Senior Full-Stack Engineer — Remote (US)

Cognizant; Juneau (AK); Remote; USD 81,000 - 141,000; 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 Full Stack Developer for a remote role in the United States. The ideal candidate has 10-15 years of hands-on experience building and supporting full stack applications using JavaScript/TypeScript and AWS, with strong CI/CD and secure coding practices.

You will collaborate in an Agile environment, translating business needs into scalable designs and delivering secure, reliable software.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with JavaScript and TypeScript.
• 10-15 years of experience developing and supporting full stack applications.
• Hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services cloud technologies.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Understanding of secure coding, code quality, application performance, and modern engineering practices.
• Ability to translate business needs into scalable technical designs.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills in an Agile delivery environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance full stack applications using modern frontend and backend technologies.
• Translate business requirements into robust technical solutions and system designs.
• Drive continuous integration and continuous delivery practices, code quality, security, and performance optimization.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and other cross-functional teams in an Agile environment.
• Participate in technical design discussions, code reviews, testing, and production readiness activities.
• Troubleshoot application issues and contribute to reliable, maintainable solutions.

Skills

JavaScript

TypeScript

CI/CD pipelines

AWS

Agile / Scrum

Secure coding

System design

Tools

GitHub Actions

Amazon Web Services

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Full Stack Developer for a remote role in the United States. The ideal candidate has 10-15 years of hands-on experience building and supporting full stack applications using JavaScript/TypeScript and AWS, with strong CI/CD and secure coding practices.

You will collaborate in an Agile environment, translating business needs into scalable designs and delivering secure, reliable software.