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. Staff Software Engineer - Engineering Enablement
Join us at the start of a new era in health care where technology is transforming how and where care is delivered, creating a more connected, effective care experience for all. Our mission at Signify Health is to build trusted relationships to make people healthier. We do this by transforming the home into a health hub through a combination of data, technology & people. We are building a unified technology platform for value-based care that is improving care and reducing spending by treating patients in lower-cost settings and linking providers' payments to patient outcomes. Signify Health is driving this industry transformation and solving some of the most challenging problems in healthcare - this is where you come in!
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About the Role
As a Staff Software Engineer on the Engineering Enablement team at Signify Health, you'll play a pivotal role in accelerating engineering productivity and scaling our technical capabilities. You'll leverage your deep expertise in distributed systems and application-level technologies to design, build, and evangelize reusable solutions, libraries, and tools. This role is for a technically skilled, passionate individual who thrives on empowering other engineers, reducing cognitive load, and fostering consistency across a rapidly growing organization.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain high-quality, reusable reference libraries, frameworks, and foundational services that empower application teams to build scalable and robust solutions (e.g., common patterns for Kafka integration, gRPC/Protobuf communication, and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)).
- Create comprehensive, documentation-first resources, examples, and templates that serve as blueprints for engineering teams.
- Collaborate closely with product-aligned engineering teams to understand their needs and ensure enablement solutions are practical, maintainable, and widely adopted.
- Contribute to fostering a culture of technical excellence, standardization, and continuous improvement across the engineering organization.
- Provide guidance and support to engineering teams on the effective adoption and utilization of enablement tools and libraries.
- Independently drive the design, development, and delivery of reusable tools and libraries from conception to completion, effectively managing project scope and communicating progress.
- 5+ years of progressive experience as a Software Engineer, with a strong background in designing, building, and operating scalable backend services and APIs.
- Deep understanding and practical experience with event-driven architectures and messaging systems, particularly Apache Kafka.
- Strong proficiency in designing and implementing high-performance communication protocols, including gRPC and Protobuf.
- Proficiency in one or more high-level programming languages such as C#, Java, and Golang.
- Solid foundation in software engineering principles: problem-solving, data structures, algorithms, and design patterns.
- Strong understanding of database systems and RESTful API design.
- Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with a proven ability to collaborate effectively with diverse technical teams, articulate complex technical concepts clearly, and actively listen to understand varied perspectives and needs.
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously, prioritize tasks, and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously in a fast-paced environment, while consistently delivering high-quality results.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Prior experience in an Engineering Enablement, Platform, or Developer Experience role.
- Demonstrated success in creating and maintaining shared libraries, internal tools, or standardized patterns for engineering teams.
- Familiarity with code generation techniques (e.g., for Protobuf, database schemas).
- Experience with observability tools and practices (logging, metrics, tracing, e.g., New Relic, Prometheus, Grafana).
- Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and developer tooling.
- Comfortable working with and contributing to open-source projects or internal equivalents.
- A strong personal passion for developer productivity, standardization, and knowledge sharing.
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 peopleWe 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.