Staff iOS Engineer: HealthKit & AI-Driven Health Tech

CVS Health; Pennsylvania; Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 284,000; Full time

Job summary

CVS Health Digital is seeking a Staff Software Development Engineer - iOS to lead design and delivery of scalable HealthKit-enabled applications in a fast‑paced digital engineering environment.

You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure high quality, secure health data processing while mentoring junior engineers and driving architectural initiatives across the lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience across the software development lifecycle, including design, development, testing, deployment, and support.
• 4+ years of hands-on experience developing and implementing native iOS applications and frameworks.
• 4+ years of experience with mobile application testing methodologies, tools, and processes.
• 4+ years of proficiency in Swift development.
• At least 1 year of experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools such as Claude or similar platforms to enhance engineering productivity.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deliver scalable, high-performance native iOS applications that align with business objectives and enterprise standards.
• Contribute to architecture and solution-design initiatives, providing technical leadership and strategic guidance throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Evaluate technical feasibility, scalability, performance, and maintainability to ensure optimal solution outcomes.
• Conduct code reviews and promote engineering excellence through adherence to coding standards, best practices, and quality frameworks.
• Partner closely with engineers, product managers, architects, and stakeholders to align technical solutions with business priorities.
• Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of integrations with Apple HealthKit, enabling secure collection, synchronization, and management of health and wellness data.
• Develop HealthKit capabilities, including authorization management, background delivery, anchored synchronization, data queries, and health data processing while ensuring compliance with privacy and security requirements.
• Build and optimize solutions supporting key health metrics such as activity, steps, heart rate, blood pressure, sleep, ECG/EKG, oxygen saturation, and other HealthKit-supported data types.
• Champion modern mobile engineering practices, emerging technologies, automation, and development tools to improve quality, efficiency, and developer productivity.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning through knowledge-sharing sessions, technical discussions, code reviews, and mentoring activities.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to deliver complex features, modernize existing capabilities, and ensure successful project execution.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers, supporting their technical growth and professional development.

Skills

iOS development

Swift language

Software testing

AI-assisted development tools

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

CircleCI

TeamCity

SonarQube

Apple HealthKit

Health Records

Workout APIs

Apple Watch integrations

XCTest

Job description

CVS Health Digital is seeking a Staff Software Development Engineer - iOS to lead design and delivery of scalable HealthKit-enabled applications in a fast‑paced digital engineering environment.

You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure high quality, secure health data processing while mentoring junior engineers and driving architectural initiatives across the lifecycle.