INTRODUCTION TO EVERNORTH:
Evernorth Health Services India, established in Hyderabad in 2024, is an innovation hub for Evernorth Health Services, the pharmacy, care and benefits division of The Cigna Group. The innovation hub will support innovation-focused areas, such as generative AI, product development, process improvement, analytics, and software engineering across The Cigna Group and its businesses. Evernorth Health Services India builds on The Cigna Group’s existing presence in India.
About Evernorth Health Services:
Evernorth Health Services (Evernorth) is the pharmacy, care and benefits solution division of The Cigna Group - a Fortune 16 global health company with 75,000 employees, 186 million customers in more than 30 countries and jurisdictions around the world. Evernorth exists to make the prediction, prevention, and treatment of illness and disease more accessible to millions of people. We do this by creating and connecting premier health services offerings, such as benefits management, pharmacy, care solutions, insights and intelligence.
About Cigna:
The Cigna Group is a global health company committed to improving the health and vitality of individuals and communities around the world and includes products and services marketed under its Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services subsidiaries. Cigna Healthcare is the health benefits provider of The Cigna Group, serving customers and clients through its U.S. Employer, U.S. Government, and International Health business. Evernorth Health Services is the pharmacy, care and benefits solution division of The Cigna Group.
Job Title
Software Engineering Senior Analyst
Position Overview
Are you a hands‑on engineer who loves building reliable, scalable, user‑centric software? As a Software Engineering Senior Analyst, you’ll work as a full‑stack contributor across frontend and backend—designing and building RESTful APIs, microservices, and responsive UIs—to deliver amazing pharmacy experiences for patients and prescribers. You’ll collaborate closely with product owners, designers, and platform teams to turn ideas into secure, performant software that advances Evernorth’s mission.
Job Overview:
This At Evernorth Health Services, we are committed to improving health and vitality by making care more accessible, affordable, and seamless. As a Software Engineering Analyst, you’ll be a hands‑on, full‑stack engineer contributing to the design and delivery of secure, scalable, and high‑quality software solutions in the pharmacy domain.
In this role, you will work across frontend and backend technologies to build modern web applications, RESTful APIs, and microservices that support critical pharmacy experiences for patients, prescribers, and internal customers. You will collaborate closely with product owners, UX designers, platform teams, and fellow engineers to translate business needs into reliable, performant, and user‑centric solutions.
Responsibilities:
· Design & Build: Develop scalable, resilient services using Java 11+, Spring Boot, and RESTful APIs; implement microservice designs that are observable, testable, and easy to operate.
· Full‑Stack Delivery: Build modern single‑page UIs with React.js, JavaScript, HTML, CSS3; integrate with backend APIs and ensure great UX and accessibility.
· Data Layer: Model and query data across SQL & NoSQL—Oracle, Postgres/MongoDB— ensure integrity, performance, and migration readiness.
· Code Quality: Write clean, well‑documented code; add unit/integration tests; participate in peer reviews; uphold Evernorth engineering standards and secure‑by‑design practices.
· API Craftsmanship: Define contracts, versioning, pagination, error models; document with OpenAPI/Swagger; build reliable consumer‑first APIs.
· Collaboration: Partner with product owners, tech leads, designers, and fellow engineers to refine requirements, make build‑vs‑buy trade‑offs, and de‑risk delivery early.
· DevOps & Releases: Contribute to CI/CD pipelines (build, test, deploy); participate in change/release activities and post‑deploy verification.
· Troubleshooting: Investigate issues found by QA/product support; analyze logs/metrics; deliver fixes with tests and clear RCA notes.
· Performance/Resilience: Use caching, async processing, and efficient queries; measure and improve latency, throughput, and error budgets.
· Security & Compliance: Follow secure coding practices and data‑handling guidelines appropriate for healthcare software (HIPAA context).
Education:
· Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
Experience:
· Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in programming, web application development.
Skills:
· Backend: Java 11+, Spring Boot, JPA/Hibernate; REST API design and implementation.
· Frontend: React.js, JavaScript, HTML, CSS3.
· Databases: SQL & NoSQL—Oracle, Postgres/MongoDB
· API Development: Contract design, versioning, error models, and OpenAPI/Swagger documentation.
· AI‑Assisted Engineering:Effective use of AI copilots (e.g., Microsoft Copilot, Cursor) to generate/refactor code safely, draft unit/integration tests (JUnit) and improve coverage, accelerate bug analysis (summarize logs, identify failure patterns, propose fixes) assist with security hygiene while never exposing secrets/PHI and validating outputs before commit.
· Quality & Delivery: Unit/integration testing practices; Git/GitHub workflows; working knowledge of CI/CD Jenkins pipeline.
· Team Skills: Clear communication, ability to work with on‑shore/off‑shore teams in an agile setup.
Nice to Have:
· Kafka, AWS , containers/Docker/OpenShift
Work Hours:
· 2.30PM IST to 11.30PM IST
Equal Opportunity Statement:
Evernorth is an Equal Opportunity Employer actively encouraging and supporting organization-wide involvement of staff in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts to educate, inform and advance both internal practices and external work with diverse client populations.
About Evernorth Health Services
Evernorth Health Services, a division of The Cigna Group, creates pharmacy, care and benefit solutions to improve health and increase vitality. We relentlessly innovate to make the prediction, prevention and treatment of illness and disease more accessible to millions of people. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.
Skills Required
- 3-5 years of experience in programming, web application development
- Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
Cigna Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cigna and has not been reviewed or approved by Cigna.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Strong bonus outcomes are frequently highlighted, with annual bonuses described as really good alongside above-average salary levels. Stock or long-term incentive elements are also noted as part of the overall package in some roles.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off benefits are portrayed as a meaningful part of total rewards, including generous PTO and flexibility that can enhance the perceived value of compensation. Flexible work-from-home arrangements are repeatedly linked with satisfaction about the overall package.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as broad in design, with preventive care often covered at no charge in-network and options like virtual care and wellness incentives. A large provider network and strong digital tools are positioned as practical advantages when using benefits.
Cigna Insights
What We Do
At Cigna, we're more than a health insurance company. We are your partner in total health and wellness. And we’re here for you 24/7 – caring for your body and mind. As a global health service company, Cigna's mission is to improve the health, well-being, and peace of mind of those we serve by making health care simple, affordable, and predictable. Our values are the core of our culture. Our values guide how all 74,000 of us around the world work together, serve our customers, patients, clients, communities, and deliver on our mission.
