Senior Backend Engineer: Python, Java & SQL Microservices

Cognizant; Pleasanton (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 140,000; 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 in Pleasanton, CA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and deliver scalable enterprise applications using Python, Java, and SQL within a microservices architecture. You will collaborate with product owners, architects, and platform teams to build secure, reliable, and maintainable solutions that meet complex business needs.

Hybrid work with three days in-office in Pleasanton, CA. This role requires hands-on coding, strong problem solving, and commitment to quality through

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience designing and delivering production-grade microservices for distributed enterprise applications.
• Strong proficiency in Python for backend services, automation, scripting, or data-processing workflows.
• Solid Java development experience, including building resilient services and integrating with APIs or messaging platforms.
• Advanced SQL knowledge, including relational data modeling, query optimization, and database performance tuning.
• Experience with software engineering practices such as version control, continuous integration, continuous delivery, automated testing, and code reviews.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and enhance scalable microservices and backend applications using Python and Java.
• Create optimized SQL queries, stored procedures, and data-access solutions for transactional and analytical workloads.
• Integrate services with enterprise platforms, APIs, and messaging systems while maintaining security, error handling, logging, and observability.
• Improve application quality and reliability through automated testing, code reviews, performance tuning, root-cause analysis, and production support.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to refine requirements, estimate effort, document technical solutions, and deliver high-value features through iterative development.

Skills

Python

Java

SQL

Job description

Cognizant in Pleasanton, CA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and deliver scalable enterprise applications using Python, Java, and SQL within a microservices architecture. You will collaborate with product owners, architects, and platform teams to build secure, reliable, and maintainable solutions that meet complex business needs.

Hybrid work with three days in-office in Pleasanton, CA. This role requires hands-on coding, strong problem solving, and commitment to quality through