Staff Backend Engineer: Java/Spring Boot, Kafka, Cloud

CVS Health; Woonsocket (RI); On-site; USD 107,000 - 284,000; Full time

Job summary

CVS Health Digital is seeking a Staff Software Development Engineer to design, build, and operate backend microservices at scale using Java/Spring Boot. You will deliver secure RESTful services, implement event-driven patterns with Kafka, and ensure data exchange complies with healthcare standards in cloud-native environments.

You will collaborate with product, architecture, and DevOps teams to maintain high availability, observability, and compliance while accelerating delivery through

Qualifications

• 7+ years software development with Java/JEE and Spring Boot.
• 5+ years building RESTful microservices and distributed systems.
• 3+ years operating production services in cloud (GCP).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend microservices with REST APIs.
• Implement event-driven patterns using Apache Kafka.
• Model and exchange data using JSON with validation and versioning.
• Build CI/CD pipelines with testing, static analysis, and progressive delivery.
• Partner with Security and DevOps to implement automated security controls.

Skills

Java/Spring

RESTful APIs

CI/CD

Kubernetes

GCP

Security basics

Observability

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Apache Kafka

OpenAPI/Swagger

GCP

Job description

CVS Health Digital is seeking a Staff Software Development Engineer to design, build, and operate backend microservices at scale using Java/Spring Boot. You will deliver secure RESTful services, implement event-driven patterns with Kafka, and ensure data exchange complies with healthcare standards in cloud-native environments.

You will collaborate with product, architecture, and DevOps teams to maintain high availability, observability, and compliance while accelerating delivery through