Senior Full-Stack Engineer for Health Tech

CVS Health; Farmers Branch (TX); On-site; USD 83,000 - 222,000; Full time

Job summary

CVS Health is seeking a Senior Full-Stack Developer to serve as the hands-on technical anchor for our engineering team, owning architecture and critical-path development. This deeply hands-on role focuses on designing, building, and reviewing code, with collaboration across product, architecture, and business stakeholders.

The ideal candidate brings extensive Java, Spring Boot, React, Python, and cloud experience, with a track record in microservices, CI/CD, and AI-enabled development.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in large-scale software development, including developing applications, web services, and cloud-native applications using Java, Spring Boot, React, REST APIs, JPA, messaging, and related open-source or proprietary technologies
• 5+ years designing and developing highly scalable microservices, web services, and REST APIs
• 5+ years of experience working in Agile development environments
• 3+ years of experience developing production-grade applications and services in Python, including API development (FastAPI/Flask) and integration with AI/ML frameworks
• 3+ years of experience with distributed messaging systems such as Kafka (topics, partitions, consumer groups), or equivalent (RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, AWS SQS/SNS)
• 2+ years in a technical lead role
• 2+ years of experience designing event-driven architectures and asynchronous integration patterns using message queues/streaming platforms
• 2+ years of experience building and maintaining Python-based data pipelines, automation scripts, or AI-agent workflows (e.g., LangGraph, LangChain, RAG architectures)
• 2+ years of hands-on experience deploying and operating services on a cloud platform (GCP preferred, including GKE/Cloud Run, Cloud Build, IAM, and logging/monitoring)
• 2+ years of experience with CI/CD tooling such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Argo
• 2+ years of experience with source management tools such as GitHub or GitLab
• 2+ years of experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Proven ability to lead complex technical initiatives while mentoring other engineers

Responsibilities

• Own architecture and critical-path development, translating business goals into a technical roadmap
• Mentor engineers across the team and drive quality and reliability in code and design
• Partner with product, architecture, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable software and robust APIs

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

React

REST APIs

JPA

Messaging

Microservices

Agile

Python

FastAPI/Flask

Kafka

Technical leadership

Event-driven architecture

Python data pipelines

GCP

CI/CD

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Argo

GitHub

GitLab

Docker

Kubernetes

GenAI

NoSQL/MongoDB

Web accessibility

Web performance

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Kafka

RabbitMQ

ActiveMQ

AWS SQS/SNS

GKE

Cloud Run

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Argo

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub

GitLab

FastAPI

Flask

LangGraph

LangChain

Job description

CVS Health is seeking a Senior Full-Stack Developer to serve as the hands-on technical anchor for our engineering team, owning architecture and critical-path development. This deeply hands-on role focuses on designing, building, and reviewing code, with collaboration across product, architecture, and business stakeholders.

The ideal candidate brings extensive Java, Spring Boot, React, Python, and cloud experience, with a track record in microservices, CI/CD, and AI-enabled development.