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Digital Engineering Services

Powering business growth with end-to-end
digital engineering

Businesses today are expected to deliver exceptional digital experiences faster than ever, even as technology evolves, competition intensifies and operating environments grow more complex. Yet legacy systems, fragmented architectures and slow development cycles make it difficult to keep pace—and even harder to innovate.
Cognizant’s digital engineering services help organizations break this cycle by building new digital applications and modernizing existing platforms using generative AI, cloud and automation. We bring together an ecosystem of hyperscalers, technology and AI providers through a proven delivery model that de-risks transformation. We provide hyper-personalized pods that keep enterprises technically evergreen while accelerating delivery and improving customer experiences at scale.

Some results we've delivered


Drove business growth with AI-led
digital engineering

20%–40%

cost reduction
 

Up to 5x

faster modernization

Accelerated delivery and optimized spend with AI-led product and platform engineering

Up to 2x

improvement in time to market

25%–40%

reduction in release failure

Powered business growth through modern digital engineering
Business growth and innovation

New revenue streams and access to new markets unlocked

Higher agility
 

Autonomous decision-making based on dynamic market conditions

Real-time insights
 

Increased revenue, cost savings and competitive advantage

Superior customer experience

Unique and adaptive experiences tailored to customer intent through hyperpersonalization

Real stories, real impact

EDUCATION

Increased platform enrollment by 81%

EDUCATION

Increased platform enrollment by 81%

Transformed digital education platform by building an AI study-tools chatbot that delivers personalized learning, instant content summaries and interactive experience across 150+ disciplines.

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BANKING

Achieved $10.5M in savings

BANKING

Achieved $10.5M in savings

A product-led engineering model led to 25% productivity improvement, accelerating Idea to MVP by 2x across key core banking functions.

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RETAIL

Boosted order-processing capacity by 5x

RETAIL

Boosted order-processing capacity by 5x

Transformed retail operations using Cognizant Skygrade to reimagine the mainframe-based order-management system and improved supply-chain processes by 30%.

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INSURANCE

Reduced quote time by 70%

INSURANCE

Reduced quote time by 70%

Transformed insurance operations by delivering a unified quoting platform that consolidated legacy systems to enhance scalability, improve agent productivity and enable cross-selling.

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Focus areas of our work

Build cloud-native digital applications using MACH-based architectures that enable modern experiences, run seamlessly across devices and integrate effortlessly across channels. Cognizant® Software Product Development services bring together a unified customer-centric view and omnichannel, modular micro front ends as well as intelligent real-time analytics that power faster, more informed decision-making. With adaptable, resilient platforms and a consistent developer ecosystem, enterprises can significantly reduce complexity, enhance customer focus, accelerate delivery cycles by up to 2x and unlock new revenue streams through continuous digital innovation.

Develop applications that adapt to users, context and shifting market conditions. Cognizant® Agentic AI-Infused Applications use AI agents to enable autonomous decision-making, support self-reliant operations and deliver personalized experiences at scale. We use proven platform capabilities, such as reusable blueprints, MLOps, AI accelerators and responsible AI practices to help organizations adapt swiftly to market changes, scale AI to anticipate customer needs and operate efficiently in dynamic environments.

Upgrade legacy systems into agile, intelligent platforms built for the future. Our AI-led legacy modernization approach applies the Cognizant® Reimagine Applications framework to simplify business processes, reduce technical debt and speed up outcomes using gen AI, automation and deep domain expertise. Our approach also supports early validation, controlled change and scalable modernization with business parity. Organizations achieve 30%–50% cost savings, up to 5x faster delivery, productivity gains and better decisions through automated validation and real-time governance.

Improve software delivery by using AI and automation across the software development lifecycle. Cognizant® Modern Engineering brings together AI-led SDLC practices, project-to-product mindset, cross-functional teams and a unified developer platform. With built-in security and continuous monitoring, organizations can deliver software faster and more reliably, at a lower cost and aligned with business outcomes.

Our unique edge

Cognizant’s suite of AI-powered platforms strengthens our digital engineering services by simplifying and future-proofing legacy system modernization, delivering end-to-end efficiency and transformation.

Flowsource

Flowsource™ is our unified, full-stack modern engineering platform—AI-led to accelerate innovation, reduce risks and boost productivity across the SDLC.

Cognizant Neuro AI Engineering

Industrialize agentic AI with Cognizant® Neuro® AI Engineering—a full-stack platform that turns scattered pilots into enterprise-grade execution with speed, quality and control.

Cognizant Skygrade

Enable scalable cloud transformation, risk mitigation, fast delivery and precise business rule extraction across complex cloud estates with Cognizant® Skygrade™.

Cognizant Ignition

Cognizant® Ignition™ automates the full data lifecycle, improving insights, time-to-market and scaling across multi-cloud environments.

Latest thinking

Partners

Industry recognition

FAQ

Digital engineering services combine modern system architecture, cloud and platform engineering, automation and AI to build and modernize custom software. These services include application development, system integration, automated delivery pipelines and the infusion of agentic AI into applications.

Delivered through product-centric teams, digital engineering services help organizations release changes faster, maintain system stability at scale and reduce accumulated technical debt over time.

Cognizant is a leading digital engineering services provider with deep expertise in full-cycle software development, AI-led modernization and product and platform engineering. Our engineering platforms—Flowsource™, Cognizant Neuro® AI Engineering and Cognizant Skygrade™—help enterprises accelerate delivery, boost productivity and unlock measurable business value. We collaborate with hyperscalers and leading AI-driven coding and modernization tool partners to deliver outcomes with agility and at scale.

We use generative AI, automation and modern engineering practices to transform legacy systems into agile, cloud-ready platforms. This includes business rules extraction, process simplification, enhanced governance and improved delivery velocity—reducing technical debt and enabling future-ready digital operations. Our tool-based business rules extraction, deep domain expertise, requirements engineering and gen AI-driven SDLC serve as key differentiators that streamline modernization, improve accuracy and accelerate delivery.

Our core services include software product development, agentic AI applications, AI-led legacy modernization, modern engineering effectiveness, DevOps and automation, cloud and enterprise engineering and end-to-end platform engineering.

Cognizant brings together global engineering talent, deep industry partnerships, proprietary platforms and a strong record of transformation outcomes. Our ability to integrate AI agents, DevOps automation, platform engineering and full-cycle product development positions us among the leading digital engineering service providers in the U.S. Our nearshore and offshore delivery model helps keep teams close to clients so we can deliver outcomes faster. We operate dedicated studios that help clients ideate, prototype and scale digital transformations.

We also partner with major leaders across hyperscalers, AI model providers, SaaS platforms and modernization toolchains to bring the best of the ecosystem to our clients.

Take the first step

No matter where you are in your organization’s software engineering maturity journey—whether seeking transformation, seeking innovation or just needing a partner to accelerate programs—we meet clients where they are to drive change.

When you’re ready to take the next step, fill out the form below and we’ll contact you to discuss more.