Senior Software Engineer - Javascript

Senior Software Engineer - Javascript Cognizant is a leading multinational corporation that provides IT services, including digital, technology, consulting, and operational services. 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 delivers digital products and experiences that drive digital-first business models. We also work with our clients to scale their native cloud applications. We offer the most comprehensive digital engineering expertise and client-centric methodology for sustainable innovation. Job Summary Cognizant's Digital Engineering practice is seeking a highly qualified Senior Java Developer with experience developing and building hard-working, scalable, enterprise applications. You will be part of a digital software team that works on high-demand applications. Our engineers have a passion for high-quality, reliability, and maintainable code. You will work side by side with product managers, designers, and clients, making decisions together to quickly deliver valuable working software to clients and their users. Our engineers are agile and retrospective, and not afraid to identify what we're doing wrong, so we can fix it, and what we're doing right, so we can improve on it. Above all, we judge success by the success of our team and the happiness of our customers. Location: Folsom, CA Day-to-Day Responsibilities Design, develop and maintain highly scalable & responsive consumer applications supporting high traffic volumes. Be part of an engineering team that builds and supports amazing customer-facing products that will drive the next generation of Delta Dental Digital Experience. Solid understanding of UX and UI responsive design with an emphasis on maximizing usability and accessibility. Design, develop, and maintain responsive, accessible web applications providing user experiences on desktop and mobile devices. Write high quality front-end with attention to scalability, security, and performance. You will work and collaborate with cross-functional team of product managers, UX designers, architects, developers and automation engineers on our agile team. Continuous learning to stay current with the changing JavaScript ecosystem landscape. Qualifications * BS/MS in computer science or equivalent work experience. * 5+ years of experience designing and developing secure consumer-facing web applications. * Advanced level knowledge of JavaScript and Functional Programming. * Expert level knowledge of HTML5, CSS3, Responsive web design, Accessibility (WCAG 2.0 AA) * 2+ years of extensive experience building production application with Node.js * Proficient in building and consuming of Restful Web service, JSON based request response. * 2+ years of experience working with popular JavaScript tools and Frameworks (like Gulp/Webpack, ejs/handlebar, Angular.js, or React/Redux or Ember). ReactJS is preferred. * Experience building responsive Single Page Web Applications. * Good understanding of design principles to build a scalable application. * Strong experience with the design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability and performant applications. * Proficient with writing unit test case using any of the testing framework like Jest, Mocha, Chai, Jasmine etc. * Proficiency with Chrome and/or other browser Developer Tools. * Proficiency with Git/Github or other distributed version control systems. * Understanding of user-centered design, progressive enhancement and graceful degradation and SEO. * Experience with Scrum, Agile Process Nice to have * Experience with developing and monitoring applications in cloud (Azure, AWS, GCP) * Contributions to open source projects. * Understanding of Relational, No SQL databases. * Experience with Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery. * Experience with Linux environment & container technology such as docker. * Experience with logging tools like Splunk or ELK. * Experience with distributed cache like Redis. Salary and Other Compensation: Applications will be accepted until 13th of December 2024. The annual salary for this position is between $68,000 - $131,500 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. Why Choose Cognizant? Cognizant is recognized as a Military Friendly Employer and is a coalition member of the Veteran Jobs Mission. Our Cognizant Veterans Network assists Veterans in building and growing a career at Cognizant that allows them to demonstrate the leadership, loyalty, integrity, and commitment to excellence instilled in them through participation in military service. Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer provider and committed to creating a diverse environment. Cognizant considers all applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, age, marital and family status, disabilities, sexual orientation or preference, veteran status or any other classification protected by state, federal or local law. If you have a disability that requires a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or submit an application, please email CareersNA2@cognizant.com with your request and contact information. www.cognizant.com NASDAQ: CTSH #li-pc1