Staff Software Development Engineer

CVS Health•Work At Home-California, CA

3d•$130,295 - $260,590

About The Position

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time. Position Summary The Health Care Benefits Delivery organization within CVS Health’s Data, Digital, Analytics, and Technology (DDAT) division is seeking a Lead Java Developer to join a high-performing engineering team responsible for designing, building, and supporting enterprise Java services. This role is focused on delivering highly available, scalable, and secure services that are consumed by internal business teams as well as external vendor partners across the organization. In this role, you will serve as the Java technical lead for a team that manages Java-based services and APIs, providing hands-on leadership across solution design, development, deployment, and production support. You will help define technical direction, promote engineering excellence, and partner closely with product, infrastructure, security, and dependent application teams to ensure services are resilient, maintainable, and aligned with enterprise standards. The ideal candidate brings deep Java expertise, strong experience with OpenShift pod installation and usage, and a solid understanding of connectivity patterns across multiple data platforms including MongoDB, DB2, and SQL Server. This role also requires a strong focus on vulnerability remediation, secure coding practices, and reliable code deployment through GitHub pipeline automation. In addition, you will utilize the latest AI technologies to assist in all aspects of this role including devising newer solutions, augmenting work with AI technology and proselytizing to the team ways to approach AI tool usage in everyday work.

Requirements

7+ years of Java development experience with strong proficiency in Core Java, Spring Boot, and RESTful service development
2+ years of AI technologies using Claude and GPT for solutioning and delivery
Proven experience serving as a technical lead for Java engineering teams responsible for enterprise service development and support
Strong experience developing and supporting microservices deployed on OpenShift, including pod installation, configuration, scaling, and troubleshooting
Hands-on experience with enterprise connectivity patterns and database integrations across MongoDB, DB2, and SQL Server
Strong debugging, performance tuning, and root cause analysis skills across distributed Java services
Experience creating automated unit, integration, and regression tests using frameworks such as JUnit and related testing tools
Strong understanding of containerized application deployment, runtime support, and operational practices in OpenShift environments
Experience using engineering and support tools such as Postman, Swagger, GitHub, Splunk, and related observability or API testing platforms
Extensive experience participating in all aspects of Agile software development, including design, implementation, deployment, and production support
Experience implementing secure SDLC practices, remediating vulnerabilities, and supporting enterprise code deployment pipelines through GitHub-based CI/CD processes

Nice To Haves

Experience with additional technologies such as React, Angular, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, or related front-end frameworks
Experience using GitHub Copilot or similar AI-assisted development tools to improve developer productivity, code quality, and delivery efficiency
Experience applying AI capabilities to test automation, including improving test design, test generation, regression coverage, and overall quality engineering efficiency
Experience supporting external vendor integrations and designing APIs or service contracts for broad enterprise consumption
Familiarity with observability, logging, and monitoring practices that improve service health, supportability, and operational insight
Strong architectural thinking with the ability to evaluate tradeoffs and align technical decisions to business needs and enterprise standards
Highly motivated, self-directed engineer with a continuous improvement mindset and awareness of modern Java and platform engineering trends
Strong business acumen and professional communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts for diverse stakeholders
Ability to work collaboratively in a highly matrixed environment while influencing technical direction across multiple teams
Critical thinker, with the ability to make decisions on technology aligned to business needs for analytics and data engineering functions
Highly motivated, independent worker with a pulse on industry trends and best practices
Good business acumen skills and professional communication skills.
Ability to work collaboratively in a highly matrixed environment

Responsibilities

Provide hands-on technical leadership for the design, development, deployment, and support of enterprise Java services and APIs
Lead architecture and design discussions for scalable, resilient, and maintainable Java and Spring-based microservices
Guide the team through feature refinement, technical estimation, solution design, and implementation planning in an Agile environment.
Oversee service deployment and operational readiness on OpenShift, including pod configuration, installation, usage, troubleshooting, and platform connectivity
Design and support service integrations with a variety of enterprise data platforms, including MongoDB, DB2, and SQL Server.
Ensure Java services meet performance, reliability, observability, and supportability requirements for both internal consumers and external vendor integrations
Drive engineering best practices including code reviews, secure coding, automated testing, logging, monitoring, and technical documentation
Partner with infrastructure, security, architecture, and dependent application teams to resolve complex technical issues and remove delivery blockers
Lead efforts to identify, prioritize, and eradicate security vulnerabilities across code, dependencies, containers, and runtime configurations
Support continuous integration and continuous deployment practices through GitHub pipeline automation and standardized release processes
Mentor developers, promote high standards of quality and accountability, and help build a strong, high-performing engineering culture
Contribute to production support, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement efforts to enhance service stability and delivery speed