Lead Java Full Stack Engineer (Hybrid)

at Cognizant Technology Solutions in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Lead Java Full Stack Engineer (Hybrid) About Cognizant
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) engineers modern businesses. We help our clients modernize technology, reimagine processes and transform experiences so they can stay ahead in our constantly evolving world. Together, we're improving everyday life. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant. About Cognizant's Digital Engineering Practice:
At Cognizant Digital Engineering, a small multi-functional team comprised of a Product Manager, an Architect, Full-Stack Developers, UI/UX designers and Big Data analysts builds higher quality software faster siloed individuals working independently. Small, forward-thinking engineering teams generate collective empathy and comradery, thus increasing their ability to anticipate unforeseen development scope changes and maintain high quality work you're doing. Across our US Studio system or within client development sites, our Digital Engineering teams ideate and develop innovative cloud-based solutions following a Lean-Agile process with DevOps culture. Working in Cognizant Digital Engineering provides DevOps engineers consistent opportunities to push digital boundaries while growing their exposure to groundbreaking technologies. The Role:
Cognizant is looking for an experienced and innovative Lead Java Full Stack Engineer (Hybrid) to serve our diverse base of global clients. As a member of our team, you will build innovative, cloud-based software that powers modern business. An ideal candidate is someone who enjoys working in a diverse, collaborative, geographically distributed team. Similarly, the ideal candidate is an expert engineer who values the "team", drives continuous improvement and is unafraid to challenge the legacy status quo with creative cloud-based solutions.
Location: Chicago, IL. Roles & Responsibilities:
Participate in all aspects of agile software development, including design, implementation, and deployment
Requirements gathering and understanding
Develop and design restful services and APIs
Build reusable components
Translating designs and wireframes into high quality code
Optimizing components for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable devices and browsers
The primary focus will be on developing UI components and implementing them following well-known ReactJS patterns
The associate will ensure that these components and the overall application is robust, easy to maintain and coordinate with rest of the team, working on different layers of the infrastructure.  Required qualifications
Proven experience as a full stack engineer
8+ years of demonstrated experience in creating and implementing Full Stack Web applications
Experience in building backend applications with Java, J2EE, Springboot and deploying applications in cloud (Openshift / AWS).
Experience in creating, designing and integrating restful APIs
Good knowledge of Hypertext Markup language (HTML), Cascading Style Sheet (CSS), JavaScript, Responsive Web Development (RWD) Bootstrap, SASS framework (SCSS)
Good knowledge in JavaScript and ES6 features
Good understanding of React.js 17.x and its core principles
Experience with common front-end development tools / plugins such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, etc.
Experience in unit testing and automation
Advanced problem-solving skills and the ability to optimize code for the best possible outcome
Ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment to create top-performing interfaces
Excellent debugging and performance optimization skills
Familiarity with code versioning tools like SVN / GIT
Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tools (Jenkins)
Applications will be accepted until July 03, 2024.
The annual salary for this position is between $52,000 - 146,600 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. #li-iy1
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Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.