Junior Full Stack Engineer

At Cognizant, we’re passionate about building the future of engineering by investing in talent and creating real pathways to grow, learn, and thrive. From day one, you’ll be supported with hands‑on learning, access to experienced mentors, and opportunities to work on meaningful, real‑world challenges that make a difference. Whether you’re just starting out or shaping your early career, we give you the space to explore your potential, develop in‑demand skills, and turn curiosity into confidence.

This is a place where ideas are encouraged, learning never stops, and tomorrow’s engineers are shaped today.

We are looking for Junior Software Engineers to support the design, development, and maintenance of digital services by contributing to routine software engineering activities under close supervision. This role is for you if you want to bring strong logical thinking, enthusiasm for learning, and a positive, collaborative attitude. You will work within multidisciplinary Agile teams, follow established engineering practices, and develop foundational skills across software development, testing, tools, and delivery processes.

This is a hybrid role with travel to the client required on a frequent basis.

SC clearance and BPSS checks might be required.

• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and actively participate in Agile ceremonies, contributing technical insight to design and documentation processes.
• Support day‑to‑day operational tasks including environment management, deployments, troubleshooting, and ensuring service stability through the use of monitoring and logging tools.
• Support testing activities by writing simple test cases.
• Apply development skills in hands‑on project delivery.
• Develop and maintain applications utilising Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, and microservices architecture.
• Demonstrate practical AWS experience/exposure within real delivery environments.
• Utilise CI/CD tools such as Git Hub Actions, Jenkins, or Git Lab for efficient development workflows.
• Show familiarity with containerisation (Docker) and fundamental cloud networking concepts.
• Apply problem‑solving skills and work independently within established guidelines, including an understanding of testing practices.

• Basic understanding of programming or scripting (e.g., Python, Java, JavaScript, SQL, Shell scripting).
• Understanding of testing.
• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Awareness of software development life cycle (SDLC) concepts.
• Ability to follow instructions, work with templates, and apply standard engineering practices.

This role is for you if you are someone who loves problem‑solving and if you are eager to learn new tools, technologies and ways of working. We want to hear from you!

Once you’ve sent in your application, our recruitment team will take a look. We understand that you’re at the start of your career, so we’re not expecting you to know everything. If your profile matches what we’re looking for, you’ll have a brief chat with one of our interviewers. This first call is just to get a sense of where you are in terms of your experience and what you’ve learned so far, but most importantly, we want to hear about your motivation and your eagerness to grow and develop your skills.

If you make it to the next stage, you’ll be invited to an assessment day in person in our Bishopsgate office in London. We expect the assessment to be held on the 26th and 27th March 2026 (to be confirmed). There, you’ll meet some of our Digital engineering team. This interview will last about an hour and is focused on your current skills and knowledge.

We’re aware that you’re just starting out, so we’re keen to see your potential, your approach to learning, and your enthusiasm for getting stuck in as a Junior Full Stack Engineer.

The final step is a call with our recruiter. This is an opportunity for you to ask any questions about the role or about life  recruiter will walk you through what comes next and make sure you have all the information you need.