Staff Software Development Engineer - Backend

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Position Summary

The Staff Software Development Engineer is responsible for the techno-functional impact analysis, design and code construction activities associated with development of software releases for the CVS Retail Pharmacy systems. Strong technical, functional, and interpersonal skills are key to perform this role successfully. The current suite of systems includes multiple applications including, but not limited, to the Tier 1 systems for Retail Pharmacy (RxConnect).  As a Staff Engineer, you will partner and collaborate with the development manager, business analysts, architects, quality assurance, business partners, developers, and project managers to deliver business change and innovation into our Java based business applications software.  You will be involved throughout the entire development life cycle of a product and must be able to deliver an efficient solution, as well as identify and properly mitigate any risks to the product before deployment to production. 

*This role is hybrid - 3 days working out of one of our corporate office locations and 2 days working remote.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of software development experience in enterprise/web applications

• 7+ years of experience as full stack developer in Java-based technologies with focus on backend

• 5+ years of experience with Azure, GCP or other public cloud services, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), SaaS application development/support, CI/CD practices, containerization, Kubernetes, and Agile/DevOps methodologies

• 5+ years experience with Agile methodologies and familiarity with product management tools such as Jira, Confluence, Rally, or equivalent product engineering collaboration tools

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Retail Pharmacy or Healthcare domain

• Master's Degree

• Extensive experience with building and driving adoption of software engineering best practices

• Strong understanding of distributed systems, cloud computing, and microservices architectures

• Strong work ethic, self-starter, and be able to be highly productive in a dynamic, collaborative environment

• Mastery of application, data, and infrastructure architecture disciplines

• Command of architecture, design, and business processes

• Passion for innovation, with a customer-centric mindset focused on delivering exceptional user experiences

• Experience working with distributed teams, working across multiple time zones and geographies

• Ability to influence and inspire teams to align technical direction

• Ability to create and execute innovation roadmaps

• Ability to learn/work with emerging technologies, methodologies, and solutions in the Cloud/IT technology space

Technology:

• Expert Java programming knowledge on latest JDK versions, Spring framework

• Knowledge of open-source packages especially those provided by Apache, Google, and Spring

• Database knowledge – SQL, NoSQL, table structure, data relationships

• Familiarity with GraphQL/gRPC

• In-depth experience with building application programming interfaces (API) and frameworks

• Experience with API security, analytics, throttling, caching, logging, request and response modifications

• Extensive experience on Monolith to Microservices Migration

• Extensive experience of Microservices Patterns and its right implementation

• Extensive experience of the Cloud Native Development practices and 12 factor apps development

Education

Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience (HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience)

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

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.  This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program. 
 
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

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