Senior Java Spring Boot Cloud‑Native Developer (Hybrid)

Cognizant; Hopkins (MN); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Holidays

PTO – Paid Time Off

401(k) plan

Disability Insurance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Sr. Developer to design and deliver scalable, cloud-native Java applications, leveraging Spring Boot, Kubernetes, GraphQL, and AI-assisted tools like LLMs and GitHub Copilot.

You’ll collaborate with architects, product owners, DevOps, and stakeholders to build secure, high-performing enterprise solutions. The role emphasizes hybrid work with office presence in Hopkins, MN or Irving, TX, and requires 6-10 years of enterprise development, strong Java ecosystem skills, and

Qualifications

• 6-10 years of enterprise application development experience.
• Proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, and Spring Cloud.
• Hands-on experience deploying microservices-based apps.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Istio, API Gateway, and GraphQL.
• Experience with GitHub Copilot and AI-assisted development concepts.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable microservices and cloud-native apps.
• Build secure, high-performance APIs and integration services.
• Leverage LLM concepts and Copilot to improve development efficiency.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines and observability frameworks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to promote best practices.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Spring Cloud

Kubernetes

GraphQL

LLM/AI-assisted

CI/CD (Jenkins)

NoSQL/PLSQL

JavaScript

Tools

Kubernetes

Istio

API Gateway

GraphQL

Jenkins

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Sr. Developer to design and deliver scalable, cloud-native Java applications, leveraging Spring Boot, Kubernetes, GraphQL, and AI-assisted tools like LLMs and GitHub Copilot.

You’ll collaborate with architects, product owners, DevOps, and stakeholders to build secure, high-performing enterprise solutions. The role emphasizes hybrid work with office presence in Hopkins, MN or Irving, TX, and requires 6-10 years of enterprise development, strong Java ecosystem skills, and