Senior Node.js TypeScript Engineer — Remote Healthcare API

Cognizant; Juneau (AK); On-site; USD 93,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Node.js / TypeScript Engineer to design and deliver scalable, API-driven healthcare payer solutions that support claims processing and interoperability. You will build enterprise REST APIs in TypeScript/Node.js, translate payer requirements into technical solutions, define data models and contracts, and drive quality with automated testing, CI/CD, and resilient deployments.

This remote role is open to qualified applicants in the United States with a salary range of

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with REST API-driven applications using TypeScript and Node.js.
• Hands on experience with AWS
• Strong healthcare payer domain knowledge, including claims processing, benefit administration, coding standards, and data integrity principles.
• Experience designing scalable data models, API contracts, and integration frameworks supporting healthcare interoperability.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle practices, version control systems, and collaborative engineering methodologies.
• Experience with automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, cloud-based environments, and containerized application deployments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and enhance enterprise REST API services using TypeScript and Node.js.
• Translate complex payer business requirements into scalable technical solutions and service-oriented architectures.
• Build structured data models and interface contracts that enable interoperability across healthcare and payer ecosystems.
• Implement automated testing, continuous integration practices, and quality engineering standards to ensure application stability and reliability.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues, optimize service performance, and deliver sustainable solutions that improve platform resilience

Skills

REST API

TypeScript

Node.js

AWS

Healthcare payer

Data models

API contracts

CI/CD

Containerization

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Node.js / TypeScript Engineer to design and deliver scalable, API-driven healthcare payer solutions that support claims processing and interoperability. You will build enterprise REST APIs in TypeScript/Node.js, translate payer requirements into technical solutions, define data models and contracts, and drive quality with automated testing, CI/CD, and resilient deployments.

This remote role is open to qualified applicants in the United States with a salary range of