Staff Software Development Engineer

CVS Health

Confirmed live 2 days ago High trust
Remote

Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
CAARIDTXGA
Salary
$106,605–$284,280 / yr
Posted
3 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago
Closes
Oct 27, 2026

Market check

Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $215k
This role $195k
$85k most similar roles pay here $306k

This role pays less than 69% of similar roles. Most pay $186,981–$242,312 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $195k versus about $215k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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 88 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $118,450–$284,280 across 84 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Staff Software Development Engineer

As a Staff Software Development Engineer, you will join a collaborative team responsible for the design, delivery, and operation of business-critical distributed systems. You will lead technical initiatives to solve complex, enterprise-wide problems while ensuring system maintainability, performance, and scalability through iterative, customer-focused releases. The role involves building and maintaining high-scale systems using a polyglot approach with languages such as C++, C#, Java, Golang, Javascript, Typescript, or Python. You will utilize SQL for RDBMS like SQL Server or PostgreSQL, alongside cloud platforms including Azure, AWS, or GCP. Technical requirements include experience with Kafka, REST APIs, Protobuf, gRPC, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines. This role addresses the challenge of building a unified technology platform for value-based care to improve patient outcomes in lower-cost settings.

What does a Software Development Engineer earn in California?

Median $217725 from 77 postings across 8 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Lead technical initiatives to solve complex, enterprise-wide problems while ensuring system maintainability and scalability.
  • Design, build, and maintain business-critical, enterprise-grade systems using modern technologies.
  • Deliver incremental value through iterative, customer-focused software releases.
  • Drive long-term improvements by focusing on architectural simplicity and code maintainability.
  • Research, propose, and adopt leading-edge technologies to improve system capabilities.
  • Provide mentorship and technical guidance to refine the skills of other team members.

What we're looking for

  • 5 years of software development experience.
  • Strong foundation in problem solving, data structures, algorithms, patterns, and concurrency.
  • Experience as a polyglot software engineer with proficiency in at least one of C++, C#, Java, Golang, Javascript, Typescript, or Python.
  • Experience using full-stack development to ship and operate large-scale systems.
  • Strong SQL skills and understanding of RDBMS such as SQL Server or PostgreSQL.
  • Strong experience with distributed systems design, implementation, and operation at scale.
  • Strong experience with cloud vendors including Azure, AWS, or GCP.
  • Bachelor's degree, specialized training, or relevant professional qualification (preferred).

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