Staff Software Development Engineer

CVS Health; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 118,000 - 237,000; Full time

Job summary

CVS Health is seeking a Staff Software Development Engineer to design and develop scalable services for our next-generation platform. This role involves working collaboratively with cross-functional teams to solve complex problems, enhance system performance, and contribute to the health of millions of consumers. Candidates should have extensive backend experience and a strong analytical mindset.

Benefits

401(k) plan with matching contributions

Employee stock purchase plan

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Flexible work schedules

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software development in enterprise/web/cloud applications.
• 3+ years with cloud computing technologies and Kubernetes.
• Experience with Java, Spring Boot, and analytical thinking.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop cloud scalable services in a CI/CD environment.
• Collaborate in solving complex data and platform issues.
• Implement Microservices patterns and ensure compliance.

Skills

Java

Spring boot

Cloud computing technologies

Analytical thinking

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

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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.

Position Summary

CVS Health Digital is looking for an individual contributor with Java/J2EE and Spring boot development experience to help build our next-generation platform to promote the delivery of use cases into products focused on helping people live healthier lives. We love to collaborate and help each other and we want someone to share that ideology. The Staff Development Engineer – Software Engineering will be a hands-on, individual contributor working on cutting-edge applications and products. You will brainstorm with architects, product managers, data scientists and fellow engineers to build data products used improve the health outcomes of millions of people. The right candidate will be a strong Analytical thinker and be able to simplify complex problems, processes or projects into component parts explore and evaluate them systematically.

Additional Responsibilities

• Design and develop cloud scalable services in a containerized and CI/CD environment
• Experience with professional software engineering best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing and operations
• Collaborate in solving problems complex data, features, service, platform issues and perform root cause analysis to proactively resolve product and operational issues
• Partner with business and product management counterparts to define and prioritize opportunities to improve value creation and align on shared KPIs to measure success
• Implement Circuit Breakers and Service Discovery patterns for the Microservices and ensure that patterns are stringently followed for every integration inbound to/outbound from Microservices
• Design and implement real-time Streaming of data from No-SQL/SQL databases to analytics
• Work with business users, project managers and other engineers to achieve elegant solutions that would reduce cost, expenses and time to market
• Provide ongoing maintenance, support and enhancements in existing systems and platforms
• Assist in risk assessment, Tech audits and mitigation activities
  
  

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of software development in enterprise / web / cloud applications
• 3+ years of experience with cloud computing technologies. Have track record developing in AWS or GCP or Azure or similar public cloud environments and Kubernetes
• 3+ years experience with programming languages/tools including: Java, Spring boot, Reactive programming, Caching Strategies, Kafka and Partitioned NonSQL/SQL DBs
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Have architected, designed, delivered and operationalized scalable microservices-based web/ webservices applications in cloud native environments
• Understand security threats and patterns and ensure adherence to all regulatory initiatives, HIPAA, PHI, PII, locational and contractual data restrictions
• Experience with build automation technologies like Maven, Gradle, Jenkins, Harness
• Expert knowledge with functional, imperative and object-oriented languages and methodologies
• Experience building in large volume subscription platform
• Experience with Cassandra and Postgres - preferred
• Experience with test-driven development and automated testing frameworks
• Experience with Scrum/Agile development methodologies
• Experience in performance tuning and code optimization
• Individually motivated to be able to see the big picture and prioritize their work to make the largest impact on the business and customers vision and requirements
• Analytical thinking - able to simplify complex problems, processes or projects into component parts explore and evaluate them systematically
  
  

Education

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience (HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience)
  
  

Pay Range

The Typical Pay Range For This Role Is

$118,450.00 - $236,900.00

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. This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program.

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: 07/07/2025

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

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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