Staff Software Development Engineer

CVS Health · $106,605.00 - $284,280.00 CVS Health Digital is looking for a Staff Software Development Engineer to join a high-energy team and make a difference in customers' lives through digital innovation. In this role, you will design and deliver highly available, secure, and compliant microservices that power healthcare data exchange and platform capabilities. Responsibilities: Design, develop, and maintain backend microservices using Java/JEE and Spring Boot, exposing RESTful APIs that are secure, performant, and resilient Implement event-driven patterns using Apache Kafka Model and exchange data using JSON; ensure robust validation, versioning, and backward compatibility Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines including unit/integration testing, static analysis, artifact promotion, and progressive delivery Partner with Security and DevOps teams to integrate automated security controls Deploy and operate services on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using cloud-native patterns Apply 12-factor app principles, infrastructure-as-code, and configuration management best practices Integrate backend services with EHR systems and healthcare data standards Ensure compliance with HIPAA, data governance, and platform security requirements Own production readiness: availability, latency, throughput, and cost efficiency for high-volume backend services Diagnose and resolve production issues; perform root cause analysis and drive long-term reliability improvements Implement observability to support proactive monitoring and incident response Participate in architecture reviews, code reviews, and technical design discussions; mentor junior engineers Requirements: 7+ years of professional software development experience with Java/JEE and Spring Boot 5+ years building RESTful microservices and distributed systems 5+ years of practical experience with CI/CD pipelines and containerized workloads 3+ years operating production services in cloud environments 3+ years of experience with Kafka or similar event-streaming platforms 3+ years of security fundamentals Preferred Qualifications: Strong debugging, performance profiling, and operational troubleshooting skills Experience in healthcare, regulated systems, or large-scale data integration platforms Cloud certification preferred Familiarity with Spanner, BigQuery, Cloud SQL, or similar managed data services Observability, Monitoring, Alerting Systems familiarity Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) a plus