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Overview What makes Cognizant a unique place to work? The combination of rapid growth and an international and innovative environment This is creating many opportunities for people like YOU — people with an entrepreneurial spirit who want to make a difference in this world. At Cognizant, together with your colleagues from all around the world, you will collaborate on creating solutions for the world's leading companies and help them become more flexible, more innovative, and successful. Moreover, this is your chance to be part of the success story. Position Summary: We are seeking an experienced Senior Front-end Engineer to join our software engineering team. In this role, you will design, implement and maintain scalable, performant and secure front-end applications. You will collaborate closely with other front-end engineers, product managers, UX designers, accessibility experts and other stakeholders to deliver robust, user-friendly solutions. The ideal candidate will have deep experience building large-scale front-end applications, a strong foundation in software architecture, and a passion for solving complex technical challenges. Experience working with back-end systems is a plus. Mandatory Skills - 8+ years of professional experience in front-end development. - 4+ years of experience in React, Redux and Redux Saga. - 8+ years of experience with NodeJS. - 2+ years of experience running A/B and multivariate tests with Optimizely. - Strong proficiency working with a virtualization library such as react-window to render large data sets. - Strong proficiency with TypeScript (2+ years) and modern JavaScript (ES6+). - Solid experience writing maintainable unit tests and working with testing frameworks. - Proven experience migrating front-end applications from legacy stacks to modern frameworks. - Background in working on large-scale front-end architectures, ideally in complex domains such as banking or fintech. - Strong understanding of web accessibility and best practices for inclusive design. - Experience diagnosing and fixing front-end performance issues in production environments. - Excellent problem-solving skills and a collaborative, team-oriented mindset. - Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to mentor and influence others. Duties and Responsibilities - Design, development, and maintenance of responsive, high-performance user interfaces using React and its ecosystem, ensuring best practices in component architecture and state management. - Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to translate requirements into elegant, user-friendly solutions. - Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code, adhering to industry best practices and internal coding standards. - Drive the adoption of scalable front-end architecture patterns and reusable component libraries. - Optimize applications for maximum speed, accessibility, and cross-browser compatibility. - Mentor and guide junior engineers. - Participate in system design discussions and influence technical direction and tooling choices. - Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automated testing strategies for front-end projects. - Stay current with emerging front-end technologies, frameworks, and trends, recommending improvements where beneficial. - Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve complex UI and performance issues in production environments. Qualifications & Certifications - Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent - AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate - Google Cloud Certified – Professional Cloud Architect - Scrum Master Certification Salary Range: >$100,000 Date of Posting: 19-Sep-25 Next Steps: If you feel this opportunity suits you, or Cognizant is the type of organization you would like to join, we want to have a conversation with you Please apply directly with us. For a complete list of open opportunities with Cognizant, visit Cognizant Careers at http://www.cognizant.com/careers. Cognizant is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities. Successful candidates will be required to undergo a background check. #J-18808-Ljbffr