Software Development Engineer

Location: RI - Woonsocket

Remote Type: Remote

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.

• Design, develop, and maintain backend microservices using Java/JEE and Spring Boot, exposing RESTful APIs that are secure, performant, and resilient.
• Implement event-driven patterns using Apache Kafka (producers/consumers, schema evolution, partitioning, consumer groups).
• Model and exchange data using JSON; ensure robust validation, versioning, and backward compatibility.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines including unit/integration testing, static analysis, artifact promotion, and progressive delivery.
• Partner with Security and DevOps teams to integrate automated security controls (SAST, DAST, dependency & image scanning, secrets management).
• Apply 12‑factor app principles, infrastructure‑as‑code, and configuration management best practices.
• Integrate backend services with EHR systems and healthcare data standards such as HL7 v2, FHIR, SMART on FHIR, CCD/C‑CDA, or similar regulated data exchange formats.
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA, data governance, and platform security requirements, including encryption in transit and at rest.
• Own production readiness: availability, latency, throughput, and cost efficiency for high‑volume backend services.
• Diagnose and resolve production issues; perform root cause analysis and drive long‑term reliability improvements (SLIs/SLOs, error budgets).
• Implement observability (structured logging, metrics, tracing) to support proactive monitoring and incident response.
• Participate in architecture reviews, code reviews, and technical design discussion, mentor junior engineers.

• 5+ years of professional software development experience with Java/JEE and Spring Boot.
• Strong experience building RESTful microservices and distributed systems.
• Proven hands-on experience with Kafka or similar event-streaming platforms.
• Strong understanding of REST API design, JSON data modeling, and OpenAPI/Swagger documentation.
• Practical experience with CI/CD pipelines and containerized workloads (Docker; Kubernetes preferred).
• Solid grasp of security fundamentals (OAuth2/OIDC, TLS, secrets management).
• Experience operating production services in cloud environments, preferably GCP.
• Strong debugging, performance profiling, and operational troubleshooting skills.

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; equivalent industry experience and specialized training are acceptable.

Anticipated Weekly Hours

40

Time Type

Full time

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$64,890.00 - $173,040.00

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. 
 

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.

This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.

Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 04/13/2026

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.