Cognizant hiring for Lead Software Engineer

Cognizant is hiring for the profile of Lead Software Engineer . Graduates are eligible to apply for this position. This profile is open for the location of Hyderabad . Complete information about the hiring is mentioned below:

Job Overview

Company NameCognizant
Profile Hiring forLead Software Engineer
RoleSoftware Compliance - License Management
SalaryAs per Market Standards
Work ProfileWork From Office
EligibilityExperienced Jobs
LocationHyderabad
Job CategoryIT & Information Security
Sub CategoryIT Infrastructure Services
Job IDNX12959
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This position is intended for engineering leaders with strong software development and architecture experience. Candidates whose primary background is program or project management, without significant hands-on engineering experience, are not the target profile.

The candidate should demonstrate the following capabilities:

Leadership & Engineering Expectations

  • Strong Engineering Mindset – Hands-on software engineering experience with the ability to lead by example and make sound technical decisions.
  • Solution Architecture & Design – Ability to design scalable, resilient, secure, and high-performing engineering solutions, supported by a strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and distributed systems.
  • Technical Strategy & Execution – Ability to define the engineering roadmap, translate strategy into execution, and consistently deliver business outcomes.
  • People Leadership – Proven experience in hiring, coaching, mentoring, performance management, succession planning, and building high-performing engineering teams.
  • Stakeholder Management – Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders, build strong partnerships, and effectively manage executive expectations.
  • Engineering Excellence – Strong focus on code quality, CI/CD, testing strategy, DevSecOps, operational excellence, technical debt reduction, and continuous improvement.
  • Operational & Production Excellence – Experience driving reliability, observability, performance optimization, incident management, root cause analysis, and production stability.
  • Engineering Productivity & AI – Experience leveraging AI-assisted development, automation, and modern engineering practices to improve developer productivity, quality, and delivery efficiency.

Technical Expectations

The candidate should have strong experience in:

  • Spring Boot and Node.js ; RESTful APIs and GraphQL; Microservices and distributed systems architecture
  • API strategy, governance, lifecycle management, and security; Modern design patterns and engineering best practices
  • Cloud-native application development (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
  • Kubernetes/OpenShift and containerized platforms
  • CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices
  • Observability and monitoring platforms

Additionally, the candidate should demonstrate the ability to:

  • Build enterprise engineering platforms, reusable frameworks, and foundational capabilities.
  • Establish engineering standards and governance.
  • Enable federated engineering teams through reusable solutions while driving enterprise-wide adoption and consistency.

Location: Hyderabad

To apply for this job please visit careers.cognizant.com.

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