Staff Software Development Engineer

At CVS Health, were building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care.

As the nations 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

• Strategic thinking able to identify a vision along with the plans, which need to be implemented to meet the end goal, evaluating situations, decisions, and issues in the short, medium, and long term
• Analytical thinking - able to simplify complex problems, processes or projects into component parts explore and evaluate them systematically
• Collaborate with various areas of the organization including business partners, product owners, architecture, security mavens, and IT engineering teams to understand business requirements and design specifications
• Conduct research on emerging technologies, design principles, and development frameworks to ensure software solutions remain current, fresh, and future proof
• Provide technical guidance in software design and development activities
• Mentoring junior members of the team to develop their technical skills
• Review Designs and Code to ensure Developers are building a scalable solution with at most quality
• Provide recommendations for continuous improvement
• Provide technical leadership direction, determining and developing approaches to solutions by coordinating multiple resources to solve complex problems
• Improve DevOps processes and push for Automation as much as possible
• Designing and implementing complex software solutions for API's, microservices, CICD, real-time streaming pipelines etc... on cloud

Required Qualifications

• At least 7 years of technology delivery experience in designing, developing, and deploying production-ready systems
• 5+ years of experience with Agile processes, such as scrum, Kanban, and/or the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
• 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, as well as the following: Relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, Azure SQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g., Cosmos DB), Messaging systems like Apache Kafka, MQ etc, and Container Orchestration Frameworks like Kubernetes, Docker etc.
• 3+ years of experience leading software development projects by setting project goals, monitoring progress, tracking milestones, communication with stakeholders regarding project issues, and mentoring junior developers as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with distributed teams, working across multiple time zones and geographies
• Strong understanding of delivery practices
• Experience leading large technical programs with responsibility of end to end planning
• Experience working with technology vendors
• Experience in making informed decisions quickly and taking ownership of services and applications at scale
• Comfortable assisting in technical and security audits and ensure audit recommendations are implemented
• Deep understanding of cloud technologies and architecture, software engineering principles such as algorithms, rules, data structures, etc.
• Experience with CI/CD tools like Github, Gitactions, Jenkins, octopus or similar
• Perform unit testing, perform integration testing, and participate in code reviews

Education

Bachelors degree or, equivalent experience (HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience)

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. This position also includes an award target in the companys 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.

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