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.
POSITION SUMMARY
CVS Health is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Staff Software Development Engineer - Java to lead the design, development, and modernization of enterprise-scale healthcare platforms. This role requires a strong technical leader who can drive architecture decisions, mentor engineers, and deliver highly available, secure, scalable and resilient applications that support millions of customers. This Staff Engineer will possess a deep expertise in Java-based distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, API development and modern software engineering practices. As a Staff Engineer and Technical Leader, you will partner closely with Product, Architecture, Security, Operations, and Engineering teams to build innovative solutions that improve healthcare experiences for our members, providers, and colleagues.
Expectations for the Role:
- Leverage expertise to design and implement efficient and scalable solutions that meet business requirements and quality standards
- Contribute to solution design and architecture discussions, collaborating with architects and senior engineers
- Provide input on technical feasibility, performance optimization, and scalability considerations to ensure that the overall solution meets the desired objectives
- Participate in code reviews and ensures adherence to coding standards, best practices, and quality guidelines
- Communicate and coordinate with team members to ensure alignment, provide technical insights, and contribute to decision-making processes
- Contribute to the adoption of best practices, new technologies, and tools to enhance productivity, efficiency, and code quality
- Participate in knowledge sharing activities, such as code reviews, tech talks, and workshops, to foster a culture of learning and collaboration within the team
- Work with other developers and team members to implement complex features, enhance existing functionality, and ensure the delivery of high-quality code
- Provide guidance and mentorship to junior developers, helping them improve their technical skills and grow professionally
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 7+ years of professional software development experience working with enterprise solution delivery in a large-scale distributed environment
- 7+ years of hands-on Java application development experience, including experience with modern Java ecosystem frameworks
- 5+ years of Java, Springboot development experience
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with enterprise cloud initiatives and solutions with cloud computing technologies
- 5+ years of designing and developing modern microservices and cost-effective APIs
- 3+ years of experience working on CI/CD Pipeline automation
- 3+ years of experience working in an Agile-based development environment
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Agentic AI / Generative AI experience
- Health and wellness domain experience
- Hands on experience working as full stack development when needed AngularJS, JavaScript, Oracle and other modern databases like NOSQL
- Strong understanding of Generative AI concepts and techniques, including but not limited to: Natural Language Processing (NLP), Text generation and summarization, Conversational AI and chatbots
- Hands-on experience with NestJS, Node.js, and TypeScript application development.
- Experience developing and managing Apollo GraphQL APIs, Federation, and API Gateway patterns.
- Ability to create and execute on roadmaps that consider both progress and innovation as well as the need to scale reliably
- Ability to learn/work with emerging technologies, methodologies, and solutions in the Cloud/IT technology space
- Ability to collaborate across organizational boundaries, build relationships, and achieve broader organizational goals
EDUCATION
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience)
BUSINESS OVERVIEW
Bring your heart to CVS Health Every one of us at CVS Health shares a single, clear purpose: Bringing our heart to every moment of your health. This purpose guides our commitment to deliver enhanced human-centric health care for a rapidly changing world. Anchored in our brand — with heart at its center — our purpose sends a personal message that how we deliver our services is just as important as what we deliver. Our Heart At Work Behaviors™ support this purpose. We want everyone who works at CVS Health to feel empowered by the role they play in transforming our culture and accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver solutions to make health care more personal, convenient and affordable. We strive to promote and sustain a culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging every day. CVS Health is an affirmative action employer, and is an equal opportunity employer, as are the physician-owned businesses for which CVS Health provides management services. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, promotion, or any other personnel action based on race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We proudly support and encourage people with military experience (active, veterans, reservists and National Guard) as well as military spouses to apply for CVS Health job opportunities.
Pay Range
The typical pay range for this role is:
$106,605.00 - $284,280.00
This 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. This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program.
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
- 7+ years of professional software development experience delivering enterprise solutions in large-scale distributed environments
- 7+ years of hands-on Java application development experience, including modern Java ecosystem frameworks
- 5+ years of Java and Spring Boot development experience
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with enterprise cloud initiatives and cloud computing technologies
- 5+ years of experience designing and developing modern microservices and cost-effective APIs
- 3+ years of experience with CI/CD pipeline automation
- 3+ years of experience working in an Agile development environment
- Agentic AI or generative AI experience
- Health and wellness domain experience
- Full-stack development experience with AngularJS, JavaScript, Oracle, NoSQL, or other modern databases
- Understanding of generative AI concepts and techniques, including NLP, text generation, summarization, conversational AI, and chatbots
- Hands-on experience with NestJS, Node.js, and TypeScript
- Experience developing and managing Apollo GraphQL APIs, federation, and API Gateway patterns
- Ability to create and execute scalable technology roadmaps
- Ability to learn and work with emerging cloud and IT technologies
- Ability to collaborate across organizational boundaries and build relationships
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, defined as a high school diploma plus four years of relevant experience
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 plans, plus no-cost preventive care and virtual primary and mental-health services. Wellness offerings extend to MinuteClinic programs, gym discounts, and multiple no-cost counseling sessions.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing resources such as confidential counseling, 24/7 support, fitness programs, and employee discounts are presented as part of a broad package. Education assistance, tuition reimbursement, and options to earn certain degrees with no out-of-pocket tuition further enhance total rewards.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a 401(k) savings plan with possible employer matching and an employee stock purchase plan. Financial coaching and related tools are highlighted to support long-term financial security.
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.
