Senior Java / Perl Developer · Chennai

Cognizant is a leading global professional services company delivering business and technology transformation for enterprise clients worldwide.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance, mission-critical backend systems using Java and Perl.
• Architect and implement secure RESTful web services and scalable microservices.
• Maintain, debug, and optimize legacy Perl scripts and backend data processing pipelines.
• Write clean, efficient, and thoroughly tested code in compliance with enterprise quality standards.
• Design database schemas, develop complex SQL queries, and optimize relational database performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional product and engineering teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Perform comprehensive unit, integration, and performance testing to ensure system reliability and security.
• Participate in code reviews, mentoring junior engineers and promoting modern software development best practices.
• Manage deployment processes, CI/CD pipelines, and script automation within Linux environments.
• Troubleshoot production incidents, identify bottlenecks, and implement proactive system enhancements.
• Ensure application compliance with standard architecture guidelines, security protocols, and documentation requirements.