Senior Java Backend Engineer — AWS & Microservices

Cognizant; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 81,337 - 141,500; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant in New York, NY seeks a Senior Java Developer to design, develop, and maintain secure, scalable backend services for Asset and Wealth Management platforms.

You will leverage Java, Spring Boot, and AWS to build enterprise-grade, cloud-ready backend services, optimize relational databases, and collaborate with product owners and architects to translate business requirements into scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software development experience with strong Java and Spring Boot.
• Hands-on experience designing and developing RESTful APIs and microservices architectures.
• Strong experience with AWS services and cloud-native application development.
• Proficiency in SQL, PL/SQL, and MySQL database development and optimization.
• Experience with software design patterns, object-oriented programming, secure coding practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable backend services using Java and Spring Boot.
• Build and maintain cloud-native applications and microservices on the AWS platform.
• Develop and optimize database solutions using SQL, PL/SQL, and MySQL.
• Collaborate with product owners, architects, business analysts, and cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Ensure application security, performance, reliability, and scalability through best engineering practices.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

RESTful APIs

Microservices architecture

AWS

SQL & MySQL

Secure coding practices

DevOps tools

Leadership & stakeholder management

Tools

Git

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

SonarQube

Maven/Gradle

JIRA

Job description

Cognizant in New York, NY seeks a Senior Java Developer to design, develop, and maintain secure, scalable backend services for Asset and Wealth Management platforms.

You will leverage Java, Spring Boot, and AWS to build enterprise-grade, cloud-ready backend services, optimize relational databases, and collaborate with product owners and architects to translate business requirements into scalable solutions.