Remote Senior Java Engineer - Spring Boot & Microservices

Cognizant; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid time off (PTO)

401(k)

Disability coverage

Wellbeing programs

Training and career development

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Java Developer to design, develop, and maintain scalable enterprise applications using Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality tech solutions across the software lifecycle.

You will mentor junior developers, optimize APIs, and contribute to architecture and coding standards, while working in a remote role within the United States, with preference for Eastern Time Zone candidates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years of software development experience with Java technologies.
• Strong hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot and Microservices.
• Experience building RESTful APIs and web services.
• Solid OOP, design patterns, and software engineering best practices.
• Experience working in Agile environments and collaborating with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise applications using Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices.
• Build, maintain, and optimize RESTful APIs and backend services.
• Collaborate with architects, QA, DevOps, product owners, and business stakeholders.
• Troubleshoot issues and implement scalable, high-performance solutions.
• Mentor junior developers and drive technical best practices.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

REST APIs

OOP

Design patterns

Agile

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Java Developer to design, develop, and maintain scalable enterprise applications using Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality tech solutions across the software lifecycle.

You will mentor junior developers, optimize APIs, and contribute to architecture and coding standards, while working in a remote role within the United States, with preference for Eastern Time Zone candidates.