Senior Full Stack Java Developer

Cognizant

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Charlotte, NC
Salary: $62,500–$99,000 / yr
Posted: 3 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.

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TL;DR · Senior Full Stack Java Developer

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As a Senior Full Stack Java Developer, you will join the engineering team to design, develop, and maintain scalable enterprise applications supporting critical business functions. Your daily responsibilities include building responsive front-end solutions and backend services, enhancing RESTful and SOAP-based services, and implementing event-driven and reactive architectures. You will utilize a technical stack featuring Java, J2EE, Hibernate, Spring Boot, Spring WebFlux, Node.js, and Angular. The role requires hands-on experience with AWS cloud-native development, Kafka, XML, and both SQL and NoSQL databases like PostgreSQL. You will troubleshoot complex technical issues, conduct code reviews, and mentor junior developers. This position focuses on optimizing application performance, reliability, and security while managing distributed systems and microservices architectures to solve complex technical problems within an Agile environment.

Skills

Java J2EE Spring Boot AWS Angular Node.js Kafka Hibernate PostgreSQL SQL NoSQL Docker Kubernetes CI/CD RESTful APIs SOAP XML Microservices Spring WebFlux Reactive Programming

What you'll do

Design, develop, and maintain scalable enterprise applications using Java, J2EE, Spring Boot, and modern design patterns.
Build and enhance secure RESTful and SOAP-based services for system integrations.
Develop responsive front-end solutions using Angular and backend services using Node.js.
Implement event-driven and reactive architectures leveraging Kafka and Spring WebFlux.
Optimize application performance, scalability, reliability, and security across AWS cloud environments.
Conduct code reviews and mentor junior developers to promote engineering best practices.
Document technical designs, integrations, and data flows for the engineering team.

What we're looking for

7+ years of experience.
Strong experience developing enterprise applications using Java, J2EE, Hibernate, and Spring Boot.
Hands-on experience building and integrating RESTful APIs, SOAP services, XML, and microservices architectures.
Proficiency in Angular (11+) and Node.js for full stack application development.
Experience with cloud-native development and deployment using AWS services.
Strong knowledge of Kafka and event-driven application design.
Experience working with SQL and NoSQL databases, including PostgreSQL.
Solid understanding of reactive programming, functional programming concepts, and distributed systems.
Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex applications and work effectively in Agile development environments.
Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes (preferred).
Knowledge of CI/CD tools and DevOps practices (preferred).
Experience designing high-availability, large-scale enterprise systems (preferred).
Exposure to performance tuning, monitoring, and observability tools (preferred).
Prior experience mentoring developers and leading technical initiatives (preferred).