What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Java Developer (Java, Spring boot, Angular) position at Cognizant?
Cognizant’s Digital Engineering practice is seeking a highly qualified Sr. Java Developer with MIN 8 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.
Cognizant Digital Engineering If you’re like us, you’ve got big ideas. At Cognizant, we’re exploring new ideas every day. We help industry leading companies reinvent their business models and innovate products that create new value—by connecting people with things, insights, and experiences. Cognizant digital engineering designs, engineers and delivers digital products and experiences that drive digital-first business models. We offer the most comprehensive digital engineering expertise and client-centric methodology for sustainable innovation.
Location: Jersey City, NJ, USA (3 days/week- onsite)
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
The annual salary for this position is between $ 81,337– $ 140,000 USD 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:
Why Choose Cognizant?
It takes a lot to succeed in today’s fast-paced market, and Cognizant Technology Solutions has become a leader in the industry. We love big ideas and even bigger dreams! We stand out because we put human experiences at the core. Our associates enjoy robust benefits and training opportunities from our industry-recognized, award-winning Academy team. You will have access to hundreds of technical trainings to keep your skillsets fresh and have opportunities to acquire certifications on the newest technologies.
Everything we do at Cognizant we do with passion—for our clients (fortune 100 companies), our communities, and our organization. It’s the defining attribute that we look for in our people.
If you love ambiguity, excited by change, and excel through autonomy, we’d love to hear from you!
About Cognizant Digital Engineering
Well-designed software transcends digital technology, going beyond the fulfillment of basic requirements to focus instead on human needs. Within Cognizant Digital Engineering, we help clients develop software products that transform human insights into tangible, production-ready digital solutions. We also work with our clients to scale their native cloud applications. Using insights from the lived experiences of our consumers, we seamlessly replace traditional service strategies with engaging, precise, and direct digital applications. Designing phenomenal software is vital to success in the digital economy—and we understand that a human-centric approach is key to this design.
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Cognizant Digital Engineering If you’re like us, you’ve got big ideas. At Cognizant, we’re exploring new ideas every day. We help industry leading companies reinvent their business models and innovate products that create new value—by connecting people with things, insights, and experiences. Cognizant digital engineering designs, engineers and delivers digital products and experiences that drive digital-first business models. We offer the most comprehensive digital engineering expertise and client-centric methodology for sustainable innovation.
Location: Jersey City, NJ, USA (3 days/week- onsite)
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
- Develop, and maintain server-side applications using Java and Spring Boot (including Spring WebFlux or other reactive frameworks).
- Build and enhance responsive, component-based front-end applications using Angular (v6 ).
- Design and consume RESTful APIs; ensure seamless integration between front-end and back-end layers.
- Implement reactive programming patterns for high-throughput, non-blocking systems.
- Own the full CI/CD lifecycle: build automation pipelines, deploy releases, and manage rollbacks using tools like GitLab CI/CD.
- Develop and maintain automated test suites (unit, integration, end-to-end) using JUnit/TestNG, Mockito, Selenium, Cypress, etc.
- Containerize applications with Docker and orchestrate deployments in Kubernetes or other container platforms.
- Troubleshoot production issues and drive root-cause analysis to implement long-term fixes.
- 8–12 years of professional experience in software development with proven full stack delivery
- Strong proficiency in Java 8 and Spring Boot
- Hands-on experience with Angular framework (v6 or higher) and TypeScript
- Expertise in designing RESTful microservices and JSON-based APIs
- Solid understanding of CI/CD concepts and hands-on experience with at least one automation server (GitLab CI/CD)
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain automated testing frameworks (unit, integration, E2E)
- Proficiency with version control systems, particularly Git
- Best Security practices (OAuth2/JWT)
The annual salary for this position is between $ 81,337– $ 140,000 USD 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
Why Choose Cognizant?
It takes a lot to succeed in today’s fast-paced market, and Cognizant Technology Solutions has become a leader in the industry. We love big ideas and even bigger dreams! We stand out because we put human experiences at the core. Our associates enjoy robust benefits and training opportunities from our industry-recognized, award-winning Academy team. You will have access to hundreds of technical trainings to keep your skillsets fresh and have opportunities to acquire certifications on the newest technologies.
Everything we do at Cognizant we do with passion—for our clients (fortune 100 companies), our communities, and our organization. It’s the defining attribute that we look for in our people.
If you love ambiguity, excited by change, and excel through autonomy, we’d love to hear from you!
About Cognizant Digital Engineering
Well-designed software transcends digital technology, going beyond the fulfillment of basic requirements to focus instead on human needs. Within Cognizant Digital Engineering, we help clients develop software products that transform human insights into tangible, production-ready digital solutions. We also work with our clients to scale their native cloud applications. Using insights from the lived experiences of our consumers, we seamlessly replace traditional service strategies with engaging, precise, and direct digital applications. Designing phenomenal software is vital to success in the digital economy—and we understand that a human-centric approach is key to this design.
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Salary : $81,337 - $140,000