Remote Senior Java Backend Engineer | Microservices & Cloud

Cognizant; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays

Paid Time Off

401(k) plan

Long‑term/Short‑term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is hiring a Java backend engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable enterprise applications in a remote US setting. You will build event-driven services with Kafka, craft efficient database solutions with Hibernate/JPA, and deploy on Azure/AWS/GCP using Docker and Kubernetes.

The role emphasizes automation, QA, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. You should bring strong coding skills, problem solving, and experience with CI/CD pipelines, plus familiarity with Gen AI

Qualifications

• Hands-on Java backend development in modern cloud stacks.
• Proven experience designing and developing large-scale microservices architectures.
• Hands-on expertise with event-driven architectures using Apache Kafka.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, secure enterprise applications using Java and Spring Boot.
• Develop and support event-driven apps with Apache Kafka and messaging pipelines.
• Design and optimize databases with Hibernate/JPA and Advanced SQL.
• Diagnose production issues and implement sustainable fixes.
• Build, deploy, and manage applications on Azure/AWS/GCP with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Leverage Gen AI tools like GitHub Copilot to accelerate coding and testing.
• Collaborate with architects, product owners, and cross-functional teams to ensure delivery.

Skills

Java

J2EE

Spring Boot

Microservices

Apache Kafka

Hibernate/JPA

Advanced SQL

Azure/AWS/GCP

CI/CD

Gen AI tools

Debugging & problem solving

Communication & collaboration

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Copilot

Job description

Cognizant is hiring a Java backend engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable enterprise applications in a remote US setting. You will build event-driven services with Kafka, craft efficient database solutions with Hibernate/JPA, and deploy on Azure/AWS/GCP using Docker and Kubernetes.

The role emphasizes automation, QA, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. You should bring strong coding skills, problem solving, and experience with CI/CD pipelines, plus familiarity with Gen AI