Senior UI Developer – React

Cognizant Interactive

Cognizant Interactive helps clients reinvent products, experiences, and business models to create new value, differentiation, and drive revenue in the digital economy. We take an Experience centered approach which uses human insights to take ideas from vision to outcome and building end to end experience led solutions that enables brands to transform their customer and employee experiences using design, marketing, and commerce capabilities

Job Summary

Cognizant is looking for a React Developer with extensive experience in developing customized product for our clients. The role is expected to drive technology discussions and analyze the current landscape for gaps in addressing business needs. Cognizant needs a motivated individual to challenge the status quo and provide thought leadership/best practices to enhance our current services and technologies.

An ideal candidate is someone who enjoys working in a fast paced, collaborative environment. Someone that values the “team” and leverages the opinions and expertise of their teammates to deliver quality.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

UI Developer- React will be responsible for high-level designs across the Digital and Marketing Technology domain, including:

Understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements
Develop new user-facing features using React.js, Riot and Redux
Using Visual Designs (PSD files) to develop responsive web and Single Page Applications consuming server-side JSON restful services
Build reusable components and front-end libraries
Manual and Automated Unit Testing
Work on CI/CD pipelines under assistance
Able to develop SPA (Single Page Applications) consuming server-side JSON restful services
Develop PWA (Progressive Web App) using Service Workers
Performance Tuning
Discuss with customer business groups to understand functionality and come up with innovative ideas for web development for the best user experience
Undertake project specific Proof of Concepts activities to validate technical feasibility with guidance from the Application Architect
Discuss with offshore team on tasks to be done, and mentor junior members of the team.
Performs design & code reviews for team members.
Train, conduct interviews and build new high-performance front-end teams.

Key Qualifications:

Deep understanding of React Architecture, Hooks. Webpack,, SASS, LESS;
Experience in development RWD and SPA with ReactJS, Redux, Routers, jQuery, Bootstrap, HTML5, CSS3, GraphQL, ES6, Babel, Express, Eslint. Understands Server-Side Rendering, Virtual DOM, Performance optimization;
Working knowledge of PWA, Gatsby, Riot, experience working with any CMS, JSON Web Token (JWT), familiarity with GIT.
Familiarity with integrations patterns and invoke/ consume APIs/ RESTful Services/ OData API using NodeJS, Spring framework.
Database fundamentals – Any On-prem relational or NoSQL Databases like MongoDB, PostGress with Azure or AWS.
Familiarity with unit testing (automated), JUnit, TDD, JEST, Selenium
Knowledge of deployment concepts of rollout and rollback, webserver, app server deployment, database scripts rollout and monitoring
Ancillary aspects of software development like IDE, CI/CD, SAFe Agile, Story development across layers; Digital Engineering and Product Engineering basics

Why Choose Cognizant?

It takes a lot to succeed in today’s fast-paced market, and Cognizant Technology Solutions has become a leader in the industry. We love big ideas and even bigger dreams. We stand out because we put human experiences at the core.

Our associates enjoy robust benefits and training opportunities from our industry recognized, award winning Academy team. You will have access to hundreds of technical trainings to keep your skills fresh and have opportunities to obtain certifications on the newest technologies.

Everything we do at Cognizant we do with passion—for our clients, our communities, and our organization.

If you are comfortable with ambiguity, excited by change, and excel through autonomy, we would love to hear from you!

About Cognizant

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer provider and committed to creating a diverse environment. Headquartered in the U.S, Cognizant is a member of the S&P-500, Nasdaq-100, Fortune 200, and recently ranked as the #1 Fastest Growing “All Star” by Fortune Magazine. Cognizant demonstrates a highly flexible business model, a detailed global delivery network, and deep domain expertise to deliver to a long list of outstanding companies that are leaders in their own space.

Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com or follow us @Cognizant.

Apply today!

Technical Skills

SNo Primary Skill Proficiency Level * Rqrd./Dsrd. 1 React JS PL2 Required 2 Node js PL2 Required 3 Angular JS PL2 Required 4 Java PL1 Desired * Proficiency Legends

Proficiency Level Generic Reference PL1 The associate has basic awareness and comprehension of the skill and is in the process of acquiring this skill through various channels. PL2 The associate possesses working knowledge of the skill, and can actively and independently apply this skill in engagements and projects. PL3 The associate has comprehensive, in-depth and specialized knowledge of the skill. She / he has extensively demonstrated successful application of the skill in engagements or projects. PL4 The associate can function as a subject matter expert for this skill. The associate is capable of analyzing, evaluating and synthesizing solutions using the skill.