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Position Summary:
If you’re eager to make a real impact in the health care industry through your own meaningful contributions, explore a role in technology with CVS Health. Our journey calls for technical innovators and data visionaries: come help us pave the way.
At CVS Health, we are driven by a vision to redefine healthcare in America by placing people at the forefront of our efforts. We're seeking a motivated software engineer who shares our commitment to engineering excellence and innovation. As part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to advancing and modernizing technologies that shape the future of healthcare.
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will:
- Design and develop large-scale applications, including backend services and APIs, while ensuring practicality, stability and reliability.
- Design and develop large-scale data systems, including databases, data warehouses, and search engines.
- Create scalable and efficient data pipelines to extract, transform, and load data from various sources into data warehouses or data lakes for analytical purposes.
- Analyze and resolve complex issues in the applications, identifying root causes and implementing robust fixes. Continuously optimize application performance and scalability through code improvements, cloud service optimizations, and infrastructure as code practices.
- Documents engineering processes, workflows, and systems for reference and knowledge-sharing purposes.
- Collaborate with product managers, architects, and other engineering teams to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
As leaders in healthcare, our analytics and engineering teams deliver innovative solutions to business problems by collaborating with cross-functional teams in a dynamic and agile environment. You will be part of a team that values collaboration and encourages innovative thinking at all levels. You will be intellectually challenged to solve problems associated with large scale complex, structured and unstructured data, that will allow you to grow your technical skills and engineering expertise
Required Qualifications:
- Strong understanding of UI and backend architectural principles.
- 5+ years of experience in Java or Python, along with relevant frameworks (Spring Boot for Java, Django/Flask/FastAPI for Python).
- 5+ years of experience in ReactJS, HTML5, and CSS3.
- 5+ years of experience in RESTful APIs and API Design.
- 5+ years of experience deploying/scaling apps on containerized environments (Kubernetes, AKS) and serverless compute.
- Strong understanding of security best practices.
- 3+ years of experience with Big Data and cloud architecture.
- 3+ years of hands-on experience building modern data pipelines in GCP, AWS, or Azure.
- 3+ years of experience with real-time and streaming technologies (Azure Event Hubs, Azure Functions, Kafka, Spark Streaming).
- 3+ years of experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.
- 3+ years of experience with Python (or a comparable scripting language).
- 3+ years of experience with ETL/ELT and building high-volume data pipelines.
- 3+ years of experience with query optimization, data structures, transformation, metadata, dependency, and workload management.
- 2+ years of experience working with LLMs and other Gen AI models.
- 3+ years of experience independently managing deliverables.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with different phases of software development lifecycle (SDLC) .
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
- Solid understanding of data architecture principles and proven experience in designing and developing scalable data systems, while considering data governance requirements.
- Knowledge in GCP architecture, commands and experience designing & optimizing software and data engineering patterns
- Proficient in a scripting language, such as Shell or Bash
- Formal SAFe and/or agile experience. Previous healthcare experience and domain knowledge
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, Data Analytics, Machine Learning, or related field required. Master’s Degree preferred.
Anticipated Weekly Hours
40
Time Type
Full time
Pay Range
The typical pay range for this role is:
$92,700.00 - $222,480.00
This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.
In addition to your compensation, enjoy the rewards of an organization that puts our heart into caring for our colleagues and our communities. The Company offers a full range of medical, dental, and vision benefits. Eligible employees may enroll in the Company’s 401(k) retirement savings plan, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan is also available for eligible employees. The Company provides a fully-paid term life insurance plan to eligible employees, and short-term and long term disability benefits. CVS Health also offers numerous well-being programs, education assistance, free development courses, a CVS store discount, and discount programs with participating partners. As for time off, Company employees enjoy Paid Time Off (“PTO”) or vacation pay, as well as paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Number of paid holidays, sick time and other time off are provided consistent with relevant state law and Company policies.
For more detailed information on available benefits, please visit Benefits | CVS Health
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 03/31/2025
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.
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What We Do
CVS Health is the leading health solutions company that delivers care in ways no one else can. We reach people in more ways and improve the health of communities across America through our local presence, digital channels and our nearly 300,000 dedicated colleagues – including more than 40,000 physicians, pharmacists, nurses and nurse practitioners.
Wherever and whenever people need us, we help them with their health – whether that’s managing chronic diseases, staying compliant with their medications, or accessing affordable health and wellness services in the most convenient ways. We help people navigate the health care system – and their personal health care – by improving access, lowering costs and being a trusted partner for every meaningful moment of health. And we do it all with heart, each and every day.
