Senior Java Full-Stack Engineer - Cloud/Microservices

Cognizant; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 113,000 - 133,000; 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 in Sunnyvale is seeking a Senior Full Stack Java Developer to design, build, and maintain enterprise-grade applications using Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices. You will develop RESTful APIs, ensure security and scalability, and collaborate with architects, product owners, and stakeholders on digital transformation efforts.

The role emphasizes cloud-native development on Azure and other platforms, with emphasis on DevOps practices, observability, and reliable releases.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of enterprise software development with Java
• Strong proficiency in Java 8/11/17 and Spring ecosystem
• Experience designing Microservices and RESTful APIs
• Knowledge of distributed systems and event-driven patterns
• Hands-on cloud experience (Azure/AWS/GCP) and containerization
• CI/CD tooling (Git, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions) and DevOps practices
• Experience with testing (JUnit, Mockito) and observability tools

Responsibilities

• Design and develop enterprise applications using Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and Microservices
• Build scalable, secure back-end services for high-volume processing
• Develop cloud-native solutions on Azure and other clouds
• Design distributed systems and integration patterns
• Implement observability and monitoring with logs, metrics, tracing
• Support CI/CD pipelines and DevOps for reliable releases
• Troubleshoot production issues and drive performance improvements

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

Cloud platforms

REST APIs

Distributed systems

DevOps

Kafka/JMS

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure

AWS

OpenShift

Job description

Cognizant in Sunnyvale is seeking a Senior Full Stack Java Developer to design, build, and maintain enterprise-grade applications using Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices. You will develop RESTful APIs, ensure security and scalability, and collaborate with architects, product owners, and stakeholders on digital transformation efforts.

The role emphasizes cloud-native development on Azure and other platforms, with emphasis on DevOps practices, observability, and reliable releases.