Senior Backend & API Engineer (Java, Node, GraphQL)

Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 83,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Paid time off

Retirement savings options

Job summary

CVS Health is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and implement digital solutions, building scalable APIs and cloud-native apps using Java Spring Boot, Node.js, and GraphQL. You will influence architecture, mentor peers, and drive AI-enabled initiatives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

The role focuses on back-end development, API security, observability, and deploying containerized services on Kubernetes, with opportunities to work across teams and contribute to

Qualifications

• 5 to 7 years of professional software development experience.
• Backend API development with Java Spring Boot, Node.js, GraphQL.
• Experience deploying containerized apps on Kubernetes and securing APIs.
• Experience with observability: logging, monitoring, tracing, alerting.
• Understanding of microservices and cloud-native app development.
• Strong problem-solving and collaboration across teams.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to architecture decisions and technical design of digital solutions.
• Develop, test, deploy, and maintain backend services meeting business needs.
• Design scalable, secure APIs using Java Spring Boot, Node.js, REST, and GraphQL.
• Identify AI-driven opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
• Collaborate with product owners and stakeholders for scalable solutions.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote engineering best practices.
• Integrate multiple applications and cloud platforms for interoperability.
• Conduct code reviews, write tests, and troubleshoot production issues.
• Participate in Agile planning and continuous improvement.

Skills

Java Spring Boot

Node.js

GraphQL

Kubernetes

Observability

API design

Microservices

Cloud-native

AI capabilities

Delivery & execution

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Gradle

NestJS

GitHub Actions

GitHub Copilot

Claude Code

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Job description

CVS Health is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and implement digital solutions, building scalable APIs and cloud-native apps using Java Spring Boot, Node.js, and GraphQL. You will influence architecture, mentor peers, and drive AI-enabled initiatives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

The role focuses on back-end development, API security, observability, and deploying containerized services on Kubernetes, with opportunities to work across teams and contribute to