Cognizant

Senior Java Developer

Cognizant$88K — $128K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
  • 8+ years of experience with Java/J2EE technologies.
  • Hands-on expertise in Spring Boot, Spring MVC, and RESTful APIs.
  • Proven experience in Microservices design and development.
  • Strong understanding of Java 8 features and multithreading.
  • Experience with databases such as Oracle and MongoDB.
  • Knowledge in CI/CD tools like Jenkins and Docker.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop enterprise applications and microservices.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to analyze requirements and deliver solutions.
  • Develop microservices frameworks ensuring performance and security.
  • Create and run automated unit and integration tests.
  • Support CI/CD processes and troubleshoot across environments.

Benefits

  • 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
Full Job Description
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Senior Java Developer
About the role

As a Senior Java Developer, you will make an impact by designing, developing, and supporting scalable enterprise applications and microservices that power critical Banking, Financial Services, and enterprise technology platforms. You will be a valued member of the Technology & Engineering team and work collaboratively with architects, business analysts, product owners, DevOps engineers, QA teams, and client stakeholders to deliver innovative, high-quality software solutions.
In this role, you will:
  • Design, develop, and maintain enterprise applications using Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, REST APIs, and related technologies.
  • Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to analyze requirements, create technical designs, and deliver scalable software solutions.
  • Develop and enhance microservices frameworks while ensuring application performance, reliability, maintainability, and security.
  • Build automated unit and integration tests using JUnit and Mockito and actively participate in code reviews and application refactoring initiatives.
  • Support CI/CD pipelines, deployments, production releases, troubleshooting, and defect resolution across development, QA, UAT, and production environments.
Work model

We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role's business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 3 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in New Jersey. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you're engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.
What you need to have to be considered
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 8+ years of experience developing enterprise applications using Java/J2EE technologies.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data JPA, Hibernate, and RESTful API development.
  • Proven experience designing, developing, and supporting Microservices-based applications.
  • Strong understanding of Java 8 features including Lambda Expressions, Streams, Functional Interfaces, Collections, and Multithreading.
  • Experience with Oracle, MySQL, MongoDB, and SQL development.
  • Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tools including Jenkins, Maven, Git, Bitbucket, Docker, and Kubernetes.
  • Experience creating automated unit tests using JUnit and Mockito.
  • Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and software development best practices.
  • Experience supporting applications across development, QA, UAT, and production environments.
  • Experience within Banking, Financial Services, Payments, or Investment Banking domains.
  • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
These will help you stand out
  • Experience with Angular and modern front-end development.
  • Experience working with Kafka or event-driven architectures.
  • Experience building cloud-native and containerized applications.
  • Knowledge of distributed systems and application modernization initiatives.
  • Experience supporting high-volume payment processing platforms.
  • Experience mentoring junior developers and contributing to technical leadership activities.

We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.
Salary and Other Compensation

Applications will be accepted until July 20, 2026.

The annual salary for this position is between $88,000 - $128,000 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.

About Cognizant

TriZetto is Powering Integrated Healthcare Management. With technology solutions touching more than half the U.S. population today, TriZetto is uniquely positioned to drive the convergence of core benefit administration, care management and constituent engagement. TriZetto provides premier information technology solutions that enable payers and other constituents in the healthcare supply chain to improve the coordination of benefits and care for healthcare consumers.

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Learn more about Cognizant
Size
340,400 employees
Market Cap
$28.7 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.3 billion
Founded
1994
5 Year Trend
+6.5%
Revenue
$16.6 billion
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