Job Summary
This hybrid role for a junior 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.
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
- Contribute to automated testing pipelines by writing unit tests integration tests and regression tests that increase system reliability
- Troubleshoot and resolve defects in microservices and database logic by performing structured root cause analysis and careful validation of fixes
- Assist in monitoring application health using logs metrics and dashboards to identify bottlenecks and recommend targeted improvements
- Support secure development practices by following organizational guidelines for authentication authorization encryption and data handling
- Engage with stakeholders to understand evolving functional needs and propose incremental enhancements that deliver measurable business value
- Apply basic understanding of asset and wealth management concepts when relevant to ensure that software solutions align with financial domain objectives
- Adapt to hybrid work expectations by collaborating effectively through digital tools and in person sessions to maintain team cohesion and productivity
Qualifications
- Possess professional experience between one and three 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
- Bring exposure to asset and wealth management processes as a desirable advantage that helps in understanding investment and portfolio solutions
- Communicate clearly with technical and nontechnical partners and demonstrate a proactive approach to problem solving and continuous learning
Acerca de Cognizant
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) es un creador de soluciones de IA y proveedor de servicios tecnológicos que conecta la inversión en IA con el valor empresarial mediante el desarrollo de soluciones de IA full‑stack para sus clientes. Su profundo conocimiento de la industria, junto con su experiencia en procesos e ingeniería, permite incorporar el contexto único de cada organización en sistemas tecnológicos que amplifican el potencial humano, generan resultados tangibles y mantienen a las empresas a la vanguardia en un entorno en constante cambio. Más información en cognizant.ai o @cognizant.
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