Senior Software Engineer – Distributed Systems_ REMOTE

Cognizant; Durham (NC); Remote; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus 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 Software Engineer to design, build, and evolve a modern, event-driven microservices platform for North Carolina's toll and vehicle registration systems. You will work on distributed systems handling accounts, payments, and vehicle transactions at scale.

The role emphasizes robust Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, and OpenAPI-driven APIs with modern cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software development experience, including 3+ years working with distributed systems.
• Strong proficiency in Java with modern frameworks such as Spring Boot and Spring Cloud.
• Experience with event-driven architecture and message brokers, particularly Kafka.
• Demonstrated expertise with PostgreSQL and Redis or comparable caching layers.
• Solid understanding of microservices patterns, distributed transactions, and eventual consistency.
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes and containerization technologies.
• Proven track record of writing testable, high-quality code and championing engineering best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement microservices within a saga-choreography architecture
• Develop event-driven workflows and manage Kafka topics across domain services
• Implement distributed data persistence and caching strategies
• Write production-grade code with comprehensive test coverage
• Collaborate on architectural decisions and API design, including OpenAPI specifications
• Optimize database performance and oversee schema migrations
• Mentor junior engineers on engineering best practices and domain-driven design
• Contribute to infrastructure automation and deployment pipelines

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Distributed systems

Kafka

PostgreSQL

Kubernetes

Test-driven development

Job description

Senior Software Engineer-Distributed Systems & Microservices

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and evolve a modern, event-driven microservices platform supporting North Carolina's toll and vehicle registration systems. In this role, you will work on distributed systems that manage account management, payment processing, and vehicle transactions at scale.

Technology Stack

• Backend: Java 21, Spring Boot 3.5.9, Spring Cloud, Spring Kafka
• Databases: PostgreSQL, Redis (Lettuce), Flyway migrations
• Cloud & Infrastructure: Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, Spring Cloud Azure
• Messaging: Apache Kafka, event choreography patterns
• Tools & Quality: Maven, MapStruct, Lombok, JUnit 5, Mockito, TestContainers, JaCoCo, OpenAPI/SpringDoc, GitHub
• Authentication: OAuth2/OIDC, Azure Active Directory

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement microservices within a saga-choreography architecture
• Develop event-driven workflows and manage Kafka topics across domain services
• Implement distributed data persistence and caching strategies
• Write production-grade code with comprehensive test coverage
• Collaborate on architectural decisions and API design, including OpenAPI specifications
• Optimize database performance and oversee schema migrations
• Mentor junior engineers on engineering best practices and domain-driven design
• Contribute to infrastructure automation and deployment pipelines

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software development experience, including 3+ years working with distributed systems
• Strong proficiency in Java with modern frameworks such as Spring Boot and Spring Cloud
• Experience with event-driven architecture and message brokers, particularly Kafka
• Demonstrated expertise with PostgreSQL and Redis or comparable caching layers
• Solid understanding of microservices patterns, distributed transactions, and eventual consistency
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes and containerization technologies
• Proven track record of writing testable, high-quality code and championing engineering best practices

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with the Azure cloud platform
• Background in payment processing or financial systems
• Familiarity with API-first development and OpenAPI specifications
• Experience with Flyway or other database version-control tools

About Cognizant's IoT Practice:

Intelligent, IoT-enabled products will soon result in the proliferation of data and disrupt virtually all industries. To be successful, both large and small companies must leverage IoT capabilities by designing modern products that fundamentally connect people with processes. Within Cognizant IOT, we engineer industry-aligned, IoT-enabled products that merge industry needs with human drivers. Our intelligent products will revolutionize experiences and result in exciting, transformative outcomes. Without human-centered thinking, connected products are just standalone things—but with it, our modern connected products facilitate a unified way of life enjoyed by all.

*Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future*

• Applications will be accepted until September 9th , 2026
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Compensation & Benefits

$130,000 - $150,000 per year + Cost of Living Allowance

Bonus + Comprehensive Benefits

Additional Information

• Onsite role
• Visa sponsorship is not available now or in the future. Candidates requiring sponsorship will not be considered.

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan