Senior Java Spring Boot Engineer – Cloud Microservices (IoT)

Cognizant; Dearborn (MI); On-site; USD 92,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) Plan

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Java Engineer to design and deliver scalable, cloud-native microservices for the Connected Services platform. You will own the full software lifecycle from architecture through deployment, building robust APIs and event-driven systems for real-time device and data integrations.

The role emphasizes RESTful and event-driven microservices with Java 17+, Spring Boot, Docker, and Kubernetes in a full-time onsite setting in Dearborn, MI. Applications close on Aug 31, 2026.

Qualifications

• Experience with Java 17+ and Spring Boot ecosystem.
• Strong knowledge of Spring Cloud, Spring Security, and Spring Data JPA.
• Experience with Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar messaging technologies.
• Familiarity with OAuth 2.0, JWT, and API security patterns.
• Proficient with SQL/NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis).
• Hands-on with Docker and Kubernetes in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure).

Responsibilities

• Design and develop RESTful and event-driven microservices using Java 17+ and Spring Boot 3.
• Build and maintain integrations with IoT devices, third-party APIs, and connected platforms.
• Implement messaging pipelines with Kafka or RabbitMQ for real-time data streaming.
• Write clean, testable code with JUnit, Mockito, and integration test suites.
• Collaborate with product and DevOps on CI/CD pipelines (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm).
• Participate in architecture reviews and define best practices for the team.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST

Kafka/RabbitMQ

Docker

Kubernetes

OAuth/JWT

SQL/NoSQL

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Java Engineer to design and deliver scalable, cloud-native microservices for the Connected Services platform. You will own the full software lifecycle from architecture through deployment, building robust APIs and event-driven systems for real-time device and data integrations.

The role emphasizes RESTful and event-driven microservices with Java 17+, Spring Boot, Docker, and Kubernetes in a full-time onsite setting in Dearborn, MI. Applications close on Aug 31, 2026.