Sr. Software Development Engineer

CVS Health; United States; Remote; USD 101,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Software Engineer to join their innovative team. This role is pivotal in delivering a transformative platform for healthcare, focusing on building scalable services and APIs that enhance patient care. You will collaborate with talented professionals in a dynamic environment, utilizing modern methodologies and open-source tools to drive impactful change. Your contributions will directly influence the health and well-being of patients, making this an exciting opportunity for those passionate about technology and healthcare. Join a mission-driven team dedicated to improving healthcare experiences and outcomes for all.

Benefits

Affordable medical plan options

401(k) plan with matching contributions

Employee stock purchase plan

Wellness screenings

Tobacco cessation programs

Weight management programs

Confidential counseling

Financial coaching

Tuition assistance

Flexible work schedules

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in building large consumer-facing products.
• Expert in building resilient, scalable, and secure software.

Responsibilities

• Contribute in all aspects of SDLC process including design and deployment.
• Collaborate with Product, UX, and Engineering teams to build scalable services.

Skills

JVM-based technologies (Kotlin or Java)

.NET APIs

Microservices

MongoDB performance optimization

Cloud environments (Azure/AWS)

Docker/Kubernetes

Domain Driven Design (DDD)

Agile/DevOps

Kafka and Kafka streams

Event sourcing

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science or relevant degree

Tools

Spring Boot

Kubernetes

Kafka

OpenAPI

Protobuf

Job description

At CVS Health, we’re building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care.

As the nation’s leading health solutions company, we reach millions of Americans through our local presence, digital channels and more than 300,000 purpose-driven colleagues – caring for people where, when and how they choose in a way that is uniquely more connected, more convenient and more compassionate. And we do it all with heart, each and every day.

Role Description

Oak Street Health is a critical part of healthcare delivery. Our platform is essential to enabling our value-based care model and integral to how our providers take care of their patients. This platform includes our core domain services, the Canopy platform, our data and analytics platform, and much more. At Oak Street Health, you will be influential in the development of innovative products that do more than just building scalable services. Everything you do will have an immediate impact on the health and wellbeing of our patients.

As a software engineer, you will have an impactful contribution in the delivery of a new kind of platform for healthcare, one built specifically for the clinical team. From design to implementation, you will partner with our stellar engineering, product, and design teams in a fast-paced, agile environment to transform ideas into a reality. Utilizing modern methodologies and open source tools, you will be empowered to push the boundaries of development as we seek to deliver applications that will directly and immediately impact the experience of our teams and our patients.

There is no better time to join our rapidly growing team at Oak Street Health. We can’t think of a mission any more motivating; and, with your help, we can drive change in healthcare for the patients that need us most.

Core Responsibilities:

• Contribute in all aspects of SDLC process (SCRUM, Design, Code, Test, Deploy & Maintain)
• Design and build highly available, scalable and responsive services & APIs using our tech stack
• Collaborate with Product, UX and other Engineering teams
• Collaborate with Platform team following Architecture best practices for scalability and reliability
• Contribute to code review process and instill best practices
• Improve overall code quality and maintainability
• Partner with tech leads and drive the technical debt backlog
• Mentor junior engineers through pair programming
• Implement SecDevops best practices
• Other duties as assigned.

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for a motivated, experienced Engineer with:

• Bachelors in CS or relevant degree / work experience
• 10+ years of experience building large consumer-facing products using JVM-based technologies (Kotlin or Java), or .NET APIs running in the cloud
• Expert in threading and memory management in building microservices.
• Expert in building resilient, scalable and secure software.
• Expert using and doing performance optimization of MongoDB.
• Expert in building a distributed, event-driven, cloud native environment either in Azure/AWS using Docker/Kubernetes
• Expert in “design first” approach to software development.
• Expert Domain Driven Design (DDD).
• Experience with unit & integration testing and passion for test driven development.
• Experience working in an Agile/Devops environment
• Experience with Kafka and Kafka streams preferred
• Experience with event sourcing preferred
• Familiarity with our tech stack – JVM-based technologies, Spring Boot, .NET, Kubernetes, Kafka, MongoDB, OpenAPI, Protobuf - Preferred

What does being “Oaky” look like?

• Radiating positive energy
• Assuming good intentions
• Creating an unmatched patient experience
• Driving clinical excellence
• Taking ownership and delivering results
• Being relentlessly determined

Anticipated Weekly Hours: 40

Time Type: Full time

Pay Range: The typical pay range for this role is: $101,970.00 - $203,940.00. 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.

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits – investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:

• Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan.
• No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.
• Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.

For more information, visit https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefits

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 08/04/2025

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

About the company

At CVS Health, we share a clear purpose: helping people on their path to better health. Through our health services, plans and community pharmacists, we’re pioneering a bold new approach to total health. Making quality care more affordable, accessible, simple and seamless, to not only help people get well, but help them stay well in body, mind and spirit.