E-Commerce Developer - Front End (Remote)

As a E-commerce Front End Developer you will make an impact as the primary point of contact for all e-commerce front end development. You will be a valued member of the team and work collaboratively with management, team members and client.

We believe remote work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a remote position. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.

Location: Remote

Role & Responsibilities:

• Analyze UI issues, identify root causes and develop action plan

• Do code reviews and manage meetings with offshore team on regular basis.

• Estimate UI development efforts

• Provide guidance to UI team in terms of UX/UI development approach

• Collaborate with client teams and cognizant design/backend/frontend development teams on regular basis.

• Collaborate with all partners/vendors to achieve business goals

• Serve as lead for all user experience and design projects and ongoing experience optimization efforts including creation of information architecture, wireframes, personas and user journeys for the direct-to-consumer experience.

• Establish and communicate effective design processes through strong understanding of Design Thinking, user-centered design techniques and best practices.

• Maintain ongoing design excellence by incorporating customer feedback into overall UX/UI design across the eCommerce platform and experience.

• Drive in collaboration with 3rd party agencies an iterative approach to user interaction and experience in all stages of the website design and development lifecycle, including research, ideation, prototyping, UI design and testing.

• Be able to diagnose and quickly fix conversion challenges in partnership with 3rd party agencies and development partner.

• Provide technical guidance and advice to teams in case of any complex technical issues during project delivery

• Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills are required Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required

Required Skills:

• Minimum of 5+ years of relevant work experience

• Expertise in React.js, Next.js (including Hooks, Redux, Saga), Node.js, CMS component integration, API service consumption, SSR/CSR rendering, middleware, and logging.

• Proficiency with Git, SourceTree, deployment processes, Postman for API testing, unit testing using JEST (including test scripts and code coverage), and responsive UI development using Bootstrap CSS framework (MDB library) with cross-browser compatibility across desktop, tablet, and mobile viewports.

• Excellent knowledge on eCommerce and different commercial offerings

• Expertise on UI design, responsive development and frontend architecture knowledge

• Knowledge on SEO – Google Tag manager, AB testing are optionally preferred.

• Ability and experience to lead UI/UX development and mentor UI team members

Applications will be accepted until 12/31/2025.

The annual salary for this position is between $83,250 – $132,500 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.