Senior Software Engineer, Digital Health Platform

CVS Health; Kansas; Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 222,000; Full time

Job summary

CVS Health Digital is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to lead design, development, and implementation of scalable digital solutions. You will architect software, drive testing, mentor engineers, and collaborate across product, operations, and clinical stakeholders to shape the technical direction of our digital platforms.

This role emphasizes code quality, CI/CD, observability, and effective communication within a fast-paced, high-energy team that delivers innovative health tech

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development experience with backend systems.
• 3+ years Java fundamentals, concurrency, JVM internals, and performance tuning with Spring Boot and Spring ecosystem.
• 3+ years of GraphQL, RESTful APIs, and microservices architecture for distributed systems.
• 3+ years of database design, development, and optimization across relational and NoSQL databases.
• 2+ years of SDLC, version control (Git), branching strategies, and CI/CD pipelines.
• 2+ years of experience participating in and/or leading code reviews and establishing testing strategies.
• 2+ years of cloud-native development and deployment patterns.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Backend development

Java and Spring Boot

GraphQL & REST APIs

Microservices

Database design (SQL/NoSQL)

CI/CD & Git

Code reviews & testing

Cloud-native development

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

CVS Health Digital is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to lead design, development, and implementation of scalable digital solutions. You will architect software, drive testing, mentor engineers, and collaborate across product, operations, and clinical stakeholders to shape the technical direction of our digital platforms.

This role emphasizes code quality, CI/CD, observability, and effective communication within a fast-paced, high-energy team that delivers innovative health tech