CVS Health
Posted 2mo ago

Lead Java Software Engineer

CVS Health
Connecticut or Ohio or Texas or Georgia or Massachusetts or Minnesota or Alabama or Missouri or Michigan or Virginia or Illinois or North Carolina or Kansas or Colorado or Florida or Indiana or Kentucky or Tennessee
$107k-$261k/yrRemoteFull Time
Responsibilities
  • developing applications
  • leading teams
  • ensuring quality
Requirements
  • 10+ years software development experience
  • 7+ years with Java/Spring and modern practices
  • Experience with cloud (GCP preferred)
  • Kubernetes
  • Microservices, CI/CD
  • EMR/EHR integrations
  • Strong communication and leadership skills
Technical tools mentioned
JavaSpringSprint bootSpring bootMicroservices ArchitectureJunitMockitoREST APIKubernetesSOAPIntelliJGitHubGithub ActionsGitJenkinsCircleCIHarnessGCPGCP-GKEAzureAWSApigeeDataflowAirflowMongoDbPostgres SQLPrometheusGrafanaOAuth2.0JWTSQLNoSQLPostmanSOAP UIEpicAthenahealth

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.

Position Summary
CVS Health is seeking a hands-on, driven Lead Java Software Development Engineer to join a high‑energy, growing team focused on transforming the digital experience of pharmacy and health care. As part of the Aetna Technology organization, this role supports and builds clinical and interoperability products that power our next‑generation platform. You will work with cutting‑edge applications, facilitate design discussions between architects and developers, optimize performance, and ensure high code quality through testing and reviews. Active engagement in Agile practices, continuous improvement, innovation, and knowledge sharing is essential.

As a Staff Software Development Engineer, you will:

  • Be a technologist and work with other Engineers in planning, prioritizing and performing assigned tasks within deadlines.
  • Lead, mentor and work with a team of engineers onsite and offshore to deliver multiple use cases and products.
  • Will collaborate with cross‑functional teams—including clinical product, interoperability, and EHR integration partners—to make design decisions, ensure performance optimization, and maintain code quality through testing, debugging, and reviews.
  • Will be responsible for end‑to‑end application development & delivery, including production deployment, operationalization, and observability of services that support clinical workflows and integrations with major EHR systems (e.g., Epic, Athenahealth).
  • Develop applications/web services and cloud native apps using Sprint boot , GCP, REST API and other tech stacks (Open source and proprietary).
  • Unit testing using framework such as Junit, Mockito
  • Build and deploy services using GitHub, CircleCI, Harness as part of CI/CD process in leading Cloud Platforms – GCP (preferred) or Azure or AWS.
  • Monitor App health and KPIs, support triage of any production issues as and when needed.
  • Be an advocate for and implementer of security best practices.
  • Adopt and apply industry technology best practices.
  • Partner with Product owners, business partners and peer groups for long and short-range technical solutions that meet business requirements.
  • Analyze and contribute to project and business requirements based on product team milestones and priority.
  • Participate in Program Increment (PI) planning meeting and lead the work distribution amongst developers to meet delivery timelines.
  • Actively participate in Agile Scrum team activities including Sprint Planning, Refinement, Iteration Reviews and Retrospectives.

Required Qualifications

  • 10+ years experience in software development lifecycle including ideation, coding, coding standards, testing, code reviews and production deployments.
  • 7+ years experience with modern software development practices
  • 7+ years of experience with Java, Spring, Junit, APIs using Spring boot and Microservices Architecture.
  • 3+ years experience supporting Health care clinical applications.
  • Experience with Kubernetes, SOAP services, IntelliJ and Devops: Git, Jenkins, Github Actions.
  • 3+ years' experience in deploying and managing applications in cloud environments (preferably Google Cloud).
  • 3+ years' experience building and operating large scale distributed systems.
  • 3+ years' experience working in large scale applications, with large scale dataset & transaction volume.
  • 2+ years' experience in creating/managing GCP storage Buckets, Data Composer workflow, Dataflow jobs, IAM (Service Account/Roles) Management.
  • 2+ years' experience in data extraction, transformation, loading (ETL), data quality checks, database management.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in Writing automated unit and mock test cases for code coverage.
  • Deployment and troubleshooting application in Cloud environment (GCP).
  • Experience with Apigee, GCP-GKE, Dataflow, Airflow, MongoDb, Postgres SQL.
  • Experience in log ingestion and building dashboards using Prometheus and Grafana.
  • Use of OAuth2.0 and JWT tokens.
  • Proficiency in SQL and NoSQL database technologies.
  • Query and decipher logging entries by application tiers and components using trace logs.
  • Form requests in tooling like Postman , SOAP UI to invoke endpoints.
  • Experience working in a Scrum/Agile development methodology.
  • Ability to work independently and part of a team.
  • Healthcare Domain experience.

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (Highschool diploma plus 4 years relevant work experience)

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$106,605.00 - $260,590.00


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

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: 08/31/2026

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

About CVS Health

Provides retail pharmacy, health insurance, and pharmacy benefit management services.

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