Senior Java Engineer at Cognizant
Charlotte, NC
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Jul 22, 2026
Charlotte, NC
Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior engineering role focused on building and maintaining enterprise-grade applications, with responsibilities spanning backend development in Java (Spring Boot, Spring WebFlux, Hibernate) and frontend work in Angular and Node.js. The position involves designing microservices, integrating REST and SOAP APIs, managing SQL and NoSQL databases, and implementing event-driven processing via AWS and Kafka. It suits an experienced full-stack developer comfortable working across distributed teams on cloud-native systems.
Senior level · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 110 people in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 60–150
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,909 (middle half $110,048–$168,680).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (4)
No total years of experience is stated at the role level — only skill-level proficiency descriptors ('strong', 'hands-on') are used.
Angular is specified as version 11+ in the requirements section; this is treated as a version floor for the Angular skill rather than a separate requirement.
CI/CD, Docker, and Kubernetes appear under the 'These Will Help You Stand Out' section, which is a preferred/nice-to-have block, so they are marked as preferred.
No compensation range is disclosed in the posting.
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