Remote Senior Node.js/TypeScript Engineer (Healthcare APIs)

Cognizant; Carson City (NV); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays and PTO

401(k) plan

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Node.js / TypeScript Engineer to design and deliver scalable, API-driven healthcare payer solutions. You will collaborate with product owners, architects, and operations teams to build secure, resilient applications.

The role emphasizes REST API development, data modeling, and interoperability across healthcare payer ecosystems, with remote work available for qualified applicants in the United States.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with REST API-driven applications using TypeScript and Node.js.
• Hands on experience with AWS.
• Strong healthcare payer domain knowledge, including claims processing, benefit administration, coding standards, and data integrity principles.
• Experience designing scalable data models, API contracts, and integration frameworks supporting healthcare interoperability.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle practices, version control systems, and collaborative engineering methodologies.
• Experience with automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, cloud-based environments, and containerized application deployments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and enhance enterprise-grade REST API services using TypeScript and Node.js.
• Translate complex payer business requirements into scalable technical solutions and service-oriented architectures.
• Build structured data models and interface contracts that enable interoperability across healthcare and payer ecosystems.
• Implement automated testing, continuous integration practices, and quality engineering standards to ensure application stability and reliability.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues, optimize service performance, and deliver sustainable solutions that improve platform resilience

Skills

REST API development

TypeScript

Node.js

AWS

Healthcare payer domain

API contracts

Data modeling

CI/CD

Containerization

Version control

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Node.js / TypeScript Engineer to design and deliver scalable, API-driven healthcare payer solutions. You will collaborate with product owners, architects, and operations teams to build secure, resilient applications.

The role emphasizes REST API development, data modeling, and interoperability across healthcare payer ecosystems, with remote work available for qualified applicants in the United States.