Cognizant
Posted 10 days agoVerified live 1d ago
Frontier Engineer
Brief overview
Remote
UndergradOr in progress
$91k–$155k/yrStated range
3+ yrsMinimum
8,508 H-1B approvalsDept. of Labor
2,334 green cardsCertified filings
GenAI Tools DevinGenAI Tools ClaudeGenAI Tools CodexGenAI Tools GitHub CopilotJavaSpring BootAPI DevelopmentAngularAWSGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)CI/CD and DevOpsDatabase EngineeringCloud Application Migration
About the company
Cognizantcognizant.com
Cognizant is a professional services company that helps clients alter their business, operating, and technology models for the digital era.
Visa sponsorship history
4 years sponsoring, last filed FY2026H-1B dependent
Data powered by U.S. Department of Labor. This does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.8,508H-1B approved
96%approval rate
2,111new H-1B hires
2,334PERM certified
$144,144median wage / yr
H-1B Petition ApprovalsVisas USCIS actually granted: the strongest sign the company sponsors.
20231,739
20243,085
20252,702
2026982
LCA Certified ApplicationsAn early filing step, not a visa approval: it signals intent, not confirmed sponsorship.
20233,265
20242,705
20252,501
20261,393
Green Card (PERM) FilingsCertified green card filings: a long-term commitment to international hires.
20231,099
20241,235
Top sponsored roles
Manager JC50 - Computer Systems Engineers/ArchitectsSenior Associate JC60 -Computer Systems Engineers/ArchitectsSenior Manager JC45 - Computer Systems Engineers/ArchitectsManager JC50Mgr. JC50 - Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Sponsored employees from
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Job description
Summary
Cognizant is seeking a Frontier Engineer to support its Digital Engineering team. The role focuses on migrating a cloud-native modern payment hub from Azure to AWS and GCP, developing Java and Angular applications, building cloud-native solutions, and using GenAI tools to accelerate delivery, testing, and QA.
Responsibilities
- Utilize GenAI tools such as Devin, Claude, Codex, and GitHub Copilot to implement the changes required to migrate API and UI code from Azure to AWS and GCP platforms
- Develop and enhance API and UI components using Java, Spring Boot, and Angular across cloud-native environments
- Design and build cloud-native solutions on AWS and GCP, including CI/CD DevOps pipelines and database engineering
- Apply GenAI tools to accelerate testing and QA activities across the migration effort
- Collaborate as a polyglot engineer across development, QA, cloud engineering, and DB engineering workstreams to deliver the pilot
Skills
- Experience as a Frontier Engineer with expertise using GenAI tools such as Devin, Claude, Codex, and GitHub Copilot
- Polyglot development expertise in Java and Spring Boot
- Strong API development experience
- Hands-on experience building user interfaces with Angular
- Cloud development experience on AWS and/or GCP
- Experience with CI/CD and DevOps practices in cloud-native environments
- Database engineering experience
- Familiarity with migrating applications between Azure, AWS, and GCP platforms
- Experience applying GenAI tools to QA and testing activities
Qualifications
Must Haves
- Experience as a Frontier Engineer with expertise using GenAI tools such as Devin, Claude, Codex, and GitHub Copilot
- Polyglot development expertise in Java and Spring Boot
- Strong API development experience
- Hands-on experience building user interfaces with Angular
- Cloud development experience on AWS and/or GCP
Nice to Haves
- Experience with CI/CD and DevOps practices in cloud-native environments
- Database engineering experience
- Familiarity with migrating applications between Azure, AWS, and GCP platforms
- Experience applying GenAI tools to QA and testing activities
Benefits
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
- Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
- 401(k) plan and contributions
- Long-term/Short-term Disability
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans
- Remote position open to qualified applicants in the United States
- Various wellbeing programs
