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Senior Software Engineer - Java
full-timeUnited States$101k - $203k

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Location

United States

Salary

$101k - $203k

Type

full-time

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About this role

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.

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled backend-focused Senior Software Engineer to join our modernization team focused on transforming the legacy CVS pharmacy systems into a cutting-edge, cloud-native platform hosted on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). As part of the team, you will play a crucial role in designing and developing microservices that drive the modernization of critical patient and drug domains. You will work on integrating cloud-native solutions, enhancing performance, and ensuring seamless operation within a highly scalable and secure environment. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in backend development, system design, and a strong understanding of cloud-native software engineering principles.

*Preference is for candidates to work hybrid out of our corporate office in Woonsocket, RI or Hartford, CT;  remote will be considered for candidates not in close proximity to an office.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain backend microservices using Java and Spring Boot

  • Build and integrate APIs (both GraphQL and REST) for scalable service communication

  • Deploy and manage services on Google Cloud Platform (GKE)

  • Work with Google Cloud Spanner (Postgres dialect) and pub/sub tools like Confluent Kafka (or similar)

  • Automate CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Argo CD

Required Qualifications

  • 5+ years of backend development experience with Java and Spring Boot

  • 2+ years working with APIs (GraphQL and REST) in microservices architectures

  • 2+ years hands-on experience with GCP, AWS, or Azure

  • 2+ years working with pub/sub tools like Kafka or similar

  • 2+ years’ experience with databases (Postgres or similar)

  • 2+ years’ experience with CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Argo CD, or similar)

Preferred Qualifications

  • Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform

  • 7-10+ years of backend development experience with Java and Spring Boot

  • Familiarity with Kubernetes concepts; experience deploying services on GKE is a plus

  • Strong understanding of microservice best practices and distributed systems

Education
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (High School Diploma and 4 years relevant experience)

Business Overview
Bring your heart to CVS Health Every one of us at CVS Health shares a single, clear purpose: Bringing our heart to every moment of your health. This purpose guides our commitment to deliver enhanced human-centric health care for a rapidly changing world. Anchored in our brand — with heart at its center — our purpose sends a personal message that how we deliver our services is just as important as what we deliver.  Our Heart At Work Behaviors™ support this purpose. We want everyone who works at CVS Health to feel empowered by the role they play in transforming our culture and accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver solutions to make health care more personal, convenient and affordable.  We strive to promote and sustain a culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging every day.  CVS Health is an affirmative action employer, and is an equal opportunity employer, as are the physician-owned businesses for which CVS Health provides management services. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, promotion, or any other personnel action based on race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.  We proudly support and encourage people with military experience (active, veterans, reservists and National Guard) as well as military spouses to apply for CVS Health job opportunities.

Anticipated Weekly Hours

40

Time Type

Full time

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$101,970.00 - $203,940.00

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 our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits – investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:

  • Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan.

  • No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.

  • Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.

For more information, visit https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefits

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 01/25/2026

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

Other facts

Tech stack
Java,Spring Boot,Microservices,APIs,GraphQL,REST,Google Cloud Platform,GKE,Cloud Spanner,Kafka,CI/CD,GitHub Actions,Argo CD,Databases,Postgres,Kubernetes

About CVS Health

CVS Health is the leading health solutions company, delivering care like no one else can. We reach more people and improve the health of communities across America through our local presence, digital channels and over 300,000 dedicated colleagues.

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 simplifying health care one person, one family and one community at a time. Follow @CVSHealth on social media.

Team size: 10,001+ employees
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Industry: Hospitals and Health Care
Founding Year: 1963

What you'll do

  • The Senior Software Engineer will develop and maintain backend microservices and integrate APIs for scalable service communication. They will also deploy and manage services on Google Cloud Platform and enhance performance within a secure environment.

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As a Senior Software Engineer - Java at CVS Health, you will: the Senior Software Engineer will develop and maintain backend microservices and integrate APIs for scalable service communication. They will also deploy and manage services on Google Cloud Platform and enhance performance within a secure environment..

Why join CVS Health as a Senior Software Engineer - Java?

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