Senior Backend Engineer — Golang, AWS, Data Platform

The Cigna Group; United States; Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 217,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Life insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Leaves of absence

Job summary

The Cigna Group seeks a Senior Software Development Engineer to design and deliver scalable, data-driven pharmacy supply chain software. You will lead architecture decisions, work with cross‑functional teams, and drive end-to-end delivery of analytics, reporting, and automation features.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in enterprise software, strong Golang skills, cloud experience (AWS), and a track record of building fault-tolerant systems.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience building enterprise-grade software applications and distributed systems.
• Strong backend development experience using object-oriented or modern programming languages (Golang strongly preferred).
• Experience designing systems for scalability, reliability, and fault tolerance.
• Hands‑on experience with cloud-native architectures and platforms such as AWS.
• Experience working with modern CI/CD pipelines, version control, and automated testing.
• Strong problem‑solving skills with the ability to navigate ambiguity and evolving requirements.
• Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within cross‑functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and evolve scalable full-stack software solutions that support reporting, workflow automation, analytics, and predictive capabilities.
• Lead technical design and contribute to architecture decisions for distributed, data-intensive systems.
• Partner with product and business stakeholders to translate complex requirements into clear, effective technical solutions.
• Own delivery outcomes by estimating work, sequencing initiatives, identifying risks, and driving execution to completion.
• Apply modern development practices and AI-assisted tools to improve code quality, developer efficiency, and system performance.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, QA, and operations partners to deliver reliable, production-ready software.
• Ensure secure and resilient deployments through monitoring, observability, and performance optimization.
• Continuously improve engineering standards, processes, and patterns to raise the overall quality and maturity of the platform.
• Mentor and support fellow engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and knowledge sharing.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends, applying new ideas where they add value.
• Protect sensitive and proprietary data while supporting compliance requirements, including HIPAA.

Skills

Golang

Distributed systems

Backend development

Object-oriented programming

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

The Cigna Group seeks a Senior Software Development Engineer to design and deliver scalable, data-driven pharmacy supply chain software. You will lead architecture decisions, work with cross‑functional teams, and drive end-to-end delivery of analytics, reporting, and automation features.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in enterprise software, strong Golang skills, cloud experience (AWS), and a track record of building fault-tolerant systems.