Senior Java Backend Engineer | Hybrid, Cloud Microservices

Cognizant; Bentonville (AR); Hybrid; USD 47,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

401(k) plan

Job summary

Cognizant in Bentonville, AR is seeking a Senior Java Backend Engineer (Hybrid) to design, build, and maintain scalable enterprise applications using Java 11/17/21, Spring Boot, and a microservices approach. You will work across Azure, AWS, or GCP environments and contribute to event-driven systems with Kafka, containers, and CI/CD.

The role emphasizes collaboration with architects and product owners, DevOps practices, Gen AI tooling like GitHub Copilot, and performance tuning to ensure

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on development experience in Java 11/17/21, J2EE, Spring Boot, and Microservices architecture.
• Proven experience designing large-scale microservices.
• Hands-on expertise in Apache Kafka for event-driven architectures.
• Strong knowledge of Hibernate/JPA and Advanced SQL.
• Cloud experience on Azure, AWS or GCP.
• Docker and Kubernetes in enterprise environments; CI/CD pipelines.
• Gen AI tools like GitHub Copilot for coding and reviews.
• Ability to work independently on complex technical challenges.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, secure enterprise applications in Java.
• Develop event-driven apps using Apache Kafka and ensure performance.
• Design and optimize database solutions with Hibernate/JPA and SQL.
• Diagnose production issues with root-cause analysis and sustainable fixes.
• Build and deploy on Azure, AWS, and/or GCP; manage containers with Docker/Kubernetes.
• Collaborate with architects, product owners, and stakeholders for delivery.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

SQL/Advanced SQL

Kafka

Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP)

Docker/Kubernetes

Gen AI tools

Debugging & problem-solving

Stakeholder management

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

Azure

AWS

GCP

GitHub Copilot

Job description

Cognizant in Bentonville, AR is seeking a Senior Java Backend Engineer (Hybrid) to design, build, and maintain scalable enterprise applications using Java 11/17/21, Spring Boot, and a microservices approach. You will work across Azure, AWS, or GCP environments and contribute to event-driven systems with Kafka, containers, and CI/CD.

The role emphasizes collaboration with architects and product owners, DevOps practices, Gen AI tooling like GitHub Copilot, and performance tuning to ensure