Cognizant

Overview

This hybrid role for a Sr. software engineer focuses on designing developing and maintaining secure and scalable microservice based applications using Python Java JavaScript and SQL. The candidate will collaborate with cross functional teams to deliver robust features enhance performance and support continuous integration while following industry leading engineering practices.

About Cognizant

Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, d

Requirements & Eligibility

• Possess professional experience between one and 10 years in software engineering with a focus on building production ready applications
• Demonstrate strong proficiency in Python development including experience with common libraries frameworks and structured coding conventions
• Exhibit hands on experience with Java for backend services including object oriented design principles and exception handling practices
• Show practical skills in JavaScript for user interface development including event handling state management and integration with APIs
• Display solid understanding of SQL including query optimization joins indexing and best practices for relational data modeling
• Understand microservices fundamentals such as service boundaries stateless design interservice communication and resilience patterns
• Have familiarity with source control workflows continuous integration tools and basic concepts of automated build and deployment pipelines

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain modular microservice components that support scalable business applications and align strongly with enterprise engineering standards
• Implement clean and efficient Python services that handle complex data processing tasks and ensure reliable and maintainable backend logic
• Design and code Java based service layers that integrate with existing platforms and provide consistent and predictable transactional behavior
• Build interactive JavaScript front end features that enhance user experience and ensure seamless interaction with backend microservices
• Write optimized SQL queries and database procedures that support high performance data access and maintain data integrity across environments
• Collaborate with senior engineers and product teams to refine technical requirements and translate them into clear implementation tasks
• Participate in code reviews to provide and receive constructive feedback while continuously improving code quality and shared engineering practices
• Create and maintain technical documentation that clearly describes service contracts data flows configuration details and operational runbooks

Interview Process