Senior Java Engineer (Remote, US-Based)

Cognizant; Providence (RI); Remote; USD 60,000 - 100,000; 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 Java Developer to design, develop, and support scalable enterprise applications using Core Java, Python, PL/SQL, and microservices. You will collaborate with analysts, architects, and cross-functional teams to translate requirements into secure, reliable solutions.

This remote US role offers flexibility and opportunities to work on RESTful and SOAP services, optimize SQL performance, and contribute to CI/CD and DevOps practices with Git and related tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 6+ years of hands-on Core Java application development experience.
• Hands-on experience with Node.js and React.js for development.
• Strong Python experience for backend services, automation, or API development.
• Advanced PL/SQL experience, including stored procedures, packages, triggers, query optimization, and database performance tuning.
• Experience designing and developing microservices-based applications, including REST and SOAP API development and integration.
• Experience with Git, SDLC, Agile/Scrum methodologies, unit testing, and production support.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain enterprise applications using Core Java, Python, PL/SQL, and microservices architecture.
• Develop and integrate RESTful and SOAP web services to support communication across internal and external systems.
• Design and optimize PL/SQL queries, stored procedures, functions, packages, and database solutions with a focus on performance.
• Participate in code reviews, debugging, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and production support activities.
• Support CI/CD, version control, testing, documentation, deployment, and production release activities using Git and related DevOps tools.

Skills

Core Java

Python

PL/SQL

Microservices

RESTful APIs

SOAP API

Git

Agile/Scrum

Unit testing

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

Jenkins

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Java Developer to design, develop, and support scalable enterprise applications using Core Java, Python, PL/SQL, and microservices. You will collaborate with analysts, architects, and cross-functional teams to translate requirements into secure, reliable solutions.

This remote US role offers flexibility and opportunities to work on RESTful and SOAP services, optimize SQL performance, and contribute to CI/CD and DevOps practices with Git and related tools.