Senior Software Development Engineer - Backend (GCP)

Employment Type: Full-time Anticipated Weekly Hours: 40 Time Type: Full-time Pay Range: $101,970.00 - $203,940.00 annually

Position Overview:

At CVS Health, we are building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming healthcare. As the nation's leading health solutions company, we reach millions of Americans through our local presence, digital channels, and more than 300,000 purpose-driven colleagues – caring for people where, when, and how they choose in a way that is uniquely more connected, more convenient, and more compassionate. And we do it all with heart, each and every day.

We are seeking a highly skilled backend-focused Senior Software Development Engineer to join our modernization team. This team is focused on transforming legacy CVS pharmacy systems into a 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 patient and drug domains. You will work on integrating cloud-native solutions, enhancing performance, and ensuring seamless operation within a highly scalable and secure environment. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with Full Stack development, system design, and a strong understanding of cloud-native software engineering principles.

Preference is for candidates to work hybrid out of our corporate office in Woonsocket, RI or Hartford, CT; remote will be considered for candidates not in close proximity to an office.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with other members of the development team and stakeholders to make high-level architectural decisions, proposes design patterns, and ensures scalability, performance, and maintainability of digital solutions.
• Develop and maintain backend microservices using Java and Spring Boot.
• Build and integrate APIs (both GraphQL and REST) for scalable service communication.
• Deploy and manage services on Google Cloud Platform (GKE).
• Work with Google Cloud Spanner (Postgres dialect) and pub/sub tools like Confluent Kafka (or similar).
• Automate CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Argo CD.
• Participates in agile or other development methodologies, attends meetings, contributes to project planning, and helps drive the progress and success of projects.
• Support and troubleshoot production incidents with a sense of urgency by understanding customer impact.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in large-scale software development.
• 5+ years of backend development experience with 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.
• 2+ years working with pub/sub tools like Kafka or similar.
• 2+ years’ experience with databases (Postgres or similar).
• 2+ years’ experience with CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Argo CD, or similar).

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (High School Diploma and 4 years relevant experience).

Company Information:

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 are offered.