Senior iOS Engineer – HealthKit & Health Data Innovation

CVS Health; West Virginia; Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 284,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, & vision coverage

Paid time off

Retirement savings options

Wellness programs

Job summary

CVS Health is seeking a Staff Software Development Engineer - iOS to lead design and delivery of scalable HealthKit-enabled apps in a fast-growing digital engineering group. The role emphasizes technical leadership, secure data handling, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to align software with business goals.

You will mentor engineers, drive architecture decisions, and champion modern mobile engineering practices while delivering high-quality, customer-focused health experiences.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience across the software development lifecycle, including design, development, testing, deployment, and support.
• 4+ years of hands-on experience developing and implementing native iOS applications and frameworks.
• 4+ years of experience with mobile application testing methodologies, tools, and processes.
• 4+ years of proficiency in Swift development.
• At least 1 year of experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools such as Claude or similar platforms to enhance engineering productivity.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deliver scalable, high-performance native iOS applications that align with business objectives and enterprise standards.
• Contribute to architecture and solution-design initiatives, providing technical leadership and strategic guidance throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Evaluate technical feasibility, scalability, performance, and maintainability to ensure optimal solution outcomes.
• Conduct code reviews and promote engineering excellence through adherence to coding standards, best practices, and quality frameworks.
• Partner closely with engineers, product managers, architects, and stakeholders to align technical solutions with business priorities.
• Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of integrations with Apple HealthKit, enabling secure collection, synchronization, and management of health and wellness data.
• Develop HealthKit capabilities, including authorization management, background delivery, anchored synchronization, data queries, and health data processing while ensuring compliance with privacy and security requirements.
• Build and optimize solutions supporting key health metrics such as activity, steps, heart rate, blood pressure, sleep, ECG/EKG, oxygen saturation, and other HealthKit-supported data types.
• Champion modern mobile engineering practices, emerging technologies, automation, and development tools to improve quality, efficiency, and developer productivity.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning through knowledge-sharing sessions, technical discussions, code reviews, and mentoring activities.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to deliver complex features, modernize existing capabilities, and ensure successful project execution.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers, supporting their technical growth and professional development.

Skills

iOS development

Swift programming

AI-assisted development tools

Software testing

Code reviews

Education

Bachelor's degree or HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience

Tools

CircleCI

TeamCity

SonarQube

Apple HealthKit

Health Records

Workout APIs

Apple Watch integrations

XCTest

Job description

CVS Health is seeking a Staff Software Development Engineer - iOS to lead design and delivery of scalable HealthKit-enabled apps in a fast-growing digital engineering group. The role emphasizes technical leadership, secure data handling, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to align software with business goals.

You will mentor engineers, drive architecture decisions, and champion modern mobile engineering practices while delivering high-quality, customer-focused health experiences.