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 building a world of health around every individual, creating a more connected, convenient, and compassionate experience. At CVS Health®, you will collaborate with passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, take accountability, and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger—simplifying health care for one person, one family and one community at a time.
The Staff Software Development Engineer is a key technical leader within the Developer Experience (DevEx) space, accountable for the development, operations and support of web-based tooling and platforms that empower CVS Health engineers. This role partners closely with DevEx technical leaders and senior enterprise stakeholders to ensure investments align with CVS Health’s strategic goals. The Staff Engineer defines the technical vision, architecture, and execution for an AI‑assisted, least‑privilege access platform, operating at a systems level to translate access governance objectives into scalable, secure, and developer‑centric solutions.
What we expect of you –
o Technical Architecture & Design
Own the end-to-end architecture of the AI-assisted access model, ensuring it is scalable, explainable, and auditable.
Partner with data and security teams to validate signal quality and model outcomes.
o Platform Engineering & Integration
Establish clear APIs and automation workflows.
Ensure the platform supports continuous access evaluation and lifecycle management.
o Security, Governance & Compliance
Embed auditability, explainability, and policy enforcement into the platform by design.
Collaborate with security, risk, and compliance stakeholders to ensure governance requirements are met without sacrificing developer velocity.
o Technical Leadership & Influence
Function as a technical authority and mentor for junior engineers.
Drive engineering best practices, design reviews, and architectural standards.
Influence cross-team alignment across security, identity, platform, and developer experience organizations.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
· 7+ years of experience in large-scale software development, including 2+ years of experience in a technical lead role.
· 7+ years of experience with developing applications/web services and cloud-native apps using technologies like Java and React, Angular, Spring Boot, REST API, JPA, messaging and other tech stacks (open-source and proprietary)
· 5+ years of experience with agile development practices.
· 2+ years of experience with developing Agentic AI applications using foundational LLMs in Python
· 2+ years of experience with relational database using technologies like PostgreSQL.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
· 5+ years of designing and developing highly scalable Microservices, Webservices, and Rest API’s
· 5+ years of designing and developing in a Test-Driven Development environment.
· 3+ years of experience with build and deploying services in CI/CD with using tools like Jenkins, CircleCI
· 3+ years of experience with source management tools like GitHub, GitLab
· 3+ years of experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, etc.)
· 3+ years of experience working in cloud platforms like Azure, GCP, AWS, etc.
· Experience in Accessibility (A11y) and web performance and stability best practices
EDUCATION
Bachelor’s degree from accredited university or equivalent work 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 large-scale software development experience
- 2+ years in a technical lead role
- Experience developing applications/web services and cloud-native apps using Java
- Experience developing applications/web services and cloud-native apps using React
- Experience with Angular
- Experience with Spring Boot
- Experience designing and implementing REST APIs
- Experience with JPA and messaging technologies
- 2+ years developing Agentic AI applications using foundational LLMs in Python
- 2+ years with relational databases such as PostgreSQL
- 5+ years working with agile development practices
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
- Designing and developing highly scalable microservices and webservices
- Test-Driven Development experience
- CI/CD build and deployment experience (e.g., Jenkins, CircleCI)
- Source management tools experience (e.g., GitHub, GitLab)
- Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, GCP, AWS)
- Accessibility (A11y), web performance and stability best practices
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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