Full Stack Engineer Position Overview
For progressive computer science and information technology-oriented graduates, this is an opportunity to join a rapidly growing and global organization with a passion for building stronger businesses for our clients. Cognizant Technology Solutions (www.cognizant.com, NASDAQ: CTSH) is a member of the S&P-500, Nasdaq-100, and was recently ranked as the #1 Fastest Growing "All Star" by Fortune Magazine. Cognizant leverages a highly flexible business model, a seamless global delivery network, and deep domain expertise to deliver to a long list of world-class companies that are leaders in their own space.
Cognizant employs a DevOps culture which is pervasive in our execution. The competitive advantage this capability provides is enormous, enabling faster feature time to market, increased customer satisfaction, employee productivity, as well as allowing the organization to win in the marketplace. Why? Because technology has become the dominant value creation process and an increasingly important means of customer acquisition within most organizations. Deeply rooted in the principles of lean production and the Toyota Production System, Cognizant relentlessly works to improve, focusing on the value stream and reducing all other waste in the system.
Responsibilities
•Use TDD to demonstrate functioning code that meets requirements
•Work closely with other developers as part of a team or minimally, in a paired environment for 8 hours each day
•Communicate and articulate technical vision while understanding business requirements
•Deploy application 'bits' to AWS or other similar cloud environment
•Strong understanding of programming patterns is important and required. The ideal candidate will know the Go programming language, but where this skill is lacking, a deep understanding of programming patterns and demonstrable knowledge of Java will suffice
•Working knowledge of Spring, Java, and Bash. Experience with system administration, UNIX, process management, deployment technologies.
•Candidates will be agile practitioners, having achieved proficiency in agile methodologies through years of experimentation and learning. A demonstration of more than just the basics is required to be successful. Candidates should demonstrate a deep experience of participating in standups/daily scrums, planning meetings, iteration retrospectives, etc.
• Open source participation and knowledge is important. Cloud Foundry is an open source technology, and a strong understanding of what it means to work in open source is required.
Qualifications
•Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Programming, or related field
•Enjoys working in a fast paced, collaborative environment
•Values "team" and leverages the opinions and expertise of their teammates to deliver working, quality code
•Knowledge of the cloud and deployment expectations and complexities. Developers should be capable of deploying application 'bits' to AWS or other similar cloud environment.
•DevOps promotes the collapse of different functions into one; QA, IT, Dev, etc. As a result, each developer will have a working knowledge of Ruby, Linux OS commands and be equally comfortable at the command line as they are in the IDE.
•Good foundational knowledge in a language such as Java will translate to Go when the syntax of the language is understood
•Core Java, Spring Boot, Webservices, REST, Angular, NodeJS, ReactJS
Distinguishing Qualifications
•Pair programming, Spring Cloud
Location(s) ?
New hires will be deployed to Cognizant office(s)?in Dallas-TX or Atlanta-GA where you will work alongside other experienced Cognizant associates delivering technology solutions. Applicants must be willing to relocate to one of these?major?geographic areas. While we will attempt to honor candidate location preferences, business need and position availability will determine final location assignment. ?
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Start Date(s) ?
New hires will start in two cohorts; June or August 2023 . While we will attempt to honor candidate start date?preferences, business need and position availability will determine final start date assignment?of June or August.?Exact start dates will be communicated with enough time for you to plan effectively. ? ?
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Why Choose Us? ?
Cognizant delivers solutions that draw upon the full power and scale of our associates.??You will be supported by high-caliber?experts?and employ some of the most advanced and patented capabilities.?Our?associate's?diverse backgrounds offer?varied perspectives?and?fuel?new?ways of thinking.??We?encourage lively discussions?which inspire?better?results?for?our clients.? ?
If you're comfortable with ambiguity, excited by change, and excel through autonomy, we'd love to hear from you.? ?
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Salary and Other Compensation :? ?
The annual salary for this position is $7 2 ,000.00 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. ?
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Work Authorization ?
Due to the nature of this position, Cognizant cannot provide?sponsorship?for U.S. work authorization (including participation in a CPT/OPT program) for this role.
Employee Status : Full Time Employee
Shift : Day Job
Job Posting : May 23 2023
About Cognizant
Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant is ranked 185 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com or follow us @USJobsCognizant.
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