Remote Senior Backend Engineer (Java/Kotlin) – Cloud APIs

Cognizant; Phoenix (AZ); Remote; USD 63,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Disability insurance

Parental leave

Stock purchase plan

Paid holidays

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer (Java/Kotlin) to design, build, and support scalable backend platforms and APIs powering critical business applications. You will work with engineering, product, security, and partner teams to deliver secure, cloud-native solutions and act as a technical advisor for integrations.

Responsibilities include developing backend services, API integration guidance, and ensuring performance, security, and observability in cloud environments.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with strong Java and Kotlin development.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and microservices.
• Serve as a technical consultant on API capabilities and integration best practices.
• Collaborate with partner teams to onboard and troubleshoot REST APIs, GraphQL, and OAuth-based auth.

Skills

Java

Kotlin

REST APIs

GraphQL

OAuth 2.0

Spring Boot

AWS

GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

JUnit

Distributed systems

Tools

SDKs

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer (Java/Kotlin) to design, build, and support scalable backend platforms and APIs powering critical business applications. You will work with engineering, product, security, and partner teams to deliver secure, cloud-native solutions and act as a technical advisor for integrations.

Responsibilities include developing backend services, API integration guidance, and ensuring performance, security, and observability in cloud environments.