Staff Software Development Engineer - API, CVS Health

CVS Health

Location:
United States

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary:

106605.00 - 260590.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

CVS Health is building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care. We are creating new solutions to make health care more accessible, more integrated, and more reliable for more people. We are looking for passionate, motivated people who want to join a growing team to make a difference in customers' lives and who want to be on the ground floor of innovation that aims to reinvent what a health care company can be.

Job Responsibility:

Design and develop scalable backend APIs and microservices using modern cloud-native architectures
Build and maintain an internal API framework that supports Experience APIs, Capability APIs, and Domain APIs
Implement orchestration and choreography logic to aggregate and transform data from multiple backend systems
Develop backend services using Spring Boot, ensuring modularity, testability, and performance
Collaborate with architecture, product, and engineering teams to align technical solutions with business goals
Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines that enforce security, governance, and automation standards
Ensure API lifecycle management including mocking, proxying, testing, deployment, and deprecation
Integrate APIs with Azure API Management (APIM) and other gateway solutions for observability, rate limiting, and authentication
Contribute to API design standards and documentation practices to promote consistency and reuse across teams
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior developers

Requirements:

7+ years of backend development experience with production-grade systems
Strong proficiency in Spring Boot, Java, GraphQL and REST API design, including OpenAPI specifications
Deep experience in APIs and microservices-based architecture, including service discovery, fault tolerance, and distributed tracing
Expertise in container orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes
Familiarity with API lifecycle tools such as SwaggerHub and automated testing frameworks
5+ years of experience working on Azure or GCP Cloud Applications/services
5+ years of relevant work experience in designing and building software applications with expertise in one or more modern programming languages such as Java, Python, FastAPI, Go
Experience with Relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, Azure SQL) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB or Cosmos DB)
Experience with messaging systems like Apache Kafka, MQ
Experience with container orchestration frameworks like Kubernetes, Docker
3+ years of experience leading software development projects by setting project goals, monitoring progress, tracking milestones, communicating with stakeholders regarding project issues, and mentoring junior developers
Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or related field required

Nice to have:

Health Care Industry domain knowledge
Experience in enterprise development tools and methodologies (XP, Agile) including DevSecOps and DataOps
Experience integrating with legacy mainframe/mid-range AS400 applications including developing roadmaps for modernization of the applications

What we offer:

Affordable medical plan options
401(k) plan with matching company contributions
Employee stock purchase plan
No-cost wellness screenings
Tobacco cessation programs
Weight management programs
Confidential counseling
Financial coaching
Paid time off
Flexible work schedules
Family leave
Dependent care resources
Colleague assistance programs
Tuition assistance
Retiree medical access

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
September 20, 2025

Expiration:
October 27, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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