Software Engineering Senior Advisor - Remote

• Set the technical direction for backend applications, APIs, and services built primarily with Ruby on Rails and Node.js.

• Design solutions for scale, high availability, reliability, maintainability, and strong performance.

• Partner with engineers, product leaders, and cross-functional teams to turn business needs into clear technical plans.

• Provide hands-on technical leadership through coding, design reviews, code reviews, pairing, and practical feedback.

• Define and promote engineering standards that improve consistency, quality, delivery speed, and operational readiness across teams.

• Guide cloud architecture and deployment practices in AWS, including container-based services and CI/CD pipelines.

• Use data and production insights to identify risks, solve complex issues, and improve system health.

• Coach engineers, share knowledge, and create an environment where the team can learn, experiment, and grow.

• At least 3 years of experience as a development lead, principal-level engineer, architect, or senior individual contributor.

• Proficiency with Ruby on Rails, including API design and object-relational mapping.

• Experience designing and supporting scalable, highly available web services and backend applications.

• Experience setting technical standards and guiding engineering decisions across teams.

• Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL.

• Experience with AWS or another cloud infrastructure platform.

• Working knowledge of Unix command-line tools for application support and maintenance.

• Experience with Agile delivery methods, such as Scrum or Kanban, and with constructive code review practices.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills in a cross-functional environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Node.js and modern JavaScript.

• Experience with Docker, AWS ECS or ECR, and GitLab CI or another CI/CD platform.

• Experience with Jira and Confluence.

• Experience with pair programming and mentoring engineers.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field.

If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

For this position, we anticipate offering an annual salary of 130,200 - 217,000 USD / yearly, depending on relevant factors, including experience and geographic location.

This role is also anticipated to be eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan.

At The Cigna Group, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits, with a focus on supporting your whole health. Starting on day one of your employment, you’ll be offered several health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs. We also offer 401(k), company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year, paid holidays, and leaves of absence. For more details on our employee benefits programs, click here.

About Evernorth Health Services

Evernorth Health Services, a division of The Cigna Group, creates pharmacy, care and benefit solutions to improve health and increase vitality. We relentlessly innovate to make the prediction, prevention and treatment of illness and disease more accessible to millions of people. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.

The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State.

Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances.