Staff Software Development Engineer

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

The Staff Software Development Engineer is responsible for the techno-functional impact analysis, design and code construction activities associated with development of software releases for the CVS Retail Pharmacy systems. Strong technical, functional, and interpersonal skills are key to perform this role successfully. The current suite of systems includes multiple applications including, but not limited, to the Tier 1 systems for Retail Pharmacy (RxConnect).  As a Staff Engineer, you will partner and collaborate with the development manager, business analysts, architects, quality assurance, business partners, developers, and project managers to deliver business change and innovation into our Java based business applications software.  You will be involved throughout the entire development life cycle of a product and must be able to deliver an efficient solution, as well as identify and properly mitigate any risks to the product before deployment to production. 

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of software development experience in enterprise/web applications

• 7+ years of experience with backend development in Java-based technologies

• 7+ years of experience working in cloud based technologies using frameworks like Spring, Springboot, Kafka, Redis

• 7+ years hands on system design experience with mission critical applications

• 5+ years of experience with Azure, GCP or other public cloud services, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), SaaS application development/support, CI/CD practices, containerization, Kubernetes, and Agile/DevOps methodologies

• 5+ years experience with Agile methodologies and familiarity with product management tools such as Jira, Confluence, Rally, or equivalent product engineering collaboration tools

• 7+ years of experience working in large scale applications, with large scale dataset & transaction volume

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years of software development experience in enterprise/web applications

• 3+ years of experience in Retail Pharmacy or Healthcare domain

• Master's Degree

• Experience working with Monolithic as well as Microservices based system

• Extensive experience with building and driving adoption of software engineering best practices

• Strong understanding of distributed systems, cloud computing, and microservices architectures

• Strong work ethic, self-starter, and be able to be highly productive in a dynamic, collaborative environment

• Mastery of application, data, and infrastructure architecture disciplines

• Command of architecture, design, and business processes

• Passion for innovation, with a customer-centric mindset focused on delivering exceptional user experiences

• Experience working with distributed teams, working across multiple time zones and geographies

• Ability to influence and inspire teams to align technical direction

• Ability to create and execute innovation roadmaps

• Ability to learn/work with emerging technologies, methodologies, and solutions in the Cloud/IT technology space

Technology:

• Expert Java programming knowledge on latest JDK versions, Spring framework

• Knowledge of open-source packages especially those provided by Apache, Google, and Spring

• Database knowledge – SQL, NoSQL, table structure, data relationships

• Familiarity with GraphQL/gRPC

• In-depth experience with building application programming interfaces (API) and frameworks

• Experience with API security, analytics, throttling, caching, logging, request and response modifications

• Extensive experience on Monolith to Microservices Migration

• Extensive experience of Microservices Patterns and its right implementation

• Extensive experience of the Cloud Native Development practices and 12 factor apps development

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 - $284,280.00

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: 11/28/2025

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