Senior Java Full-Stack Engineer (Hybrid, Chicago)

Cognizant; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 68,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Holidays and PTO

401(k) Plan

Employee Assistance Programs

Wellbeing Programs

Learning and Development

Employee Recognition Programs

FSA/HSA where applicable

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Java Full Stack Engineer in Chicago to design, develop, and deploy scalable enterprise applications using Java, Spring Boot, React, and Azure.

You will collaborate with architects, product managers, and stakeholders to deliver business-critical solutions, build robust RESTful APIs, and drive performance and security across distributed systems. Hybrid work with 3 days in-office in Chicago is supported.

Qualifications

• 6 to 8 years of hands-on experience in Java application development.
• Strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices Architecture.
• Hands-on experience designing and implementing Event-Driven Architecture (EDA).
• Experience building scalable, highly available, and distributed enterprise applications.
• Proficiency in RESTful APIs, Kafka, messaging frameworks, and microservices best practices.
• Experience with React JS, JavaScript, and modern front-end development practices.
• Strong problem-solving, troubleshooting, debugging, and performance tuning skills.
• Experience working within Agile/Scrum development environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable full-stack applications using Java, Spring Boot, React JS, JavaScript, SQL, and Azure technologies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze requirements, design technical solutions, and deliver business-critical applications.
• Develop and support microservices-based architectures and event-driven systems that enable high-performance and resilient applications.
• Build and optimize RESTful APIs, database solutions, and application integrations to support enterprise platforms.
• Conduct code reviews, provide technical guidance to team members, and promote engineering best practices.
• Troubleshoot complex application issues and implement performance tuning and optimization strategies.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Ensure application security, data protection, and adherence to enterprise development standards.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

Event-Driven Architecture

RESTful APIs

Kafka

React JS

JavaScript

Agile/Scrum

Performance Tuning

Tools

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Java Full Stack Engineer in Chicago to design, develop, and deploy scalable enterprise applications using Java, Spring Boot, React, and Azure.

You will collaborate with architects, product managers, and stakeholders to deliver business-critical solutions, build robust RESTful APIs, and drive performance and security across distributed systems. Hybrid work with 3 days in-office in Chicago is supported.