Full Stack Software Engineer (Golang & React)

Cognizant is seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer to support secure, scalable enterprise applications in the healthcare provider domain. The role leads backend development with Golang, database design with PostgreSQL, and responsive frontend development with React while collaborating across product, quality engineering, operations, and technology teams.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end design and development of secure, scalable, and reliable backend services using Golang
• Establish secure coding standards, conduct code and architecture reviews, and mentor developers on application security and engineering best practices
• Design and optimize PostgreSQL database schemas, queries, and data-access patterns for high-volume transactional and analytical workloads
• Guide the development and integration of responsive React applications with Golang services and PostgreSQL databases
• Collaborate with product, quality engineering, and operations teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions that meet security, performance, and reliability objectives
• Troubleshoot complex production issues, conduct root cause analysis, and implement sustainable corrective actions
• Drive code quality and application performance through automated testing, static analysis, profiling, query optimization, and continuous integration and deployment practices
• Document architecture decisions, service contracts, data models, and reusable secure coding patterns to support knowledge sharing and team onboarding

Requirements:

• Five to eight years of software development experience, including hands-on experience with Golang
• Strong knowledge of secure coding practices and secure software development lifecycle principles
• Experience designing and optimizing databases and queries using PostgreSQL
• Hands-on experience developing responsive web applications using React
• Experience integrating Golang backend services with PostgreSQL databases and React applications
• Healthcare provider domain experience
• Experience with code reviews, automated testing, troubleshooting, and application performance optimization
• This role is a remote position open to qualified applicants in Lexington - KY
• This role cannot offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future
• Experience leading technical design and guiding development teams through complex application initiatives
• Knowledge of threat modeling, dependency management, secure configuration, and continuous security testing
• Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment processes
• Strong production troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and system observability skills
• Ability to communicate technical decisions clearly and collaborate effectively with product, quality engineering, and operations teams