Senior Software Development Engineer

Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement; Minnesota; Hybrid; USD 83,430 - 222,480; Full time

Job summary

CVS Health Digital is hiring a Senior Software Development Engineer to lead design, development, and implementation of scalable digital solutions. You will mentor engineers, drive architecture decisions, and ensure quality through testing, CI/CD, and robust observability.

Collaboration with product, operations, and clinical stakeholders is essential to deliver innovative health tech at scale. The role emphasizes Java/Spring, GraphQL, REST APIs, databases, and distributed systems across

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development experience with Back End focus.
• 3+ years of Java fundamentals and Spring Boot experience.
• 3+ years of GraphQL, RESTful APIs, and microservices architecture experience.
• 3+ years of database design, development, and optimization (relational and NoSQL).
• 2+ years SDLC, version control (Git), branching strategies, and CI/CD pipelines.
• 2+ years participating in code reviews and testing strategies.
• 2+ years cloud-native development and deployment patterns.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and architecture of scalable digital solutions.
• Write production-ready code and develop complex software components.
• Drive architecture decisions for scalability, security, and performance.
• Mentor junior engineers and conduct code reviews.
• Champion testing, CI/CD, and observability practices.
• Collaborate with product, operations, and clinical stakeholders.
• Contribute to sprint planning and remove technical blockers.
• Create technical documentation and runbooks.
• Identify opportunities for technical debt reduction and performance optimization.

Skills

Software development

Back End

Java

Spring Boot

GraphQL

REST APIs

Microservices

Databases

CI/CD

Code Reviews

Cloud-Native

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Git

CI/CD tools

Job description

We're building a world of health around every individual - shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you'll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger - helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.

POSITION SUMMARY

CVS Health Digital is looking for hands-on, passionate people who want to join a high energy and growing team to make a difference in customers' lives and who want to be on the forefront of digital innovation that aims to reinvent what a pharmacy and a health care company can be in the digital world. Currently we are hiring a Senior Software Development Engineer who will lead the design, development, and implementation of complex digital solutions and systems by applying deep technical expertise to architect and build scalable software applications, drive system testing and debugging strategies, mentor junior engineers, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and shape the overall technical direction and innovation of digital engineering projects. In this role and within the team of dedicated software engineers that you will join, you will work on applications and products that are on the forefront of technology.

Expectations for the Role:

• Lead the design and architecture of efficient, reliable, and scalable digital solutions, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and long-term technical strategy
• Write high-quality, production-ready code, develop complex software components, and implement critical functionalities according to project requirements
• Drive technical architecture and infrastructure decisions for digital solutions, proposing design patterns and making architectural choices that ensure scalability, performance, security, and maintainability
• Mentor and guide junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and knowledge-sharing sessions
• Champion engineering best practices including code quality, testing strategies, CI/CD pipelines, and observability
• Own the quality assurance process for complex features - write and execute comprehensive unit and integration tests, conduct thorough code reviews, debug, and troubleshoot production issues to ensure reliability and stability
• Lead technical discussions and contribute to cross-functional planning with product, operations, and clinical stakeholders
• Drive agile ceremonies, contribute to sprint planning, backlog refinement, and progress tracking while removing technical blockers for the team
• Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, including system designs, architecture decision records, specifications, runbooks, and user guides
• Identify and drive opportunities for technical debt reduction, performance optimization, and process improvement
• Stay current with emerging technologies and seek opportunities for professional development, mentoring others to do the same

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of software development experience with specific development experience in Back End
• 3+ years of experience in Java fundamentals and advanced concepts (concurrency, JVM internals, performance tuning) as well as Spring Boot and Spring ecosystem
• 3+ years of expertise in GraphQL, RESTful APIs, and microservices architecture, including design and implementation of distributed systems
• 3+ years of proven experience in database design, development, and optimization across relational and NoSQL databases
• 2+ years of experience with SDLC, version control (Git), branching strategies, and CI/CD pipelines
• 2+ years of experience participating and/or leading code reviews and establishing testing strategies using modern testing frameworks
• 2+ years of experience with cloud-native development and deployment patterns

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong communication, leadership, and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Excellent problem-solving and system-level debugging skills
• Experience in GCP (Cloud Spanner, Pub/Sub, GKE, Cloud Functions)
• Experience in security testing, vulnerability assessment tools, and remediation practices
• Experience with event-driven architectures and messaging systems (e.g., Kafka)
• Experience with data migration strategies and database modernization
• Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools

EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience (High School Diploma and 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.

Anticipated Weekly Hours

40

Time Type

Full time

Pay Range

$83,430.00 - $222,480.00

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.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.

This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.

Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 09/25/2026

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