Senior Staff Software Engineer – Cloud‑Native Health Tech

Careerwebsite; Maryland; Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 284,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off

Retirement savings options

Wellness programs

Job summary

CVS Health Digital is seeking a Staff Software Development Engineer to lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable healthcare technology. You will mentor engineers, drive architecture decisions, and collaborate with product, UX, and business stakeholders to build secure, cloud-native applications that enhance the digital healthcare experience.

In this role, you will guide distributed systems and microservices using Java, Spring Boot, and modern cloud technologies on GCP, supporting

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering in enterprise environments.
• 7+ years with Java, J2EE, Spring Boot, RESTful services.
• 5+ years designing and implementing microservices architectures.
• 3+ years with Apache Kafka or similar event-streaming tech.
• 3+ years with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and DevOps.
• 3+ years with Docker and Kubernetes.
• 2+ years with public cloud platforms (GCP/AWS/Azure).

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and develop high-performance microservices using Java, JEE, Spring Boot, and Spring Cloud.
• Lead development of event-driven services using Apache Kafka.
• Own API strategy for RESTful services with strong governance.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to engineering standards and reviews.
• Design and implement ETL pipelines and data migration efforts.
• Build and maintain CI/CD automation and secure DevOps practices.
• Integrate microservices with HL7/FHIR patient data exchanges.

Skills

Senior leadership

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Agile methodologies

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent (Computer Science/Engineering)

Tools

Java

J2EE

Spring Boot

Spring Cloud

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

GCP

Cloud Run

Job description

CVS Health Digital is seeking a Staff Software Development Engineer to lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable healthcare technology. You will mentor engineers, drive architecture decisions, and collaborate with product, UX, and business stakeholders to build secure, cloud-native applications that enhance the digital healthcare experience.

In this role, you will guide distributed systems and microservices using Java, Spring Boot, and modern cloud technologies on GCP, supporting