Hiring for Sr. Backend Engineer (Node Js)
Cognizant
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Node.js Backend Engineer (Kogito & GCP)
Experience: 7+ years in backend development, including 3+ years building and deploying microservices on GCP or Kubernetes. Experience in healthcare claims processing and BPM platforms is preferred.
Key Skills
- Node.js, TypeScript, REST APIs, PostgreSQL
- Google Cloud Platform (GKE, Pub/Sub)
- Kogito REST APIs, BPMN, DMN
- Microservices and Event-Driven Architecture
- API Security, Observability, Test Automation
- Regulated-data and healthcare application development
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain Node.js/TypeScript microservices for claims intake, workflow processing, task management, notifications, and downstream integrations.
- Build secure REST APIs, PostgreSQL database models, and event-driven integrations using Google Cloud Pub/Sub.
- Integrate backend services with Kogito workflows, BPMN processes, DMN decision services, and AI/IDP platforms.
- Implement reliability patterns such as idempotency, retries, dead-letter queues, and event publishing.
- Ensure PHI-compliant logging, auditability, monitoring, and OpenTelemetry observability.
- Drive code quality, performance optimization, secure coding practices, and provide L3 production support.
Preferred Skills
- Healthcare domain expertise
- Claims adjudication workflows
- BPMN/DMN modeling
- OpenTelemetry
- Kubernetes and GCP ecosystem knowledge