Senior Java Cloud-Native Engineer — AI-Driven Microservices

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan with contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant seeks a Senior Developer to design and deliver scalable, cloud-native Java applications using Spring Boot, Kubernetes, and GraphQL. You will work with architects, product owners, DevOps, and stakeholders to build secure, high-performing enterprise solutions and explore AI-assisted development with LLMs and Copilot.

The role emphasizes hybrid work with in-office days in Hopkins, MN or Irving, TX, and collaboration across the engineering team to drive innovation and reliability.

Qualifications

• 6–10 years of enterprise application development.
• Strong Java, Spring Boot and Spring Cloud expertise.
• Hands-on in designing and deploying microservices.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Istio, API Gateway and GraphQL.
• Proficient with Jenkins CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of NoSQL and PL/SQL.
• Frontend-backend integration with JavaScript.
• Understanding of security and performance optimization.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable microservices and cloud-native apps.
• Build secure, high-performance APIs and integration services.
• Leverage LLM concepts and Copilot to boost productivity.
• Maintain CI/CD pipelines, observability, and deployment automation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver quality solutions.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Spring Cloud

Kubernetes

GraphQL

CI/CD

Jenkins

NoSQL

PL/SQL

JavaScript

API design

Problem-solving

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Istio

API Gateway

GraphQL tooling

Job description

Cognizant seeks a Senior Developer to design and deliver scalable, cloud-native Java applications using Spring Boot, Kubernetes, and GraphQL. You will work with architects, product owners, DevOps, and stakeholders to build secure, high-performing enterprise solutions and explore AI-assisted development with LLMs and Copilot.

The role emphasizes hybrid work with in-office days in Hopkins, MN or Irving, TX, and collaboration across the engineering team to drive innovation and reliability.