Senior Node.js/TypeScript Engineer — Remote Healthcare APIs

Cognizant; Montpelier (VT); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays + Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Node.js / TypeScript Engineer to design and deliver scalable, API-driven healthcare payer solutions. You will work with product owners, architects, and operations teams to build secure, resilient applications.

The role requires 8+ years of experience with REST APIs in TypeScript/Node.js, AWS, and strong knowledge of healthcare payer processes. This remote position is open to qualified US applicants, with a compensation range of $100,000 to $120,000 plus incentives.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience developing 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 for healthcare interoperability.
• Knowledge of SDLC, version control and collaborative engineering methodologies.
• Experience with automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, cloud environments and containerized deployments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and enhance enterprise-grade REST API services using TypeScript and Node.js.
• Translate payer business requirements into scalable technical solutions and service-oriented architectures.
• Build structured data models and interface contracts for interoperability across healthcare ecosystems.
• Implement automated testing, CI/CD practices, and quality engineering standards for stability and reliability.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues, optimize service performance, and improve platform resilience.

Skills

Node.js

TypeScript

REST API design

AWS

CI/CD

Testing

Healthcare payer domain

Tools

Docker

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Node.js / TypeScript Engineer to design and deliver scalable, API-driven healthcare payer solutions. You will work with product owners, architects, and operations teams to build secure, resilient applications.

The role requires 8+ years of experience with REST APIs in TypeScript/Node.js, AWS, and strong knowledge of healthcare payer processes. This remote position is open to qualified US applicants, with a compensation range of $100,000 to $120,000 plus incentives.