Lead Java Full Stack Developer

Cognizant

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Work type: On-site
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $75,000–$123,500 / yr
Posted: 8 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 408 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Lead Java Full Stack Developer

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The Lead Java Full Stack Developer will design, build, and scale cloud-native, API-first applications and integrations. Working with product, design, data, architecture, and risk stakeholders, the developer will deliver secure, reliable technology solutions. Day-to-day responsibilities include developing end-to-end capabilities using Java, Spring Boot, microservices, and REST APIs on the backend, alongside React, TypeScript, and Node.js on the frontend. The role involves building scalable solutions on AWS using Docker, Kubernetes, ECS/EKS, serverless computing, Kafka, SNS, and SQS. Additionally, the developer will integrate AI capabilities like LLMs, RAG, and agent orchestration. Core engineering practices include CI/CD, infrastructure as code via Terraform or CloudFormation, automated testing, and observability. The work focuses on solving technical problems through modern, scalable, and secure cloud-native architecture.

Skills

Java Spring Boot AWS React TypeScript Node.js Kubernetes Docker Kafka Python Terraform CI/CD PostgreSQL DynamoDB Redis SQL NoSQL REST APIs Microservices RAG LLMs OpenTelemetry Grafana CloudWatch Splunk Datadog

What you'll do

Design and scale cloud-native, API-first applications using Java, Spring Boot, and microservices.
Develop full-stack capabilities using React, TypeScript, and Node.js for front-end and Java for back-end.
Build and operate scalable solutions on AWS using Docker, Kubernetes, and serverless computing.
Integrate AI capabilities including LLMs, RAG, and agent orchestration frameworks into applications.
Manage asynchronous messaging and event-driven architectures using Kafka, SNS, and SQS.
Establish engineering practices for CI/CD, infrastructure as code, automated testing, and observability.
Implement security protocols and performance tuning for all production technology solutions.

What we're looking for

10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
3+ years of experience designing or architecting cloud-native services on AWS.
Expertise in Java 11/17/21, Spring Boot, microservices, REST APIs, JSON, OpenAPI, and asynchronous messaging.
Full-stack development experience with React, TypeScript/JavaScript, Node.js, and Java/Spring Boot.
Experience deploying cloud-native applications using Docker, Kubernetes, ECS/EKS, serverless, Kafka, SNS/SQS, SQL, and NoSQL.
Engineering experience with CI/CD, infrastructure as code (Terraform or CloudFormation), automated testing, observability, and security.
Experience integrating generative or agentic AI technologies, including LLMs/SLMs, RAG, and agent orchestration frameworks (preferred).
Python experience for LLM engineering, data processing, or automation (preferred).

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