Staff Software Development Engineer

CVS Health

. Design, develop, and maintain backend microservices using Java/JEE and Spring Boot .

Posted 10/22/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $106,605 - $284,280 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and developing backend microservices using Java/JEE and Spring Boot, with a strong focus on RESTful API design, event-driven architecture, and CI/CD practices. Proficient in integrating healthcare data standards and ensuring compliance with HIPAA and data governance.

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Java/JEE DevelopmentSpring Boot FrameworkRESTful API DesignApache KafkaGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)

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Hard Skills

Microservices ArchitectureEvent-Driven PatternsJSON Data ModelingCI/CD PipelinesContainerizationOAuth2/OIDCPerformance ProfilingOperational TroubleshootingInfrastructure-as-CodeData Validation

Soft Skills

MentoringCollaborationProblem-Solving

Tools & Technologies

DockerKubernetesGrafanaSplunkCloud SQLBigQuerySpanner

Certifications & Qualifications

Cloud CertificationCertified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP)

Industry Keywords

Healthcare Data StandardsHIPAA ComplianceData GovernanceEHR SystemsLarge-Scale Data Integration

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ApacheBigQueryCloudDistributed SystemsDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaJavaKafkaKubernetesMicroservicesNode.jsSplunkSpringSpring BootSpringBootSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, develop, and maintain backend microservices using Java/JEE and Spring Boot
Expose secure, performant, and resilient RESTful APIs
Implement event-driven patterns with Apache Kafka, including producers, consumers, schema evolution, partitioning, and consumer groups
Model and exchange JSON data with robust validation, versioning, and backward compatibility
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with testing, static analysis, artifact promotion, and progressive delivery
Integrate automated security controls, including SAST, DAST, dependency and image scanning, and 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, and CCD/C-CDA
Ensure HIPAA, data governance, platform security, and encryption requirements
Own production readiness for availability, latency, throughput, and cost efficiency
Diagnose production issues, perform root cause analysis, and drive reliability improvements using SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets
Implement structured logging, metrics, and tracing for monitoring and incident response
Participate in architecture reviews, code reviews, and technical design discussions
Mentor junior engineers
Partner with product, architecture, security, and DevOps teams

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of overall professional software development experience
5+ years developing backend applications with Java/JEE, Spring Boot and Nodejs
Experience building RESTful microservices and distributed systems
3+ years deploying and operating services on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), using GKE or Cloud Run, IAM, and managed data services
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, including Docker; Kubernetes preferred
Solid grasp of OAuth2/OIDC, TLS, and secrets management
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience (HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience)
Experience in healthcare, regulated systems, or large-scale data integration platforms preferred
Cloud certification preferred
Familiarity with Spanner, BigQuery, Cloud SQL, or similar managed data services
Familiarity with Grafana and Splunk
Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) a plus
Strong debugging, performance profiling, and operational troubleshooting skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program
Award target in the company’s equity award program
Medical coverage
Dental coverage
Vision coverage
Paid time off
Retirement savings options
Wellness programs
Other resources supporting physical, emotional, and financial well-being