Senior Java Spring Boot Backend Engineer

Cognizant; Princeton (NJ); Hybrid; USD 82,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays + PTO

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 Spring Boot Developer in Princeton, NJ, to design, develop, and optimize backend solutions for enterprise-scale digital products. You will work with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, secure software and improve performance.

The role emphasizes RESTful APIs, microservices, and distributed systems with a focus on best practices, security, and continuous improvement. Hybrid work model in Princeton, NJ with flexible arrangements.

Qualifications

• 7+ years hands-on experience developing enterprise applications using Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices Architecture.
• Strong expertise building RESTful APIs, integrations, and distributed systems using modern software development practices.
• Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases, transaction management, automated testing frameworks, and application performance tuning.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills within complex application environments.
• Excellent communication skills and experience working effectively within Agile and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize Java Spring Boot applications and microservices that support enterprise-scale digital products and platforms.
• Build and maintain RESTful APIs, integrations, and reusable components while following software engineering best practices.
• Improve system performance, scalability, and reliability through testing, troubleshooting, code optimization, and continuous improvements.
• Collaborate with architects, developers, product teams, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into effective technical solutions.
• Support deployments, code reviews, technical documentation, and secure coding practices across multiple environments.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

RESTful APIs

Distributed systems

Agile

Cross-functional teams

Tools

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

CI/CD

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Java Spring Boot Developer in Princeton, NJ, to design, develop, and optimize backend solutions for enterprise-scale digital products. You will work with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, secure software and improve performance.

The role emphasizes RESTful APIs, microservices, and distributed systems with a focus on best practices, security, and continuous improvement. Hybrid work model in Princeton, NJ with flexible arrangements.