Frontier Engineer

Cognizant

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Hybrid

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Hybrid
Location
Plano, TX
Posted
18 days ago
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About Cognizant

Cognizant is a multinational IT services and consulting company offering digital transformation, technology, and business process services. It serves clients across financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and other industries worldwide.

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TL;DR · Frontier Engineer

As a Frontier Engineer, you will join the engineering team to design and deliver secure, scalable, cloud-based applications within the cards and payments ecosystem. You will work collaboratively with product owners, architects, and technology teams to build modern solutions that support transaction processing and authorization flows. Your daily responsibilities include developing web applications using React and ASP.NET Web APIs, maintaining backend services with .NET and .NET Core, and implementing cloud-native solutions on Azure. You will also leverage GenAI tools like Claude and Devin to improve engineering productivity. The role requires expertise in distributed services, enterprise integration, and secure software development practices. You will translate business requirements into technical solutions while ensuring compliance and reliability for customer-centric digital experiences in a complex financial environment.

What you'll do

  • Design and implement cloud-native solutions on Azure that meet enterprise standards for performance and security.
  • Develop modern web applications using React and ASP.NET Web APIs to deliver customer-centric digital experiences.
  • Build and maintain secure backend services using .NET and .NET Core while promoting clean architecture.
  • Leverage GenAI tools like Claude and Devin to automate routine development activities and improve productivity.
  • Translate business requirements into technical solutions for cards and payments products while maintaining compliance.
  • Apply modern engineering practices including code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and observability.
  • Optimize large-scale, customer-facing applications for performance, reliability, and scalability.

What we're looking for

  • 8 to 12 years of experience designing, developing, and supporting enterprise applications using .NET and .NET Core.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure services and cloud-native application architecture.
  • Proven expertise developing ASP.NET Web APIs, distributed services, and enterprise integration solutions.
  • Advanced experience building front-end applications with React, including performance optimization and component-based design.
  • Practical experience with code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, observability, and secure software development.
  • Working knowledge of cards and payments technologies, transaction processing, authorization flows, and compliance considerations.
  • Experience leveraging GenAI technologies, including Claude, Devin, or similar AI-assisted development tools (preferred).
  • Azure certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate or equivalent cloud certifications (preferred).

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