benefits

Training opportunities

Technical trainings access

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise application development.
• 6+ years of experience in front-end development using Angular.
• Strong knowledge of SDLC and Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable enterprise solutions.
• Write clean, reusable code along with unit test cases.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for timely delivery.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

Angular

Kafka

SQL Server

REST APIs

Unit Testing

Agile/Scrum

Problem-solving

Job description

Overview

Sr. Java Full Stack Developer (Java, Spring boot, Kafka, Angular)

Cognizant’s Digital Engineering practice is seeking a highly qualified Sr. Java Full Stack Developer with min 10+ years’ experience developing and building high-performing, scalable, enterprise applications. You will be part of a digital software team that works on high-demand applications. Our engineers have a passion for high-quality, reliable, and maintainable code. You will work side by side with product managers, designers, and clients, making decisions together to quickly deliver valuable working software to clients and their users. Our engineers are agile and retrospective, and not afraid to identify what we’re doing wrong, so we can fix it, and what we’re doing right, so we can improve on it. Above all, we judge success by the success of our team and the happiness of our customers.

Cognizant Digital Engineering If you’re like us, you’ve got big ideas. At Cognizant, we’re exploring new ideas every day. We help industry leading companies reinvent their business models and innovate products that create new value—by connecting people with things, insights, and experiences. Cognizant digital engineering designs, engineers and delivers digital products and experiences that drive digital-first business models. We offer the most comprehensive digital engineering expertise and client-centric methodology for sustainable innovation.

Location: Toronto, ON, Canada

You must be legally authorized to work in Canada without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable enterprise solutions using Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, Spring Security, Kafka and Angular.
• Write clean, reusable, and well-documented code along with unit test cases and use cases.
• Ensure high-quality deliverables through unit testing and active participation in code reviews.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including QA, UAT, and business analysts to ensure timely and accurate delivery of solutions.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior developers and ensure best practices are followed.
• Take ownership of production issues, troubleshoot critical problems, and implement long-term fixes to ensure high system availability.
• Engage in database design and optimization using SQL Server/Oracle and ensure application performance tuning.
• Support the team in deployment activities using CI/CD tools and collaborate on DevOps practices.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise application development using: Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, Microservices architecture, Kafka, MQ, SQL Server/ Oracle and strong database knowledge.
• 6+ years of experience in Front end development like Angular
• Angular (for frontend development)
• Experience with unit testing frameworks (e.g., JUnit, Mockito)
• Strong knowledge of SDLC, Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Experience in payment systems/domain is a plus
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills

Why Choose Cognizant?

It takes a lot to succeed in today’s fast-paced market, and Cognizant Technology Solutions has become a leader in the industry. We love big ideas and even bigger dreams! We stand out because we put human experiences at the core. Our associates enjoy robust benefits and training opportunities from our industry-recognized, award-winning Academy team. You will have access to hundreds of technical trainings to keep your skillsets fresh and have opportunities to acquire certifications on the newest technologies.

Everything we do at Cognizant we do with passion—for our clients (fortune 100 companies), our communities, and our organization. It’s the defining attribute that we look for in our people.

If you love ambiguity, excited by change, and excel through autonomy, we’d love to hear from you!

About Cognizant Digital Engineering

Well-designed software transcends digital technology, going beyond the fulfillment of basic requirements to focus instead on human needs. Within Cognizant Digital Engineering, we help clients develop software products that transform human insights into tangible, production-ready digital solutions. We also work with our clients to scale their native cloud applications. Using insights from the lived experiences of our consumers, we seamlessly replace traditional service strategies with engaging, precise, and direct digital applications. Designing phenomenal software is vital to success in the digital economy—and we understand that a human-centric approach is key to this design.