Remote Lead Full-Stack Engineer: Build Secure Platforms

Cognizant; North Palm Beach (FL); On-site; USD 102,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays

401(k) plan

Disability insurance

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Cognizant in the United States is seeking a Lead Full Stack Engineer to design, build, and deliver scalable, secure software solutions for enterprise clients. You will lead a cross-functional team of engineers across services, data, APIs and UIs and mentor junior staff.

You will apply AI-assisted development tools responsibly, maintain code quality, and ensure observability, CI/CD, and production support. Remote work from West Palm Beach, FL with potential in-person interviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 12+ years of experience designing, developing, supporting, and deploying enterprise-grade software systems.
• Hands-on full-stack engineering experience across services, data, APIs, and user interfaces.
• Experience with technologies such as Python, Vue.js, AWS or Google Cloud Platform, Terraform, APIs, and cloud-native architecture patterns.
• Demonstrated experience building reliable, secure, and maintainable systems using testing, CI/CD, DevSecOps, observability, and production support practices.
• Ability to work directly with business stakeholders, build trust, communicate technical concepts clearly, and operate with autonomy in fast-paced environments.
• Please note, this role cannot offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future*

Responsibilities

• Translate ambiguous business challenges into clean, scalable, and secure software architectures while anticipating technical risks, edge cases, and long-term maintainability.
• Own full-stack feature delivery across services, data, and user interfaces, making pragmatic technology decisions that balance speed, quality, and business value.
• Use AI-assisted development tools responsibly throughout the software development lifecycle to improve engineering productivity while maintaining accountability for code quality, correctness, and security.
• Build production-ready systems with strong testing, CI/CD practices, observability, alerting, runbooks, and recovery paths to support reliability and operational readiness.
• Partner closely with product, business, security, compliance, risk, and platform stakeholders to communicate technical trade-offs clearly and deliver meaningful business outcomes.

Skills

Python

Vue.js

AWS

GCP

Terraform

APIs

Cloud-native architecture

CI/CD

DevSecOps

Observability

Security

Stakeholder communication

Autonomy

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field

Tools

AWS

GCP

Terraform

CI/CD tools

Job description

Cognizant in the United States is seeking a Lead Full Stack Engineer to design, build, and deliver scalable, secure software solutions for enterprise clients. You will lead a cross-functional team of engineers across services, data, APIs and UIs and mentor junior staff.

You will apply AI-assisted development tools responsibly, maintain code quality, and ensure observability, CI/CD, and production support. Remote work from West Palm Beach, FL with potential in-person interviews.