Staff Software Development Engineer- PBM

CVS Health•Work At Home-North Carolina, NC

1d•$106,605 - $213,210

About The Position

The Staff Software Development Engineer designs, develops, and supports scalable software solutions for PBM underwriting forecasting, financial analysis, and analytics. The role builds and optimizes APIs and data pipelines, integrates data from multiple enterprise sources, and delivers reliable, high-quality datasets for business stakeholders. The position requires hands-on work with Python, Java, REST APIs, PySpark, Spark SQL, Databricks, Azure Data Factory, and cloud-based data platforms. The engineer collaborates with business, analytics, architecture, and engineering teams to modernize legacy workloads, improve data quality and performance, and support production-critical applications. Responsibilities also include code reviews, release activities, production support, incident resolution, and root-cause analysis.

Requirements

7+ years of experience in software development or software engineering.
5+ years of experience developing applications using Python, Java, or another object-oriented programming language.
3+ years of experience designing and developing REST APIs, backend services, or microservices.
3+ years of experience working with SQL and relational database technologies.
Experience designing and supporting systems that process large-scale datasets, with an understanding of throughput, latency, partitioning, and cost trade-offs across batch, streaming, or OLAP workloads.
3+ years of experience developing or deploying applications using Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
3+ years of experience using Git and CI/CD tools for source control, build, and deployment automation.
2+ years of experience with unit testing, integration testing, and automated testing frameworks.
2+ years of experience supporting production applications, including troubleshooting and defect resolution.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Analytics, Engineering, or a related discipline.

Nice To Haves

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues.
Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, product, architecture, and business teams.
Ability to work independently, take ownership of assigned deliverables, and drive work through completion.
Strong understanding of software engineering best practices, including maintainability, scalability, reliability, and secure development.
Ability to contribute to technical design discussions, code reviews, and solution architecture decisions.
Ability to mentor and provide technical guidance to other engineers.
Ability to prioritize and manage multiple deliverables in a fast-paced Agile environment.
Strong focus on quality, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
Ability to analyze production issues, identify root causes, and collaborate with teams on sustainable solutions.
Master's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and support scalable software solutions for PBM underwriting forecasting, financial analysis, and analytics.
Build and optimize APIs and data pipelines.
Integrate data from multiple enterprise sources and deliver reliable, high-quality datasets for business stakeholders.
Modernize legacy workloads and improve data quality and performance.
Support production-critical applications, including troubleshooting, defect resolution, incident resolution, and root-cause analysis.
Participate in code reviews and release activities.
Collaborate with business, analytics, architecture, and engineering teams.