Remote Lead: .NET/Azure Full-Stack Engineer

Cognizant; Olympia (WA); Remote; USD 75,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a FSE Lead Developer to design, develop, and support scalable, secure applications using .NET and Azure, collaborating with stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions. This remote role in the United States offers exposure to AI-assisted coding tools, GitHub Copilot, and modern CI/CD pipelines, with opportunities to optimize performance and automate deployments.

Applicants should have strong Full Stack experience with Microsoft technologies, Azure PaaS, and

Qualifications

• Strong expertise as a Full Stack Developer in Microsoft technologies (.NET, Azure, SQL) and modern UI frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with Azure PaaS services.
• Experience with CI/CD tools, including GitHub and GitHub Actions.
• Experience with containerization using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Hands-on experience using AI-assisted coding tools such as GitHub Copilot to improve development productivity.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business stakeholders and clients to understand requirements and propose effective technical solutions, guiding technical design and advancements.
• Design, develop, and maintain full-stack applications using modern Microsoft technologies.
• Utilize AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) to accelerate coding, testing, and troubleshooting, and implement basic AI-driven features such as chat-based interfaces or lightweight automation agents.
• Build and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performing applications.
• Create and manage CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments and monitor Azure infrastructure (CPU, memory, logs) to optimize performance.

Skills

MS tech stack

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

Azure PaaS

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a FSE Lead Developer to design, develop, and support scalable, secure applications using .NET and Azure, collaborating with stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions. This remote role in the United States offers exposure to AI-assisted coding tools, GitHub Copilot, and modern CI/CD pipelines, with opportunities to optimize performance and automate deployments.

Applicants should have strong Full Stack experience with Microsoft technologies, Azure PaaS, and