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Software Development Lead

Cognizant

toronto, on, Canada Full-time June 09, 2026

Found Description

We are looking for a seasoned Software Development Lead with over 15+ years of experience to anchor our engineering organization. You will set architectural direction, drive engineering standards across teams, and serve as the primary technical voice for complex, distributed systems. This is a role for someone who thrives at the intersection of deep technical execution and cross-functional leadership.

What you will do

Lead design and delivery of scalable, cloud-native architectures

Champion AI-assisted development tooling across the engineering org

Define and enforce enterprise engineering standards and best practices

Architect microservices, event-driven systems, and distributed platforms

Mentor senior engineers and conduct architectural reviews

Collaborate with product and business stakeholders on technical strategy

Drive API design across REST and GraphQL contracts

Own system design for high-availabilit...

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