# Java Senior Developer - Core Services

Java Senior Developer - Core Services Location: London, UK Employment Type: Full-time Work Model: Hybrid About the Role The Senior Developer, Core Services role is focused on building and supporting highly scalable backend systems for live and Video on Demand streaming services. The developer will work primarily with Java and Spring, developing end-user applications and scalable APIs while contributing to technical direction, architecture/design decisions, production support, system reliability, and continuous improvement. The role also requires ownership of functional and non-functional quality, particularly security, resiliency, and performance, along with strong collaboration across development, architecture, and other teams. In this role, you will: Develop and maintain components using Java and Spring, covering new features, fixes, enhancements, and existing functionality. Build well-tested, robust and reliable code, including handling edge cases and usability considerations Identify production/code issues and use appropriate debugging techniques and tools for resolution. Support non-functional testing, including performance, resiliency, and security considerations. Maintain an

- **Id**: 3983686
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/cognizant-java-senior-developer-core-services>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: remote
- **Remote scope**: stated_countries
- **Remote scope basis**: posting_text
- **Hiring geo confidence**: explicit
- **Locations**: London, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 1
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-09T12:30:04Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-09
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T20:50:30Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3607
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: IT Consulting & Digital Transformation, IT Outsourcing & Dedicated Teams, Engineering Services, Cloud Consulting & Migration

## Company

- **Id**: 85
- **Name**: Cognizant
- **Domain**: cognizant.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/cognizant>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: services
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Cognizant Careers

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 87
- **Open postings**: 178
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.489
- **Repost share**: 0.056
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 23
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

## Technologies

- **Agile** — Optional: no
- **AI Agents** — Optional: no
- **Amazon SageMaker** — Optional: no
- **Apache Kafka** — Optional: no
- **AWS** — Optional: no
- **Azure** — Optional: no
- **Bash** — Optional: no
- **Cassandra** — Optional: no
- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **Datadog** — Optional: no
- **Docker** — Optional: no
- **GitHub Actions** — Optional: no
- **Grafana** — Optional: no
- **Java** — Optional: no
- **Kubernetes** — Optional: no
- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **PostgreSQL** — Optional: no
- **Prometheus** — Optional: no
- **Redis** — Optional: no
- **Rest API** — Optional: no
- **Spring Framework** — Optional: no
- **Unix** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United Kingdom** — Iso: GB; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-09T20:50:30Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 24
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T22:13:42Z

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