Senior Staff Software Architect - Distributed Health Tech

CVS Health; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 261,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off

Retirement savings options

Wellness programs

Job summary

Signify Health is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to design and deliver enterprise-grade software powering clinician experiences and performance management. You will architect highly distributed, large-scale systems and set technical direction across teams.

This hands-on role requires deep experience with full-stack development, cloud platforms, and modern front-end technologies. You’ll mentor engineers, collaborate across functions, and drive improvements in scalability, maintainability, and

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of software engineering experience.
• Experience with multiple programming languages and polyglot environments.
• Strong SQL skills and RDBMS experience (SQL Server / PostgreSQL).
• Experience designing, building and operating large-scale distributed systems.
• Cloud experience with Azure, AWS or GCP.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical initiatives solving enterprise-wide problems with scalability.
• Design, build, and maintain enterprise-grade systems using modern tech.
• Deliver incremental value through iterative, customer-focused releases.
• Drive long-term improvements for simplicity and maintainability.
• Collaborate to meet cross-organization needs.
• Research, propose, and adopt leading-edge technology.

Skills

Software engineering fundamentals

Polyglot programming

AI-assisted development

Full-stack development

SQL / RDBMS

Distributed systems

Frontend technologies

Cloud platforms

Communication

Travel availability

Leadership / mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

C++

C#

Java

Golang

JavaScript

TypeScript

Python

GitHub Copilot

Cursor

Claude

Kafka

REST APIs

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

New Relic

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Signify Health is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to design and deliver enterprise-grade software powering clinician experiences and performance management. You will architect highly distributed, large-scale systems and set technical direction across teams.

This hands-on role requires deep experience with full-stack development, cloud platforms, and modern front-end technologies. You’ll mentor engineers, collaborate across functions, and drive improvements in scalability, maintainability, and