Senior Java Full-Stack Engineer — Hybrid, Cloud & AI

Cognizant; Town of Florida (NY); Hybrid; USD 68,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life

Paid Parental Leave

PTO and Holidays

401(k) Plan with Company Contrib

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

EAP and Wellbeing programs

Learning Resources

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Full Stack Developer to design, develop, and deliver scalable enterprise apps. You will collaborate with architects, product owners, and stakeholders to build cloud-ready solutions while driving modernization and technical excellence.

The role emphasizes backend Java 17+ with Spring Boot, REST APIs, and Angular front-ends. Hybrid work is available from offices in Lake Mary, FL, New York, NY, or Pittsburgh, PA, with a focus on delivery excellence.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience developing enterprise applications using Java 17+.
• Strong hands-on experience with Spring Boot, Microservices, REST API development, JPA, and Hibernate.
• Experience developing modern front-end applications using Angular 17+/19+ and TypeScript.
• Deep understanding of software architecture principles, design patterns, and scalable application design.
• Strong database experience including Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, database design, query optimization, performance tuning, stored procedures, and indexing strategies.
• Experience with Kafka, MQ, and event-driven architectures.
• Experience with Docker, Git, GitHub Actions, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Hands-on experience with workflow orchestration platforms such as Camunda.
• Experience building and consuming REST and SOAP APIs.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, problem-solving, and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend applications using Java 17+, Spring Boot, and modern software engineering practices.
• Build and support secure, reliable, and high-performing RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Develop and enhance user interfaces using Angular 17+/19+ and modern TypeScript frameworks.
• Design and implement data persistence solutions using JPA/Hibernate with relational and NoSQL databases.
• Implement event-driven architectures and messaging solutions using Kafka and enterprise messaging technologies.
• Containerize applications with Docker and support CI/CD-driven deployment processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless front-end and back-end integration.
• Contribute to solution architecture, technical design decisions, AI-enabled development initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts.

Skills

Java 17+

Spring Boot

Microservices

REST API

Angular

TypeScript

JPA/Hibernate

Kafka

Docker

GitHub Actions

CI/CD

Camunda

SOAP APIs

REST & SOAP APIs

Tools

Camunda

Kafka

Docker

Git

GitHub Actions

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Full Stack Developer to design, develop, and deliver scalable enterprise apps. You will collaborate with architects, product owners, and stakeholders to build cloud-ready solutions while driving modernization and technical excellence.

The role emphasizes backend Java 17+ with Spring Boot, REST APIs, and Angular front-ends. Hybrid work is available from offices in Lake Mary, FL, New York, NY, or Pittsburgh, PA, with a focus on delivery excellence.