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 Digital is looking for hands-on, passionate people who want to join a high energy and growing team to make a difference in customers' lives and who want to be on the forefront of digital innovation that aims to reinvent what a pharmacy and a health care company can be in the digital world. Currently, we are seeking a highly skilled backend-focused Senior Software Engineer to join our team focused on building software component using 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 prescriber and patient domains. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in backend development, system design, and a strong understanding of cloud-native software engineering principles. In this role and within the team of dedicated software engineers that you will join, you will work on applications and products that are on the forefront of technology.

**This role requires someone to work a hybrid (remote + office) schedule from one of our technical offices in either Buffalo Grove, IL or Richardson, TX**

Expectations for the Role

• Establish and implement processes to streamline software development and ensure adherence to best practices
• Design and develop complex software systems to meet business requirements and optimize performance
• Assess project requirements and deliver projects on time and within budget
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure effective communication and alignment of software development efforts with overall project goals and timelines
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices to maintain the quality and security of software products
• Integrate applications with cloud-native services such as serverless computing and managed databases
• Implement security measures and best practices for cloud deployments
• Optimize applications for cloud environments to maximize cost-efficiency and resource utilization
• Build and integrate APIs (both GraphQL and REST) for scalable service communication
• Deploy and manage services on Google Cloud Platform (GKE)
• Automate CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Argo CD

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of software development experience with specific development experience in Back End technologies such as 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 (GCP Preferred)
• 2+ years of experience with databases (Postgres or similar)
• 2+ years' experience with CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Argo CD, or similar)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience working with pub/sub tools like Kafka or similar
• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform
• Familiarity with Kubernetes concepts; experience deploying services on GKE is a plus
• Strong understanding of microservice best practices and distributed systems
• Healthcare, Pharmacy or Retail domain experience preferred

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:

$92,700.00 - $185,400.00

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 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: 05/22/2026

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