We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.
Our engineering teams build the software that powers clinical care delivery at Oak Street Health — patient scheduling, care coordination, clinical records, and the integrations that connect our systems to health networks across the country. As a Sr Software Engineer, you'll own complex workstreams, drive technical decisions within your domain, and mentor the engineers around you. The work needs to be reliable, maintainable, and built to evolve — and in a healthcare environment, the quality of the design has direct clinical consequences.
- Design and implement scalable microservices and APIs optimized for reliability and low latency
- Own a domain or service area end-to-end, including its data model and integration contracts
- Apply domain-driven design principles to define and enforce service boundaries
- Build and evolve event-driven integrations using Kafka across service teams
- Lead code reviews, set technical standards, and mentor junior and mid-level engineers
- Partner with product and clinical stakeholders to refine requirements for high-impact initiatives
- Hold the team accountable for test coverage, observability, and the production health of the services you own
We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every requirement. We're building a team with diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
- 5+ years building distributed backend systems in production
- Proficiency with Kotlin or Java and the Spring Boot ecosystem
- Experience designing event-driven systems (Kafka or equivalent)
- Hands-on experience with MongoDB, PostgreSQL, or comparable data stores
- Track record of leading technical work across a team — not just executing it
- Experience with cloud-native deployment (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
- Deep familiarity with domain-driven design and bounded context modeling
- Exposure to LLM/AI integration or document processing pipelines
- Experience with healthcare interoperability standards (FHIR, HL7) or EMR integrations
- Background in high-throughput, low-latency service design at scale
- Experience with event sourcing, CQRS, or other advanced event-driven patterns
Anticipated Weekly Hours
40Time Type
Full timePay Range
The typical pay range for this role is:
$101,970.00 - $203,940.00This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.
Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.
Great benefits for great people
We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.
Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.
Skills Required
- 5+ years building distributed backend systems in production
- Proficiency with Kotlin or Java and the Spring Boot ecosystem
- Experience designing event-driven systems using Kafka or an equivalent technology
- Hands-on experience with MongoDB, PostgreSQL, or comparable data stores
- Track record of leading technical work across a team
- Experience with cloud-native deployment using Azure, AWS, or GCP
- Familiarity with domain-driven design and bounded context modeling
- Exposure to LLM or AI integration or document processing pipelines
- Experience with healthcare interoperability standards such as FHIR or HL7, or EMR integrations
- Background in high-throughput, low-latency service design at scale
- Experience with event sourcing, CQRS, or other advanced event-driven patterns
CVS Health Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about CVS Health and has not been reviewed or approved by CVS Health.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, and vision with HSA-eligible options, free preventive care, virtual care, and access to MinuteClinic services. Mental-health resources such as counseling support are emphasized, and coverage is often considered solid for full-time colleagues.
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Retirement Support — A dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match up to 5% after one year and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan are consistently highlighted in Total Rewards materials. Feedback suggests retirement programs are a meaningful strength within the overall package.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing offerings include up to 20 no-cost counseling sessions per issue, backup care, tuition assistance, and substantial in-store discounts, alongside broader wellness tools. These everyday perks expand value beyond base pay and can be especially meaningful for full-time schedules.
CVS Health Insights
What We Do
CVS Health is the leading health solutions company that delivers care in ways no one else can. We reach people in more ways and improve the health of communities across America through our local presence, digital channels and our nearly 300,000 dedicated colleagues – including more than 40,000 physicians, pharmacists, nurses and nurse practitioners. Wherever and whenever people need us, we help them with their health – whether that’s managing chronic diseases, staying compliant with their medications, or accessing affordable health and wellness services in the most convenient ways. We help people navigate the health care system – and their personal health care – by improving access, lowering costs and being a trusted partner for every meaningful moment of health. And we do it all with heart, each and every day.
