2 days ago
London, United KingdomSenior
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain Java and Spring components for new features, fixes, enhancements, and existing functionality.
- Build robust, well-tested, scalable, and reliable backend systems and APIs.
- Debug and resolve production and code issues using appropriate tools and techniques.
- Support performance, resiliency, security, and other non-functional testing and requirements.
- Maintain AWS infrastructure and Kubernetes deployments, including AWS Keyspaces, Redis, and Kafka.
- Review peer code, uphold engineering standards, and make technical and architecture decisions for complex systems.
- Collaborate with developers, architects, and analysts to understand requirements and deliver solutions.
- Contribute to production support, system reliability, and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Strong hands-on experience with Java and Spring Framework development.
- Proven experience building web applications and scalable APIs.
- Experience with Kafka, asynchronous messaging, event-driven architectures, and distributed systems.
- Experience working with AWS and AWS-native cloud services.
- Knowledge of Cassandra or AWS Keyspaces, Redis, and PostgreSQL or DSQL.
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and GitHub Actions-based software delivery pipelines.
- Experience with automated testing frameworks and non-functional requirements including performance, scalability, security, and reliability.
- Proficiency with Unix/Linux environments and Bash scripting.
- Experience designing and implementing scalable, resilient software solutions, with strong debugging, code review, and software engineering fundamentals.
- Experience with observability tools such as Datadog, Prometheus, and Grafana is helpful.
- Familiarity with SageMaker, Azure, Gemini LLMs, and AI-assisted or agentic software development is helpful.
- Candidates must currently reside in the UK and be available to start within four weeks of receiving an offer.
Benefits
- Full-time hybrid work model in London, UK.
Tech Stack
Apache CassandraApache KafkaAWSAzureBashDatadogDockerGitHub ActionsGrafanaJavaKubernetesLinuxPostgreSQLPrometheusRedis
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About Cognizant
Cognizant is a public IT services and consulting firm that designs, builds, and runs enterprise technology, including digital engineering, cloud modernization, data/AI, and managed services. It sells consulting, systems integration, and outsourcing on multi-year engagements to large enterprises in healthcare, banking, retail, communications, and manufacturing. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, Cognizant is NASDAQ-listed (CTSH) and a Fortune 500 company.