Senior Backend Engineer (Java/Kotlin) — Remote Cloud-Native

Cognizant; Topeka (KS); Remote; USD 63,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Paid holidays & PTO

401(k) plan

Disability Insurance

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

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

The role emphasizes REST/GraphQL, OAuth security, Spring Boot, and CI/CD, with flexible remote work from the US, including Pleasanton, CA. Strong collaboration and leadership are expected.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with Java and/or Kotlin.
• Hands-on in building RESTful APIs, GraphQL services, and microservices.
• Strong proficiency with Spring Boot and modern backend practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and microservices in Java/Kotlin.
• Serve as a technical consultant on API capabilities and integration best practices.
• Collaborate with partner teams to onboard and resolve integration challenges (REST, GraphQL, OAuth).
• Translate business/tech requirements into secure, scalable technology solutions.
• Create and maintain technical docs, integration guides, and sample apps.

Skills

Java

Kotlin

REST APIs

GraphQL

Spring Boot

OAuth 2.0

Cloud (AWS/GCP)

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Testing (JUnit/Mockito)

Distributed systems

Troubleshooting

Communication

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

CI/CD tooling

JUnit/Mockito

Job description

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

The role emphasizes REST/GraphQL, OAuth security, Spring Boot, and CI/CD, with flexible remote work from the US, including Pleasanton, CA. Strong collaboration and leadership are expected.