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

CVS Health is seeking a hands-on, passionate, and forward-thinking Staff Software Development Engineer to join a dynamic and rapidly evolving team at the forefront of digital health innovation. This role is ideal for individuals who are excited about building microservice based software.

As part of the Aetna Technology organization, you will contribute to the design and development of next-generation platforms and intelligent systems that power our suite of clinical and interoperability products. Your work will directly support the creation of solutions that enhance patient outcomes, streamline healthcare delivery, and personalize the customer experience.

Strong technical, functional, and interpersonal skills are key to perform this role successfully.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. 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.In this role, the Staff Engineer will have:

• 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 leveraging AI co-pilots in support of SDLC.
• In-depth experience with building application programming interfaces (API) and frameworks
• Experience with API security, analytics, throttling, caching, logging, request and response modifications
• Experience with the Cloud Native Development practices

• 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

• 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
• Experience working with distributed teams, working across multiple time zones and geographies
• Ability to influence and inspire teams to align technical direction
• Ability to learn/work with emerging technologies, methodologies, and solutions in the Cloud/IT technology space

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience (Highschool diploma plus 4 years relevant work experience)

• 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.