18 hours ago
Base Salary
$68k - $114k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable full-stack applications using Java, Spring Boot, React JS, JavaScript, SQL, and Azure.
- Collaborate with architects, product managers, business stakeholders, and developers to analyze requirements and deliver technical solutions.
- Develop and support microservices-based architectures and event-driven systems.
- Build and optimize RESTful APIs, database solutions, and enterprise application integrations.
- Conduct code reviews, provide technical guidance, and mentor junior developers.
- Troubleshoot complex application issues and implement performance tuning and optimization strategies.
- Ensure application security, data protection, and adherence to enterprise development standards.
Requirements
- 6 to 8 years of hands-on experience in Java application development.
- Strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and microservices architecture.
- Hands-on experience designing and implementing event-driven architecture.
- Experience building scalable, highly available, and distributed enterprise applications.
- Proficiency with RESTful APIs, Kafka, messaging frameworks, and microservices best practices.
- Experience with React JS, JavaScript, and modern front-end development practices.
- Strong problem-solving, troubleshooting, debugging, and performance tuning skills.
- Experience working within Agile/Scrum development environments.
- Preferred qualifications include Azure cloud services, cloud-native application development, CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, Docker, Kubernetes, and banking or financial services experience.
Benefits
- Hybrid work arrangement requiring three days per week in a client office in Chicago, Illinois, subject to project and client requirements.
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- Paid holidays and paid time off.
- 401(k) plan with company contributions.
- Employee assistance, wellbeing, and wellness programs.
- Learning and development opportunities.
- Employee recognition programs.
- Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts where applicable.
- Applications will be accepted until October 21, 2026.
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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.