Senior Java Cloud-Native Developer - Spring Boot & AI

Cognizant; Hopkins (MN); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays & PTO

401(k) plan

Disability insurance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant in Hopkins, MN invites a Sr. Developer to design and deliver cloud-native applications built with Java, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, and GraphQL.

You will work with architects, product owners, DevOps, and stakeholders to create secure, scalable enterprise solutions while advancing AI-assisted development capabilities. You will implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines, observability, and deployment automation, and mentor peers on best practices.

Qualifications

• 6–10 years of enterprise application development experience.
• Strong proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, and Spring Cloud.
• Hands-on experience designing and deploying microservices-based applications.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Istio, API Gateway, and GraphQL.
• Practical experience with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins.
• Strong knowledge of NoSQL databases and PL/SQL development.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable microservices and cloud-native applications using Java, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Kubernetes, and GraphQL.
• Build secure, high-performance APIs and integration services that support enterprise business capabilities and digital transformation initiatives.
• Leverage LLM concepts, prompt engineering techniques, and Microsoft GitHub Copilot to improve development efficiency and solution quality.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines, observability frameworks, and deployment automation to ensure reliable software delivery.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions while promoting cloud-native and AI-assisted development best practices.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Spring Cloud

Kubernetes

GraphQL

LLM concepts / prompt engineering

CI/CD (Jenkins)

NoSQL databases

PL/SQL

JavaScript

Tools

Istio

API Gateway

Jenkins

Job description

Cognizant in Hopkins, MN invites a Sr. Developer to design and deliver cloud-native applications built with Java, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, and GraphQL.

You will work with architects, product owners, DevOps, and stakeholders to create secure, scalable enterprise solutions while advancing AI-assisted development capabilities. You will implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines, observability, and deployment automation, and mentor peers on best practices.