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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
119 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$106,605–$260,590
across 115 roles with salary data.
The Staff Software Development Engineer joins the engineering team to lead the architecture, development, and scaling of core applications. This role involves bridging backend data systems with AI capabilities and frontend experiences by designing interactive dashboards, building resilient microservices, and orchestrating integrations with diverse data objects. You will implement AI-driven features using Large Language Models and generative AI to automate workflows. Key technologies include JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Angular, Vue, Node.js, Python, Java, C#, and Go. You will manage REST and GraphQL APIs, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and cloud-native infrastructure using AWS, Azure, or GCP with Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform. The work focuses on solving complex data integration problems, establishing DevOps standards, and ensuring operational excellence across the full technology stack within a healthcare data context.
What does a Software Development Engineer earn in Washington?
Median $169050 from 129 postings across 6 companies.
Lead the end-to-end design, architecture, and development of scalable web applications and backend microservices.
Architect and implement interactive dashboards to surface complex data insights in an intuitive manner.
Design and develop secure APIs and integration layers for diverse data objects and third-party platforms.
Integrate AI/ML technologies into core products to automate workflows and provide intelligent data synthesis.
Build and enhance MFT automations featuring complex orchestration, proactive monitoring, and self-service capabilities.
Architect and optimize CI/CD pipelines, containerized deployments, and Infrastructure as Code.
Establish standards for monitoring and performance profiling while serving as the escalation point for production issues.
Mentor engineering teams and establish coding standards to shape the technical roadmap.
What we're looking for
7+ years of professional software engineering experience with a focus on full-stack development, system architecture, and scalable applications.
Mastery of modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks and experience with complex state management and data visualization libraries.
Deep expertise in server-side languages such as Node.js, Python, Java, C#, or Go.
Proven ability to design scalable microservices, event-driven architectures, and integrate relational and NoSQL databases.
Hands-on experience integrating AI models and APIs into software products using orchestration frameworks and vector databases.
Expert-level knowledge of public cloud ecosystems, CI/CD tools, containerization, and Infrastructure as Code.
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
Experience building internal developer platforms, data streaming technologies, or working with healthcare data and HIPAA compliance (preferred).
Java
Scala
Go
Python
Microservices
Kubernetes
Docker
CI/CD
GitOps
Distributed Systems
Event-Driven Architecture
Cloud-Native
Observability
Generative AI
High-Availability Systems
C
Linux
Nginx
Apache
HAProxy
HTTP
HTTPS
HTTP2
HTML
CSS
JavaScript
JSON
XML
SQL
ModSecurity
Snort
Burp Suite
OWASP ZAP
Metasploit
Sqlmap
Selenium
Puppeteer
gcc
gdb
libc
GNU Makefile
WAF
IDS
IPS
VPN
SSL
ADC
OWASP Top 10
Unit Testing