Backend Engineer

Cognizant is recruiting a Backend Engineer for its Ghaziabad team. The role suits someone early in their career who wants depth in backend and API engineering rather than a rotation through everything at once. About the role The Backend Engineer role at Cognizant centres on designing and building the services and APIs that everything else in the product depends on. Expect your stack’s web framework, a relational database and Git to be your working environment, and expect to be asked why you made a decision as often as what you built. Key responsibilities • Build and maintain backend services and their endpoints • Model data and write queries that stay fast as tables grow • Add logging, metrics and error handling to what you ship • Work with frontend and mobile engineers on API contracts • Investigate and fix production defects in your services • Document what you build so the next person does not have to reverse-engineer it • Take part in reviews — both having your work reviewed and reviewing others’ Required skills and tools • REST API Design • Java / Python / Node.js • SQL & Databases • Data Modelling • Caching Basics • Authentication & Authorisation • Git • Unit & Integration Testing • Debugging • Performance Basics Eligibility criteria • Education: B.E./B.Tech (CSE/IT/ECE), BCA/MCA or B.Sc/M.Sc (Computer Science / IT). Candidates from any recognised university are welcome. • Graduation year: 2023–2026 batches. Freshers and final-year students awaiting results may apply. • Minimum 60% / 6.0 CGPA in the highest qualification (indicative — strong practical skills can offset this). • Experience: 0–2 years in a related field, through internships, projects or prior full-time work. • Technical skills: REST API Design, Java / Python / Node.js, SQL & Databases, Data Modelling, Caching Basics, Authentication & Authorisation. • Soft skills: clear written communication, the willingness to ask early rather than guess, ownership of your own work, and the patience to see a problem through. Salary and compensation • Annual CTC: ₹4,00,000 – ₹8,40,000 per year (4 LPA – 8.4 LPA), an indicative market range for this role in Ghaziabad. • Monthly equivalent: approximately ₹52,000 per month at the mid-point of the range. • Currency: INR (₹). • Performance bonus / variable pay as per Cognizant's policy, reviewed annually. • The exact offer is confirmed by Cognizant based on your interview performance and current compensation. Perks and benefits • Employee referral and performance bonus schemes • Team offsites and regular in-person time • Support for internal mobility across teams • Fixed monthly salary, paid on time • Structured onboarding with a named mentor for the first 90 days • Health insurance cover for you (and family cover on confirmation) • Learning and certification budget • Paid leave, casual leave and public holidays Location, work mode and employment type • Location: Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh • Work mode: Work From Office • Employment type: Full-time, permanent • Working hours: 9:30 AM – 6:30 PM, Monday to Friday • Number of openings: 3 • Joining: immediate to 60 days, as per your notice period Selection process • Round 1 — Resume screening and profile shortlisting by the talent acquisition team • Round 2 — Discussion with the hiring manager on how you approach problems and work with others • Round 3 — HR discussion — compensation, notice period, joining date and offer roll-out Who should apply Candidates from B.E./B.Tech (CSE/IT/ECE), BCA/MCA or B.Sc/M.Sc (Computer Science / IT) with up to 2 years of relevant experience who are based in Ghaziabad or willing to relocate. You should be comfortable with REST API Design, Java / Python / Node.js, SQL & Databases and Be ready to talk through one thing you built or worked on in detail, including what you would do differently now.. A portfolio, GitHub profile or project write-up helps but is not mandatory. Why join Cognizant Cognizant invests in people who are early in their careers because it has to: the work is specialised enough that hiring only senior people would not scale. Progression is reviewed on a fixed cycle. Certifications and training relevant to the role are funded, and internal moves between teams are supported instead of quietly discouraged. You will leave every year of this role with an API other teams and apps call in production. How to apply Click Apply Now. If you are not signed in you will be asked to log in or create a free MyInternships.in candidate account first, after which you will be taken directly to Cognizant's official careers page to submit your application. Applications close on 19 October 2026 and are reviewed on a rolling basis, so apply early. Additional information • Documents required at the interview stage: updated resume, degree certificates or provisional certificate, and government photo ID. • Experienced candidates should also carry recent payslips and a relieving or experience letter. • There is no service bond for this position, and no equipment deposit is taken. • A laptop and the software licences the role needs are provided by Cognizant for office and hybrid roles. • Cognizant and MyInternships.in never charge a fee at any stage of the application, selection or onboarding process. If anyone asks you for money in the name of this job, do not pay — report it. Responsibilities: Build and maintain backend services and their endpoints; Model data and write queries that stay fast as tables grow; Add logging, metrics and error handling to what you ship; Work with frontend and mobile engineers on API contracts; Investigate and fix production defects in your services; Flag risks and blockers early rather than at the deadline; Keep your tracker and status honest, including when something has slipped. Requirements: B.E./B.Tech (CSE/IT/ECE), BCA/MCA or B.Sc/M.Sc (Computer Science / IT) from a recognised university; 0–2 years of relevant experience — internships, academic projects and personal work all count, and 2026 graduates are welcome; Working knowledge of REST API Design, Java / Python / Node.js, SQL & Databases; Comfort with your stack’s web framework, a relational database and Git, and the ability to pick up an unfamiliar tool without waiting to be taught it; The judgement to know when a problem is yours to solve and when it needs escalating — and to escalate with the relevant detail attached.; Attention to detail, ownership and the discipline to document your work; Based in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh or willing to relocate.

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