Senior Backend Engineer - Java/Kotlin (Remote)

Cognizant; Carson City (NV); Remote; USD 63,000 - 100,000; 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 Senior Backend Engineer (Java/Kotlin) to design, build, and operate scalable backend platforms and APIs for critical business applications.

You will collaborate with engineering, product, security, and partner teams to deliver cloud-native solutions, implement secure API security, and drive continuous improvement through CI/CD and observability in distributed microservices.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with strong expertise in Java and/or Kotlin development.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and microservices using Java and/or Kotlin.
• Serve as a technical consultant to internal and external stakeholders, providing guidance on API capabilities and integration best practices.
• Collaborate with partner teams to onboard, troubleshoot, and resolve integration challenges involving REST APIs, GraphQL services, and OAuth-based authentication.
• Gather and analyze business and technical requirements and translate them into secure, scalable technology solutions.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, integration guides, and sample applications to support developers and partners.
• Enhance application performance, reliability, monitoring, and observability in cloud-native environments.
• Implement and support automated testing frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment processes.
• Partner with product, engineering, and security teams to ensure solutions meet compliance, security, and operational standards.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues within distributed systems and microservice architectures.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, driving engineering excellence and operational efficiency.

Skills

Java/Kotlin

REST APIs

GraphQL

Spring Boot

OAuth 2.0

AWS/GCP

Docker/Kubernetes

CI/CD

JUnit/Mockito

Distributed Systems

Troubleshooting

Communication

Tools

Not specified

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer (Java/Kotlin) to design, build, and operate scalable backend platforms and APIs for critical business applications.

You will collaborate with engineering, product, security, and partner teams to deliver cloud-native solutions, implement secure API security, and drive continuous improvement through CI/CD and observability in distributed microservices.