Staff Software Development Engineer – Application Architecture

CVS Health

Remote Actively hiring

Remote, USA Posted 16 days ago $118,450–$236,900 / year

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TL;DR

As a Staff Software Development Engineer – Application Architecture at CVS Health, you will serve as the technical authority for modernizing the Clinical Authorization System (CAS) from an on-prem monolith to a cloud-ready, API-first platform. You will lead architectural governance and define patterns that ensure security, reliability, and compliance while enabling teams to deliver independently. Key responsibilities include driving decomposition of legacy systems into modular architectures, establishing full-stack standards for frontend and backend technologies like .NET, Java, or Node.js, and ensuring seamless integration with cloud platforms such as Azure or GCP. You will also influence cross-functional teams to align technical solutions with business outcomes in a highly regulated healthcare environment, requiring deep expertise in distributed system design, API governance, and secure SDLC practices.

Skills

Azure GCP CI/CD MLOps Python .NET Java Node.js API design Event-driven architecture DDD FHIR HL7 DevSecOps SRE Terraform Kubernetes SQL PostgreSQL Docker Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

Drive decomposition of legacy monolithic components into cloud-ready services and modular architectures.
Define and deliver a clearly articulated CAS North Star Architecture with phased migration strategy.
Establish domain-aligned services and modular components to reduce coupling and enable independent delivery by multiple teams.
Design for reliability, security, and operational excellence, including SLIs/SLOs and observability requirements.
Mentor senior engineers and tech leads while influencing engineering standards without direct people management.

What we're looking for

10+ years of software engineering experience with demonstrated impact at scale.
Proven experience leading application architecture in large, complex enterprise systems.
Strong hands-on expertise in modern backend stacks and distributed system design.
Deep experience designing APIs, integrations, and data-driven systems.
Strong understanding of cloud-ready architectures, CI/CD pipelines, and secure SDLC practices.

Market check

Salary context

This $118,450–$236,900 range sits above 40% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$143,000–$230,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$160,726–$214,500

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About CVS Health

CVS Health is a leading American healthcare company operating retail pharmacies, pharmacy benefit management services, and a health insurance segment through Aetna, one of the nation''s largest health insurers. Industry: Healthcare & Pharmacy

CVS Health currently has 89 open roles on FindRole.

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