Senior Full Stack Java Developer (React)
Cognizant · Mountain View, CA
$63,000–$99,500from the description
Jul 27, 2026
Mountain View, CA
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hybrid senior full-stack role at a Cognizant client site in Mountain View, CA, focused on building and maintaining enterprise-grade applications. The work spans Java/Spring Boot microservices on the backend, React.js-driven UIs on the front end, relational database design, REST API development, and cloud-native deployment using containers and CI/CD pipelines. Suits an experienced engineer comfortable owning work across the full stack in an Agile environment.
Senior level · 10+ years · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 360 people in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 270–470
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 $217,796 (middle half $177,469–$231,052). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 29, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (4)
The 10+ years experience requirement is explicitly tied to Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices together, not to the role overall — however it functions as the effective total experience gate and is reflected accordingly.
The posted salary range ($63,000–$99,500/year) is notably low for a Senior Full Stack developer with 10+ years of experience in Mountain View, CA. This may reflect a staffing/consulting firm rate structure or a posting error.
Cloud platform (AWS/Azure/GCP) and database (PostgreSQL/MySQL/Oracle) requirements are stated as 'or' alternatives; PostgreSQL and AWS are listed as the primary named options with the others captured as alternatives.
The role is hybrid (3 days/week on-site at a client office in Mountain View, CA) — not fully remote.
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