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 Digital is seeking a Staff Software Development Engineer. The Staff Software Development Engineer will be responsible for end-to-end application development & delivery including production deployment, application operationalization, and observability. In this role, the right candidate will be a technologist and work with other Engineers in planning, prioritizing and performing assigned tasks within deadlines.
The Staff Software Development Engineer will develop data pipelines to ingest, process and broadcast data across heterogenous databases. The right candidate will develop data pipelines to ingest, process and broadcast data across heterogenous databases. The Staff Software Development Engineer will be an advocate for and implementer of security best practices
What you will do
Build and deploy using GitHub, CircleCI, Harness as part of CI/CD process in leading Cloud Platforms - AWS, GCP or Azure etc
Continuously check and monitor App health and KPIs, support triage of any production issues as and when needed
Partner with application owners, business partners and peer groups regarding long and short-range technical solutions that meet business requirements
Analyze and contribute to project and business requirements based on product team milestones and priority
Actively participate in Agile Scrum team activities including Sprint Planning, Grooming, Scrum, Reviews and Retrospectives
Leverage expertise to design and implement efficient and scalable solutions that meet business requirements and quality standards
Contributes 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 coordinates 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 experience in software engineering from ideation to production deployment of software
7+ years experience in full software development life cycle including ideation, coding, coding standards, testing, code reviews and production deployments
7+ years of software development experience in enterprise/web applications
7+ years of experience as full stack developer in Java-based technologies with focus on backend
5+ years of experience with Azure, GCP or other public cloud services, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), SaaS application development/support, CI/CD practices, containerization, Kubernetes, and Agile/DevOps methodologies
5+ years’ experience with Agile methodologies and familiarity with product management tools such as Jira, Confluence, Rally, or equivalent product engineering collaboration tools
Experience in creating/managing GCP Storage Buckets, Composer workflows, Dataflow jobs, Cloud Scheduler, IAM (Service Account/Roles) Management
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in Writing automated unit and mock test cases for code coverage
Deployment and troubleshooting application in Cloud environment (GCP)
Experience with Kubernetes (GCP -GKE), Dataflow, Airflow, Google Spanner, MongoDb, Oracle, Postgres SQL, SOAP services, DevOps:: Github and Github Actions
Experience in log ingestion and building dashboards using Prometheus and Grafana
Proficiency in SQL and NoSQL database technologies
Query and decipher logging entries by application tiers and components using trace logs
Form requests in tooling like Postman , SOAP UI to invoke API endpoints
Experience working in a Scrum/Agile development methodology
Ability to work independently and part of a team
Expert Java programming knowledge on latest JDK versions, Spring framework
Knowledge of open-source packages especially those provided by Apache, Google, and Spring
Database knowledge – SQL, NoSQL, table structure, data relationships
Familiarity with GraphQL/gRPC
In-depth experience with building application programming interfaces (API) and frameworks
Experience with API security, analytics, throttling, caching, logging, request and response modifications
Extensive experience on Monolith to Microservices Migration
Extensive experience of Microservices Patterns and its right implementation
Extensive experience of the Cloud Native Development practices and 12 factor apps development
Healthcare Domain experience
Education
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (Highschool diploma plus 4 years relevant work experience)
Pay Range
The typical pay range for this role is:
$118,450.00 - $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 experience in software engineering
- 7+ years experience in full software development life cycle
- 7+ years of software development experience in enterprise/web applications
- 7+ years of experience as full stack developer in Java-based technologies
- 5+ years of experience with cloud services and CI/CD
- 5+ years' experience with Agile methodologies and product management tools
- Experience in managing GCP Storage Buckets and workflows
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 — Healthcare coverage is positioned as comprehensive for benefits-eligible colleagues, including medical, dental, and vision with free preventive care and access to virtual care and select no-cost MinuteClinic services. Mental health support is also highlighted with no-cost confidential counseling sessions per issue.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits include a 401(k) with a dollar-for-dollar match up to 5% after meeting service and hours requirements. Ownership programs are also offered through an employee stock purchase plan with a stated purchase discount.
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Pay Growth & Progression — A companywide minimum wage floor establishes a baseline that is framed as a positive starting point in some roles and markets. Unionized or high-cost areas are described as having clearer wage scales and step-ups that can materially lift pay over time.
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.






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