Senior Full-Stack Engineer — JS/TS + AWS (Remote)

Cognizant; Sacramento (CA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) with match

Parental Leave

Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer to design, develop, and optimize modern full‑stack applications using JavaScript/TypeScript and AWS. You will collaborate with product owners, architects, developers, and stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable, secure solutions.

This remote role requires strong CI/CD expertise, code reviews, and an ability to work across time zones. You will contribute to performance improvements, security best practices, and reliable deployments

Qualifications

• Extensive experience building full-stack apps using JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Strong AWS cloud experience.
• Hands-on CI/CD with GitHub Actions.
• Solid understanding of secure, scalable architectures.
• Experience working in Agile teams.
• Excellent communication with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance full stack applications using modern frontend and backend technologies.
• Translate business requirements into robust technical solutions and scalable system designs.
• Drive CI/CD automation, code quality initiatives, security best practices, and performance optimization efforts.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Troubleshoot and resolve application issues while ensuring reliability, maintainability, and scalability.

Skills

JavaScript

TypeScript

AWS

CI/CD

Git/GitHub

Agile

Code reviews

Problem solving

Collaboration

Security

Tools

GitHub Actions

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer to design, develop, and optimize modern full‑stack applications using JavaScript/TypeScript and AWS. You will collaborate with product owners, architects, developers, and stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable, secure solutions.

This remote role requires strong CI/CD expertise, code reviews, and an ability to work across time zones. You will contribute to performance improvements, security best practices, and reliable deployments