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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Software Development Engineer - **Company:** CVS Health - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $101,970.0 - $203,940.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Airflow, Automation of Tests, Software Bug Management, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Structures, DevOps, Data Flow Control, Github, Identity and Access Management, Junit, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, MongoDB, OAuth, Scrum Methodology, Systems Development Life Cycle, Queueing Systems, Prometheus, Software Deployment, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Web Services, Data Logging, Grafana, Concurrency, Spring-boot, Apigee, Backend, Git, Event Driven Architecture, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Performance Monitor, Apache Kafka, Non-relational Database, Api Design, Restful APIs, Jenkins, Microservices - **Published:** June 12, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=ea8932a72fefee23 ## About the Role Do you have experience in Web services design?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, * 7+ years of experience with end-to-end software engineering across the full SDLC. * Strong foundation in software engineering: problem solving, data structures, algorithms, patterns, concurrency. * Strong in Java, Spring Boot, API development, JUnit testing, and coding best practices. * Hands-on experience with GCP services such as Storage Buckets, Composer, Dataflow, and IAM. * Experience developing and maintaining RESTful APIs, microservices, and backend systems. * Experience building and maintaining ETL/data quality pipelines. * Proficient with Kubernetes, Apigee, GKE, Airflow. * Proficient with Relational and Non-Relational databases - MongoDB, and SQL/Postgres. * Familiar with DevOps tools (Git, Jenkins, GitHub Actions). * Strong in automated testing and OAuth2/JWT-based authentication. * Skilled in logging/monitoring using Prometheus, Grafana, and trace logs. * Experience coordinating release cycles, preparing release notes, and ensuring all development tasks and dependencies are tracked. * Ability to ensure features, bug fixes, and tasks are in a "release-ready" state with proper documentation, testing, and approvals. * Experience supporting production deployments and post-deployment validations. * Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills. * Ability to lead technical discussions, clarify requirements, and support junior engineers. * Strong sense of ownership and ability to operate independently with minimal guidance. Preferred Qualifications * Experience with an Application and Performance Monitoring platform. * Experience establishing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines. * Knowledge of message queues and event-driven architectures (Pub/Sub, Kafka, etc.). * Experience with SRE or DevOps practices, including incident management and root-cause analysis. * Knowledge of APIGee, Python. * Strong understanding of agile methodologies and sprint planning best practices * Healthcare domain experience is preferred. Education Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related degree; or equivalent experience ## Description As a Senior Software Development Engineer, you will play a crucial role within a collaborative team and will design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs while also ensuring that releases are well-coordinated, fully prepared, and successfully deployed to production. The ideal candidate will bring strong technical expertise in modern backend development, excellent problem-solving skills, and a proactive approach to production monitoring, issue triage, and cross-team coordination. 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