Staff Software Development Engineer

CVS Health

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Salary
$106,605–$284,280 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
7 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Nov 3, 2026 (soon)

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This role pays less than 61% of similar roles. Most pay $170,000–$219,425 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $195k versus about $195k for comparable roles.

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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.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Staff Software Development Engineer

The Staff Software Development Engineer joins the engineering team to lead the architecture, development, and scaling of core applications. This role involves designing rich, interactive dashboards, building resilient backend microservices, and orchestrating deep integrations with diverse data objects and third-party systems. You will champion a DevOps culture by embedding AI-driven features into the product suite to automate workflows. Key technologies include JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks like React, Angular, or Vue, and backend languages such as Node.js, Python, Java, C#, or Go. You will utilize PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and cloud ecosystems like AWS, Azure, or GCP, alongside Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform. The work focuses on optimizing Payer Operations by enriching Payer metadata, automating Payer lifecycle contracts, and measuring Payer performance through scalable, full-stack solutions.

What does a Software Development Engineer earn in Washington?

Median $169050 from 129 postings across 6 companies.

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What you'll do

  • 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 secure APIs and integration layers to connect applications with enterprise databases and third-party platforms.
  • Integrate AI/ML technologies like Large Language Models into core products to automate workflows and provide data synthesis.
  • Manage CI/CD pipelines, containerized deployments, and Infrastructure as Code to ensure high availability.
  • Establish standards for monitoring, logging, and performance profiling while leading root-cause analysis for production issues.
  • Mentor engineering teams and establish coding standards and reusable design patterns.
  • Translate vague business requirements into technical solutions and shape the long-term 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 like React, Angular, or Vue and experience with data visualization libraries.
  • Deep expertise in server-side languages such as Node.js, Python, Java, C#, or Go to design scalable microservices.
  • Strong experience with relational and NoSQL databases, ORMs, and integrating high-volume data feeds into application layers.
  • Hands-on experience integrating AI models and APIs into software products using orchestration frameworks like LangChain.
  • Expert-level knowledge of public cloud ecosystems (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and proficiency with CI/CD tools 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 DevSecOps practices (preferred).

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