Join CVS Health, the nation’s leading health solutions company, dedicated to transforming healthcare and reinventing the pharmacy experience in the digital world. We are seeking a hands-on, passionate Senior Software Development Engineer to drive digital innovation, focusing on advanced technical architecture, coding, and system implementation.

This role is crucial for designing and developing cutting-edge digital solutions, ensuring a user-centered and business-priority approach. You will apply advanced technical expertise to architect and code software applications, conduct rigorous system testing and debugging, and collaborate across teams to shape the technical direction of digital engineering projects.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Senior Software Development Engineer will participate in feature refinement sessions with key stakeholders to articulate needs, identify gaps, and propose necessary adjustments.

Expectations for the Role

• Design and develop cloud scalable services within containerized and CI/CD environments.
• Adhere to professional software engineering best practices across the full software development life cycle (SDLC), including coding standards, code reviews, source control, build processes, testing, and operations.
• Collaborate on complex data, feature, service, and platform issues, performing root cause analysis to proactively resolve product and operational challenges.
• Partner with business and product management to define priorities, improve value creation, and align on shared KPIs for measuring success.
• Design and implement real-time data Streaming solutions from No-SQL/SQL databases to analytics platforms.
• Work with business users, project managers, and engineers to deliver elegant solutions that reduce cost, expenses, and time to market.
• Provide ongoing maintenance, support, and enhancements for existing systems and platforms.
• Assist in risk assessment, technical audits, and mitigation activities.
• Lead end-to-end integration of multi-vendor robotics platforms and automated dispensing systems, including ATCs, RFID readers, PLCs, and distributed remote I/Os.
• Integrate third-party hardware devices into existing software ecosystems using vendor-provided SDKs and APIs.
• Develop control and monitoring software for conveyor belt systems, diverters, and sortation equipment.
• Implement communication protocols to interface with robotic filling systems and vial capping machines.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of software development experience in enterprise, web, or cloud applications.
• 5+ years of experience specifically in pharmacy automation systems.
• 3+ years of experience with cloud computing technologies (AWS, GCP, Azure, or similar public cloud environments) and Kubernetes.
• 3+ years of experience with programming languages/tools including: Java, Spring boot, Reactive programming, Caching Strategies, Kafka, and Partitioned NonSQL/SQL DBs.
• Experience with industrial automation, including PLCs, RFID systems, computer vision, and robotics integration.
• Strong background in system-level integrations with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and backend enterprise software.
• Experience with multi-vendor platform integration (e.g., VMI Pharys, Global Factories MDM, NPI systems).
• Proficiency in multiple languages: Java, C, C++, C#, .NET, PHP, ASP.NET, JSP, JavaScript, and shell scripting.
• Understanding of serial communication (RS-232/RS-485), TCP/IP, and industrial protocols (Modbus, OPC-UA) for hardware interfacing.
• Ability to read and interpret hardware technical documentation, wiring diagrams, and communication specifications.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Previous experience architecting, designing, delivering, and operationalizing scalable microservices-based web/webservices applications in cloud native environments.
• Knowledge of security threats and patterns, ensuring adherence to regulatory initiatives (HIPAA, PHI, PII, locational and contractual data restrictions).
• Experience with build automation technologies like Maven, Gradle, Jenkins, and Harness.
• Expert knowledge of functional, imperative, and object-oriented languages and methodologies.
• Experience building large volume subscription platforms.
• Experience with Cassandra and Postgres.
• Experience with test-driven development (TDD) and automated testing frameworks.
• Experience with Scrum/Agile development methodologies.
• Experience in performance tuning and code optimization.
• Familiarity with warehouse automation equipment (Conveyor, carousels, pick-to-light systems, automated storage/retrieval).
• Experience with high-availability system design and dual-redundancy fallback architectures.
• Experience with prescription verification systems and pharmacy compliance requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership of undocumented prototypes and deliver production-ready solutions.

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience).

BUSINESS OVERVIEW

Anticipated Weekly Hours: 40

Time Type: Full time

Pay Range: $83,430.00 - $222,480.00

For more information on benefits, visit https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefits