Senior Product Developer- Full Stack Developer

JD: Title: Senior Full Stack Developer Cognizant is one of the worlds leading professional services companies, transforming clients business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant (a member of the NASDAQ-100 and one of Forbes Worlds Best Employers 2025) is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. This role is part of Cognizant IOA (Intelligent Operations and Automation) and more specifically, a product team with its own origin story. We started as Matterway , a German startup building automation software from scratch. We were acquired by Cognizant, but we kept our team, our culture, our pace, and our way of working. We move like a startup, think like a startup, and now do it with the backing of a global company. We combine human expertise with intelligent automation, ML operations, and digital experience solutions to help technology and digital-native companies build smarter, more adaptive operating models. Whats the opportunity We are looking for Senior Product Engineers to join our team. Were a tight crew of 4 engineers, all sharp, all from different corners of the world. Were doubling: hiring 4 more people, and those people will shape what this team becomes. Were building a platform to support the agentification of our operations. Youll work across a suite of products including a cloud platform for process optimization, AI coding agents, and specialized AI agents. This is genuinely frontier work: we dont follow AI trends, we implement them. New model drops on a Monday, weve prototyped with it by Wednesday. We believe this is the most exciting time to join. Be part of the founding R&D talent in this area, and help set the technical bar for everything that comes next. What will you be doing Your day-to-day responsibilities: Design and evolve the core architecture of our platform Set technical standards and take ownership of complex projects end-to-end Work on a well-architected, fast-evolving TypeScript codebase using technologies such as Webpack, React, Node.js, Electron, and GraphQL Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to solve challenging technical and business problems, with real autonomy Participate in the full development lifecycle: scoping, design, estimation, coding, testing, debugging, code reviews, maintenance, and support Evaluate and implement proofs of concept using the latest AI tools and models You will know youre successful if: You develop projects independently until they deliver their intended business value You keep top-notch software quality standards in regards to design, implementation and documentation Youre the person who brings something new to the teams radar, a model, a technique, a tool, before anyone else has heard of it What makes you a great fit Must-haves: Excellent English (C1+) with exceptional written and verbal communication Strong proficiency with TypeScript or JavaScript across frontend and backend, including building and maintaining Node.js-based services Ability to work independently and take ownership of deliverables Strong technical fundamentals, genuine intellectual curiosity, and a drive to keep getting better You follow AI closely, not just as a user but as someone who reads the papers, watches the releases, and has opinions. Youre excited about where this is going and want to be building at the edge of it Nice-to-haves: Experience in frontend development using JavaScript and modern frameworks such as Vue.js or React Experience with Puppeteer or Playwright Familiarity with AI-coding tooling (Claude Code, Cursor, OpenCode, etc.) Why join us Be at the cutting edge of AI agents and applying LLMs to real-world use cases, not in theory but in production Work on hard problems with high agency: your ideas get heard, your decisions get shipped Join a small, senior, internationally distributed team thats growing from 4 to 8, giving you real influence over how it evolves The resources of a global company with the speed and culture of a startup Remote-first set-up, with the option to work from one of our 13 locations in India: Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, Gurgaon, Noida, Kolkata, Kochi, Coimbatore, Bhubaneswar, Mangalore, and Indore Flexible working hours Collaborative, pragmatic engineering culture focused on outcomes Fast-growing team within Cognizant, with access to global resources and real career opportunities