Staff Software Development Engineer

CVS Health

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Remote
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Salary
$106,605–$284,280 / yr
Posted
3 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Oct 30, 2026

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Similar $208k
This role $195k
$85k most similar roles pay here $306k

This role pays less than 65% of similar roles. Most pay $178,256–$238,250 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $195k versus about $208k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 100 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $118,450–$260,590 across 95 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Software Development Engineer

Staff Software Development Engineer As a Staff Software Development Engineer on a cross-functional product team, you will serve as a senior technical leader responsible for designing, developing, and delivering scalable healthcare technology solutions. You will drive architecture decisions, mentor engineers, and partner with stakeholders to build secure, cloud-native applications. Your daily work involves developing distributed systems and microservices using Java, J2EE, Spring Boot, and Spring Cloud, while managing event-driven architectures with Apache Kafka. You will also lead data migration initiatives, implement ETL pipelines using Python or Spring Batch, and manage clinical data formats like FHIR and HL7 v2. The role requires expertise in Google Cloud Platform tools such as GKE and Cloud Run, alongside SecDevOps practices and observability frameworks. You will solve complex problems regarding healthcare interoperability, ensuring the secure exchange of clinical data across various platforms.

What does a Software Development Engineer earn in Washington?

Median $169050 from 95 postings across 6 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Architect and develop high-performance microservices using Java, Spring Boot, and Spring Cloud.
  • Lead the development of event-driven services utilizing Apache Kafka for streaming patterns and schema evolution.
  • Manage API strategy for RESTful services to ensure consistent modeling and backward-compatible versioning.
  • Design and implement ETL pipelines for migrating legacy data to cloud-native environments.
  • Integrate microservices with healthcare systems using FHIR, HL7 v2, and SMART on FHIR standards.
  • Build and maintain CI/CD automation and SecDevOps practices including threat modeling and container hardening.
  • Implement observability frameworks using OpenTelemetry to manage tracing, dashboards, and alerts.
  • Mentor engineers and establish engineering standards for design reviews and coding best practices.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience).
  • 7+ years of professional software engineering experience in enterprise environments.
  • 7+ years of experience developing applications using Java, J2EE, Spring Boot, and RESTful services.
  • 5+ years of experience designing and implementing microservices architectures.
  • 3+ years of experience with Apache Kafka or similar event-streaming technologies.
  • 3+ years of experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and DevOps practices.
  • 3+ years of experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
  • 2+ years of experience working with public cloud platforms, including GCP, AWS, or Azure.
  • Experience integrating with healthcare systems using FHIR, HL7, SMART on FHIR, or EHR platforms (preferred).
  • Experience leading technical initiatives and influencing engineering decisions across teams (preferred).
  • Experience building and operating solutions on Google Cloud Platform (preferred).
  • Knowledge of regulated healthcare environments, including HIPAA and HITRUST requirements (preferred).

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