Java Developer(React)

Cognizant; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a hands-on Lead Full Stack Developer to guide offshore teams while delivering secure cloud-native enterprise applications using Java Spring React TypeScript and PostgreSQL. You will own end-to-end delivery, write production code daily, and mentor a distributed team with minimal supervision.

The role involves shaping architecture, driving CI/CD, and ensuring quality observability. Experience across AWS/Azure and container platforms is essential for this leadership position.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in software development with strong Java and React.
• 3+ years leading or mentoring development teams.
• Proven microservices architecture and Spring Boot ecosystem.
• Hands-on with CI/CD, containerization and cloud-native patterns.
• Agile/Scrum practitioner comfortable with sprint-based delivery.
• Strong debugging skills across distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and deliver features across the full stack.
• Lead a team of developers: code reviews, task breakdowns.
• Own end-to-end delivery and collaborate with onshore stakeholders.
• Sprint ceremonies and mentorship.
• Proactively address tech debt, performance and security gaps.
• Communicate risks and progress to onshore leadership.

Skills

Senior Java/React

Team leadership

Microservices/Spring Boot

CI/CD/Cloud-native

Agile/Scrum

Distributed debugging

Tools

Java 17+

Spring Boot

React.js

TypeScript

PostgreSQL

AWS

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Maven/Gradle

Job description

Job Summary

Serve as a technical lead for hybrid delivery of secure cloud native enterprise applications using Java Spring React TypeScript and PostgreSQL while guiding teams in effective use of GitHub GitHub Copilot GitHub Actions Jenkins and container platforms. Enable reliable integration with AWS and Azure services while ensuring quality observability and alignment with governance risk and compliance expectations.

Responsibilities

A hands‑on Lead Full Stack Developer who writes production code daily while leading and mentoring an offshore team.

You own end‑to‑end delivery and collaborate with onshore stakeholders all with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Design develop and deliver features across the full stack


• (UI APIs services database)


• Lead a team of developers: code reviews task breakdownse


• Sprint ceremonies and mentorship


• Proactively address tech debt performance and security gaps


• Identify problems and act without waiting for direction


• To communicate risks and progress to onshore leadership

Tech Stack

• Back-End Java (17+) Spring Boot Spring Security


• Spring Data JPA


• Front-End React.js TypeScript Redux HTML5/CSS3


• APIs REST Microservice


• Data PostgreSQL Snowflake Redis


• DevOps Docker Kubernetes Jenkins / GitHub Actions


• Maven / Gradle


• Cloud AWS/Azure

Must-Have

• 8+ years in software development with strong Java and React


• focus


• 3+ years leading or mentoring development teams


• Proven microservices architecture and Spring Boot ecosystem


• experience


• Hands‑on with CI/CD containerization and cloud‑native


• patterns


• Agile/Scrum practitioner comfortable with sprint‑based delivery


• Strong debugging skills across distributed systems

Nice‑to‑Have

• Kafka Angular Terraform / IaC


• OAuth 2.0 / JWT performance tuning caching strategies


• Observability tooling (Prometheus Grafana ELK Datadog)

Certifications Required

Preferred certifications include AWS Certified Developer Associate or Azure Developer Associate and Certified Kubernetes Application Developer