Description

Job Description:

There are three rounds of interview to select the candidate Round 1: Technical discussion with Cognizant Round 2: Live coding test by client Round 3: Technical discussion with client (Face to face for New York location candidates, Virtual for other location candidates)

Role responsibilities and key accountabilities:
· Contributes to design, development, and implementation of backend services and web applications.
· Writes clean, maintainable, and well-tested code following established engineering practices.
· Participates in technical design discussions and collaborates with senior engineers and architects.
· Works closely with frontend developers to integrate backend services with UI components.
· Supports troubleshooting, debugging, and performance optimization of applications.
· Breaks down user stories into technical tasks and delivers within agreed timelines.
· Collaborates effectively in Agile teams with product owners, QA, and other developers.
· Maintains and improves existing systems while ensuring stability and reliability.
· Builds positive relationships within the team and contributes to a collaborative environment.
· Communicates technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
· Continuously develops technical expertise and stays up to date with modern technologies and frameworks.

Essential skills
· Strong Java fundamentals (Java 21 preferred) including core concepts (collections, concurrency, memory management).
· Solid experience with Spring Framework (Spring 4+) and Spring Boot 3.x.
· Experience building and consuming REST APIs.
· Good knowledge of React (version 17) and integration with backend services.
· Strong understanding of web application architecture and client-server communication.
· Experience with SQL and relational databases (e.g. PostgreSQL).
· Proficiency with version control (Git) and build tools (Maven/Gradle).
· Strong focus on clean code, unit testing, and code reviews.
· Familiar with Agile development practices.
· Comfortable working in Linux/Unix environments.
· 4–8+ years of software engineering experience.

Other desirable skills:
· Experience with JSF / JSP applications and legacy UI technologies.
· Familiarity with modern frontend practices and component-based architectures.
· Experience with CI/CD pipelines and testing practices.
· Exposure to Docker / containerization.
· Basic understanding of distributed systems.
· Familiarity with Spring ecosystem tooling.
· Knowledge of financial systems or trading platforms is a plus.

Educational background
· BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent software engineering qualification.
Years of Experience: 13.00 Years of Experience

Key Skills

Education

Any Graduate