CVS Health · 1 month ago
Staff Software Development Engineer Microservices
IL - Buffalo Grove
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$130K/yr - $261K/yr
7+ years expCVS Health is the nation’s leading health solutions company, dedicated to transforming health care. The Staff Software Development Engineer (Microservices) will be a key contributor in the Integration Engineering organization, focusing on transforming the customer service experience through innovative technical integration strategies and solutions.
Health CareMedicalPharmaceuticalRetailSales
Responsibilities
Research and propose innovative technical integration strategies and solutions
Study and document architectural frameworks and reference material
Design and modify components of new and existing IT systems and vendor offerings to promote integrated corporate business systems
Design, support and deploy mechanisms to enhance, refine, and deliver the architecture vision
Analyze current information technology environments to identify and assess critical capabilities and recommend solutions
Provide research and development activities for architecture
Collaborate with Project Managers and technical directors to provision estimates, develop overall implementation solution plan, and serve as a lead as required. Provide lab and vendor support
Provide guidance for enterprise-wide technology to junior staff
Develop frameworks, standards & reference material for architecture and associated products
Develop & maintain common services, repositories & utility components for the enterprise
Provide data, application & technology deliverables on a program & project level basis including risk & opportunity assessment, modeling and design related products and services
Manage the architecture governance activities associated with ensuring compliance within organization
Adhere to enterprise architecture strategies, principals, standards, policies, and procedures
Qualification
Required
7+ years of experience as a technical lead developing middleware integration solution or architecting large scale federated systems
4+ years of experience in enterprise, application and information architecture methodologies and design and/or equivalent combination of education and work experience
4+ years of experience with architectural abstractions and design patterns
4+ Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs that are easy to use, scalable, and secure. Familiarity with best practices for API versioning, error handling, and testing
4+ years of experience with Micro Services in cloud environment
4+ years of experience building and maintaining microservices that are loosely coupled, independently deployable, and have well-defined interfaces
4+ years of experience in one or more programming languages such as Java, Python, Go, JavaScript, and experience with frameworks such as Spring Boot, Flask, Express.js, etc
3+ years of extensive experience designing complex integrations with a focus on performance engineering and loose coupling utilizing APIs and Services
3+ years of experience with design considerations for high volume transaction systems
2+ years of experience with any or all of the following: Agile/Scrum Development & Management, Scaled Agile Framework, Iterative & Incremental development approaches, Continuous Integration and delivery
2+ years of experience with test-driven development (TDD) and behavior-driven development (BDD): Understanding of how to use automated testing to ensure the quality and reliability of microservices. Familiarity with tools and frameworks for unit testing, integration testing, and functional testing
Knowledge of security concerns specific to microservices: Familiarity with security best practices for microservices and knowledge of security-related topics such as authentication, authorization, encryption, and secure communication
Knowledge of Chaos Engineering: Understanding of the concepts and practices of chaos engineering and its role in building more resilient microservices
Understanding of service governance: Familiarity with service governance frameworks such as OpenAPI and how to use them to define and manage the interfaces between microservices
Preferred
5+ years of overall technical exposure on Middleware, Messaging, API and REST Based services
5+ years of experience in the role of a Solutions Technical Lead with demonstrated experience in applying architecture blueprints and aligning projects to enterprise standards
2+ year Software Architect Designer tool or any architecture design tools
2+ years of experience using IBM Middleware technologies
Ability to assess the impact of architecture changes on the business, application relationships and information flow
Experience with data architecture concepts and governance, including acting as a design authority for information and data within projects and programs is preferred
Experience with large-scale distributed systems using message queues, TPMs, or other related technologies in a mobile/portal environment
Healthcare background or experience is preferred
3+ years of experience with digital application design, development and integrating enterprise business systems
2+ years of experience with Cloud Platform like Azure, GCP and AWS
1+ Year of experience with Event Streaming like Kafka
Benefits
Affordable medical plan options
401(k) plan (including matching company contributions)
Employee stock purchase plan
No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching
Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility
Company
CVS Health
CVS Health is a health solutions company that provides an integrated healthcare services to its members.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$4BKey Investors
Michigan Economic Development CorporationStarboard Value
2025-08-15Post Ipo Debt· $4B
2025-07-17Grant· $1.5M
2019-11-25Post Ipo Equity
Leadership Team
David Joyner
President and Chief Executive Officer, CVS Health
Chandra McMahon
SVP & CISO
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