Staff Software Development Engineer

At CVS Health, we’re building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care.

As the nation’s leading health solutions company, we reach millions of Americans through our local presence, digital channels and more than 300,000 purpose-driven colleagues – caring for people where, when and how they choose in a way that is uniquely more connected, more convenient and more compassionate. And we do it all with heart, each and every day.

POSITION SUMMARY

Our company is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Staff Software Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have profound technical knowledge, aptitude for logical reasoning and problem-solving skills. As a software engineer on our team, you will be responsible for designing and developing high-quality Automation software that meets business needs. You will build highly scalable microservices, event driven systems and real time streaming pipelines. You must be comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment with a deep understanding of software engineering principles.

Expectations for this role :

Write clean, scalable, and maintainable code using best practices and design patterns

Strategic thinking – able to identify a vision along with the plans, which need to be implemented to meet the end goal, evaluating situations, decisions, and issues in the short, medium, and long term

Analytical thinking - able to simplify complex problems, processes or projects into component parts explore and evaluate them systematically

Collaborate with various areas of the organization including business partners, product owners, architecture, security mavens, and IT engineering teams to understand business requirements and design specifications

Conduct research on emerging technologies, design principles, and development frameworks to ensure software solutions remain current, fresh, and future proof

Provide technical guidance in software design and development activities

Mentoring junior members of the team to develop their technical skills

Review Designs and Code to ensure Developers are building a scalable solution with at most quality

Provide recommendations for continuous improvement

Provide technical leadership direction, determining and developing approaches to solutions by coordinating multiple resources to solve complex problems

Improve DevOps processes and push for Automation as much as possible

Designing and implementing complex software solutions for API's, microservices, CICD, real-time streaming pipelines etc... on cloud

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

At least 7 years of technology delivery experience in designing, developing, and deploying production-ready systems

5+ years of experience working on Azure or GCP Cloud Applications / services (Azure preferred)

5+ years of experience with Agile processes, such as scrum, Kanban, and / or the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

5+ years of relevant work experience in designing and building software applications with expertise in one or more modern programming languages such as Java, Python, FastAPI, Go, as well as the following : Relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, Azure SQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g., Cosmos DB), Messaging systems like Apache Kafka, MQ etc, and Container Orchestration Frameworks like Kubernetes, Docker etc.

3+ years of experience leading software development projects by setting project goals, monitoring progress, tracking milestones, communication with stakeholders regarding project issues, and mentoring junior developers as needed

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Promote proper implementation of SAFe process techniques

Experience working with distributed teams, working across multiple time zones and geographies

Strong understanding of delivery practices

Experience leading large technical programs with responsibility of end to end planning

Experience working with technology vendors

Experience in making informed decisions quickly and taking ownership of services and applications at scale

Comfortable assisting in technical and security audits and ensure audit recommendations are implemented

Deep understanding of cloud technologies and architecture, software engineering principles such as algorithms, rules, data structures, etc.

Experience with CI / CD tools like Github, Gitactions, Jenkins, octopus or similar

Perform unit testing, perform integration testing, and participate in code reviews

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 :

$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 our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits – investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include :

Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan .

No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.

Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.

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We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on : 10 / 31 / 2025

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.

We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. 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.