Description - External
Cognizant’s Digital Engineering practice is seeking a highly qualified Senior Backend Developer with Java and Azure/AWS experience. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 8+ years of experience developing and building high‑performing, scalable enterprise applications.
You will be part of a digital software team that builds high-demand applications. Our engineers value high-quality, reliable, and maintainable code. You will collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and clients to deliver meaningful and impactful software quickly.
Our teams are agile, collaborative, and committed to continuous improvement. We believe success is measured by the success of our team and the satisfaction 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 deliver 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: Toronto, ON, CANADA (Hybrid)
You must be legally authorized to work in the Canada without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
Roles/Responsibilities:
•Design, develop, and maintain high performance backend services using Java and Spring Boot.
•Build scalable microservices architectures and ensure seamless inter service communication.
•Develop and optimize multithreaded and concurrent applications for low latency and high throughput systems.
•Implement event driven architectures leveraging Kafka (or other streaming platforms).
•Design and optimize SQL database schemas, queries, and stored procedures.
•Deploy, monitor, and manage services on Azure or AWS cloud platforms.
•Collaborate with cross functional teams (frontend, DevOps, QA, product).
•Define and enforce best practices in coding, architecture, and performance optimization.
•Troubleshoot production issues and implement robust solutions.
•Participate in code reviews and provide mentorship to junior developers.
Required Qualifications:
•8+ years of hands-on experience in backend development.
•Strong proficiency in Java (8/11/17) with deep understanding of OOP and design patterns.
•Expertise in multithreading, concurrency models, and performance tuning.
•Solid experience with Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data, and related frameworks.
•Proven experience building secure, scalable microservices architectures.
•Hands-on knowledge of Apache Kafka (producers, consumers, topics, partitions, schema registry, etc.).
•Strong experience with SQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, or similar).
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, basic DevOps practices, and cloud fundamentals (AWS/Azure/GCP preferred).
•Working knowledge of Azure or AWS cloud services (Lambda, ECS, AKS, EC2, S3, RDS, etc.).
•Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).
•Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
Salary and Other Compensation:
Applications will be accepted until April 3, 2026.
The annual salary for this position is between $ 74,250– $ 117,500 CAD 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.
La comunidad de Cognizant:
Somos un equipo de alto calibre que se aprecia y se apoya mutuamente. Nuestra gente defiende un lugar de trabajo enérgico, colaborativo e inclusivo donde todos puedan prosperar.
- Cognizant es una comunidad global con más de 300.000 asociados en todo el mundo.
- No solo soñamos con una mejor manera, sino que la hacemos realidad.
- Cuidamos a nuestra gente, clientes, empresas, comunidades y el clima haciendo lo correcto.
- Fomentamos un entorno innovador en el que puedes construir la trayectoria profesional adecuada para ti.
Sobre nosotros:
Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) es arquitecto de soluciones de IA y proveedor de servicios tecnológicos que traduce la inversión en inteligencia artificial en valor empresarial real mediante soluciones de IA de stack completo adaptadas a cada cliente. Su profundo conocimiento de la industria, los procesos y la ingeniería le permite integrar el contexto único de cada organización en sistemas tecnológicos que amplifican el potencial humano, generan un impacto real en el negocio y mantienen a las grandes empresas globales un paso adelante en un mundo en constante cambio. Para más información, visita www.cognizant.es o síguenos en @cognizant.
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Disclaimer:
La información de compensación es precisa a la fecha de esta publicación. Cognizant se reserva el derecho de modificar esta información en cualquier momento, sujeto a la legislación aplicable.
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