Senior Software Engineer

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.

The Senior Software Development Engineer will be a key contributor in transforming the MinuteClinic technology ecosystem, building high-quality, scalable solutions that impact millions of patients and clinical staff. As we re-platform our entire stack and leverage AI to accelerate engineering productivity, this role will take ownership of complex technical challenges, deliver robust software, and influence the direction of our next-generation platform.

In this role, you will collaborate with product managers, architects, and fellow engineers to design and implement services and features that improve patient experience and clinical workflows. You will be expected to proactively identify opportunities for improvement, drive solutions forward, and model best practices in software engineering.

A successful Senior SDE is self-motivated, action-oriented, and committed to continuous learning—consistently adapting to new tools, technologies, and AI-assisted techniques to strengthen the team’s capabilities and deliver innovative solutions.

• 5+ years of professional software development experience with modern programming languages such as Java, Kotlin, Python, C#, or TypeScript.

• Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals, system design, distributed systems, and API development.

• Hands-on experience building cloud-based applications (Azure, AWS, or GCP).

• Demonstrated ability to take initiative—owning features end to end, breaking down ambiguous requirements, and delivering high-impact solutions.

• Proven commitment to continuous learning and staying current with modern engineering practices, frameworks, and AI-driven development tools.

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and observability practices.

• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional partners in an Agile environment.

• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to write clean, maintainable, and testable code.

• Experience developing healthcare, clinical, or regulated enterprise systems.

• Knowledge of microservices architecture, event-driven patterns, or cloud-native design.

• Familiarity with healthcare standards such as FHIR or HL7.

• Experience contributing to system architecture discussions or providing technical guidance to junior engineers.

• Exposure to modern front-end frameworks (React, Angular) or mobile development.

• Experience leveraging AI-assisted development, automation, or productivity tools to streamline engineering workflows.

• Strong emphasis on taking proactive action, identifying technical risks early, and driving solutions forward.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field required.

• Master’s degree preferred but not required.

• Equivalent experience considered.

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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. 
 

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

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