Lead Software Engineer (Java/Kafka)Cognizant's Digital Engineering practice is seeking a highly qualified
Lead Software Engineer (Java/Kafka) with
at least 15+ years' experience developing and building high-performing, scalable, enterprise applications. You will be part of a digital software team that works on high-demand applications. Our engineers have a passion for high-quality, reliable and maintainable code. You will work side by side with product managers, designers, and clients, making decisions together to quickly deliver valuable working software to clients and their users. Our engineers are agile and retrospective, and not afraid to identify what we're doing wrong, so we can fix it, and what we're doing right, so we can improve on it. Above all, we judge success by the success of our team and the happiness of our customers.
Location: Charlotte - NC You must be legally authorized to work in the USA without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
Roles/Responsibilities:• Work independently with minimal supervision, taking full ownership of assigned tasks from initiation to resolution
• The candidate should be ready to work in the client's office for at least 3 days a week.
• Minimum 20+ years of experience
• Proficiency in Java 17 with experience with spring boot based microservice development
• As a Lead engineer candidate should implement critical infrastructure that forms the backbone of our development ecosystem
• Candidate is responsible for leading the design, development, and deployment of microservices architecture. Experience in Design patterns, microservices.
• Experience with Kafka, streaming.
• Proficiency in Java 17 with experience with spring boot based microservice development
• Good hands-on experience with kafka
• Need for a primarily back-end-focused Java engineer (Java/services/database)
• Other required experience includes react, Cloud and Test Automation
• OpenShift/Kubernetes experience preferred
Required Qualifications:• The candidate should be ready to work from client office for at least 3 days a week.
• Proficiency in Java 17 with experience with spring boot based microservice development
• Good hands-on experience with Kafka
• Need for a primarily back-end-focused Java engineer (Java/services/database)
• OpenShift/Kubernetes experience preferred
Salary and Other Compensation:
The annual salary for this position is between $102,600- $162,500 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
This position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant's applicable plans.
Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
- Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
- 401(k) plan and contributions
- Long-term/Short-term Disability
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law
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