Software Development Engineer

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.

Position Summary

We are seeking a Software Development Engineer to join our high-performing team. As a key member of the organization, you will design, develop, and support scalable, cloud-native applications that power member communications and engagement across multiple channels. You will contribute across architecture, system design, development, testing, deployment, and operational support while collaborating with product, business, and engineering teams to deliver reliable and secure solutions at enterprise scale.

The ideal candidate brings strong experience in distributed systems, event-driven architectures, cloud technologies, and large-scale data processing platforms.

What You'll Do-

• Collaborate with product owners, business stakeholders, architects, SMEs, and offshore teams to gather requirements, perform analysis, estimate work, and deliver high-quality solutions
• Design, develop, and maintain highly scalable microservices and APIs supporting enterprise communication and engagement platforms
• Build and optimize large-scale batch processing solutions responsible for generating and orchestrating millions of data and communications across delivery platforms
• Design and implement event-driven architectures using asynchronous messaging patterns, Pub/Sub systems, message queues, and workflow orchestration technologies
• Lead technical design discussions and contribute to architecture decisions focused on scalability, resiliency, observability, and maintainability
• Design and implement data integration pipelines and distributed workflows across multiple enterprise systems
• Develop frontend applications and self-service portals using modern JavaScript frameworks to support member and business user interactions
• Support production systems by troubleshooting incidents, performing root cause analysis, implementing preventative measures, and driving operational excellence
• Define and enforce engineering best practices including code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD, security scanning, and architectural standards
• Partner with vendor teams and external platforms to integrate communication workflows and resolve complex production issues
• Mentor engineers and promote knowledge sharing, technical excellence, and continuous improvement across the team
• Participate in cloud modernization initiatives, platform migrations, and infrastructure automation efforts

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience designing, developing, and supporting enterprise applications
• 7+ years of experience developing Java applications using Spring Boot and related frameworks
• Strong experience designing and implementing microservices, RESTful APIs, and distributed systems
• Experience with event-driven architectures, asynchronous processing, messaging systems, Pub/Sub patterns, and workflow orchestration
• Experience building high-volume batch processing systems capable of supporting large-scale customer communications and data processing workloads
• Experience with cloud-native application development on public cloud platforms such as GCP, AWS, or Azure
• Hands-on experience with containerized applications and orchestration platforms including Kubernetes and OpenShift
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices using technologies such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Tekton, or Cloud Build
• Strong experience with relational databases including PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, or SQL Server
• Experience implementing automated testing strategies including unit, integration, API, performance, and end-to-end testing
• Experience with monitoring and observability platforms such as Splunk, Grafana, Dynatrace, Prometheus, and distributed logging systems
• Experience with security tools such as Snyk to proactively identify and remediate vulnerabilities, while supporting organizational security and compliance processes across application lifecycle.
• Experience with DevOps tools such as Argo CD to implement continuous delivery, automating Kubernetes deployments.
• Experience with Agile software development methodologies and tools such as Jira and Rally
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with healthcare regulatory requirements including HIPAA, consent management, auditability, and customer communication compliance requirements
• Experience with cloud migration, platform modernization, and digital transformation initiatives
• Experience leading technical initiatives, mentoring engineers, and influencing architectural direction
• Experience designing highly available, fault-tolerant, and resilient systems operating at enterprise scale
• Experience supporting communication management, customer engagement, healthcare member communications, or notification platforms
• Experience integrating with vendor-managed systems and third-party service providers

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or similar specialized training/relevant professional qualification.
• Master's degree in computer science, or related field will be preferred

Anticipated Weekly Hours

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Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

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 offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.

Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.

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