Java Senior Developer

Cognizant

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Sunnyvale, CA
Salary
$95,000–$130,000 / yr
Posted
8 days ago
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Below market

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This role pays less than 91% of similar roles. Most pay $137,000–$195,260 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $112k versus about $166k for comparable roles.

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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.

Cognizant currently has 330 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $100,000–$135,000 across 211 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Java Senior Developer

The Java Sr. Developer will join the team to design scalable and resilient application architectures for complex enterprise digital initiatives. The role involves guiding end-to-end solution designs across backend services and frontend integrations to ensure seamless commerce flows that meet performance and reliability targets. Key responsibilities include defining standards for microservice decomposition, reviewing code for architectural best practices, and translating commerce requirements into technical architectures that optimize transaction throughput. The candidate will utilize Java, Springboot microservices, and full stack commerce solutions while applying expertise in cloud, automation, observability, and monitoring. Technical skills required include RESTful API design, data modeling, testing frameworks, version control, and containerized deployments. The work focuses on solving technical challenges within digital commerce platforms to improve system reliability and customer experience.

What you'll do

  • Design scalable application architectures using Springboot microservices and Java-based full stack commerce solutions.
  • Guide end-to-end solution design for backend services and frontend integrations to ensure seamless commerce flows.
  • Define standards for microservice decomposition, service contracts, and data flows to enable modular development.
  • Review application designs and code implementations to ensure alignment with architectural best practices and security guidelines.
  • Translate commerce requirements into technical architectures that optimize transaction throughput and customer experience.
  • Drive adoption of coding patterns, testing strategies, and observability practices to improve system reliability.
  • Analyze system performance and error metrics to identify bottlenecks and propose targeted remediation actions.
  • Document architectural decisions, non-functional requirements, and integration patterns in clear blueprints for distributed teams.

What we're looking for

  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
  • Demonstrate advanced expertise in designing and implementing Springboot microservices architectures for high-volume enterprise transactions.
  • Possess strong proficiency in Java-based full-stack engineering for commerce platforms and modern web application practices.
  • Have solid experience with API design, RESTful principles, and data modeling for distributed services.
  • Utilize hands-on knowledge of testing frameworks, build tools, and version control systems.
  • Show familiarity with performance tuning, caching, and asynchronous processing methods for digital commerce workloads.
  • Use understanding of security practices, authentication mechanisms, and data protection strategies for production systems.
  • Leverage experience with containerized deployments and cloud-ready architectures.

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