Senior Staff Software Engineer – Cloud-Native Microservices

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

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

CVS Health Digital is seeking a Staff Software Development Engineer to serve as a senior technical leader on a cross‑functional product team. You will design, develop, and deliver scalable healthcare technology solutions, guiding architecture decisions and mentoring engineers to build secure, cloud‑native applications that enhance the digital health experience.

You will lead distributed systems using Java, Spring Boot, event-driven patterns, and modern cloud technologies while collaborating with

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, Spring Boot, and Spring Cloud.
• Lead development of event-driven services with Kafka and ensure API governance for REST endpoints.
• Mentor team members and contribute to engineering standards and reviews.
• Design ETL pipelines and lead data migration for cloud or cross-system transitions.
• Build CI/CD automation and secure software development practices.
• Collaborate with healthcare stakeholders to ensure HIPAA-aligned data flows.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

RESTful services

Kafka

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

GCP

Observability

Agile

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

JEE

Spring Cloud

Cloud Run

Job description

CVS Health Digital is seeking a Staff Software Development Engineer to serve as a senior technical leader on a cross‑functional product team. You will design, develop, and deliver scalable healthcare technology solutions, guiding architecture decisions and mentoring engineers to build secure, cloud‑native applications that enhance the digital health experience.

You will lead distributed systems using Java, Spring Boot, event-driven patterns, and modern cloud technologies while collaborating with