Staff Software Development Engineer

CVS Health is a healthcare company focused on creating a more connected, convenient, and compassionate health experience. The Staff Software Development Engineer will provide senior technical leadership by designing scalable healthcare technology solutions, leading microservices and event-driven architectures, and guiding data migration and interoperability initiatives. The role also involves mentoring engineers, developing secure cloud-native applications, and collaborating with product, UX, business, compliance, and security stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Architect, design, and develop high-performance microservices using Java, JEE, Spring Boot, and Spring Cloud
• Lead development of event-driven services using Apache Kafka (producers, consumers, streaming patterns, schema evolution)
• Own API strategy for RESTful services, ensuring consistent JSON modeling, backward-compatible versioning, and strong API governance
• Mentor team members and contribute to engineering standards, design reviews, and coding best practices
• Design and implement ETL pipelines for structured/unstructured data using tools such as Python-based pipelines, Spring Batch, or cloud-native ETL frameworks
• Lead data migration efforts for legacy-to-cloud or system-to-system transitions (incremental loads, bulk loads, validation, reconciliation)
• Establish data quality, profiling, and governance practices
• Work with clinical data formats, mapping, transformations, and normalization (FHIR resources, HL7 v2 segments, CCD/C-CDA documents)
• Build and maintain CI/CD automation (unit tests, integration tests, SAST/DAST, artifact provenance, policy gates)
• Deploy and operate services on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using GKE, Cloud Run, Cloud Build, Cloud SQL, Pub/Sub, IAM, Secret Manager, etc
• Drive SecDevOps practices: threat modeling, secure coding, dependency scanning, secrets management, container hardening
• Implement observability frameworks (OpenTelemetry, tracing, dashboards, alerts, SLOs)
• Integrate microservices with EHR systems using HL7 v2, FHIR, SMART on FHIR, and standard healthcare APIs
• Support workflows across patient data exchange, interoperability, and HIPAA-aligned data flows
• Collaborate with compliance and security teams to implement regulatory safeguards

Requirements:

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience in enterprise environments
• 7+ years of experience developing applications using Java, J2EE, Spring Boot, and RESTful services
• 5+ years of experience designing and implementing microservices architectures
• 3+ years of experience with Apache Kafka or similar event-streaming technologies
• 3+ years of experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and DevOps practices
• 3+ years of experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
• 2+ years of experience working with public cloud platforms, including GCP, AWS, or Azure
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience (HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience)
• Experience integrating with healthcare systems using FHIR, HL7, SMART on FHIR, or EHR platforms such as Epic, Cerner, or MEDITECH
• Experience leading technical initiatives and influencing engineering decisions across teams
• Strong understanding of software design principles, scalable architectures, and distributed systems
• Experience building and operating solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GKE, Cloud Run, Cloud Build, Pub/Sub, Cloud SQL, IAM)
• Experience with large-scale application modernization, cloud transformation, or data migration programs
• Knowledge of ETL processes, data quality practices, and healthcare data management
• Experience with Spring Batch, Dataflow, or cloud-native data processing frameworks
• Understanding of security best practices including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, secrets management, and vulnerability management
• Experience implementing monitoring and observability solutions using OpenTelemetry, Grafana, or similar platforms
• Knowledge of regulated healthcare environments, including HIPAA and HITRUST requirements
• Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills