Senior Software Development Engineer - Backend

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Perform techno-functional impact analysis, design, and code construction activities for software releases in CVS Retail Pharmacy systems.
• Partner and collaborate with development managers, business analysts, architects, quality assurance, business partners, developers, and project managers to deliver business change and innovation.
• Participate throughout the entire development lifecycle of a product, delivering efficient solutions and mitigating risks before deployment.
• Develop and maintain Java-based business applications, including microservices and monolithic systems.
• Implement cloud-based solutions using frameworks like Spring, Spring Boot, Kafka, Redis, and cloud services such as Azure or GCP.
• Design and develop APIs, ensure API security, and implement analytics, caching, logging, and request/response modifications.
• Lead or contribute to migration from monolithic to microservices architecture.
• Adopt and promote software engineering best practices, including CI/CD, containerization, and Agile/DevOps methodologies.

Requirements

• 5+ years of software development experience in enterprise/web applications.
• 5+ years of experience with backend development in Java-based technologies.
• 5+ years of experience working with cloud-based technologies such as Spring, Spring Boot, Kafka, Redis.
• 5+ years of hands-on system design experience with mission-critical applications.
• 5+ years of experience with cloud services like Azure, GCP, or similar, including Infrastructure as Code, SaaS, CI/CD, containerization, Kubernetes, and Agile/DevOps.
• Experience working in large-scale applications with significant dataset and transaction volume.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience (HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience).
• Expertise in Java programming on latest JDK versions and open-source packages from Apache, Google, Spring.
• Knowledge of SQL, NoSQL, data relationships, and database design.
• Familiarity with GraphQL/gRPC and API development, security, and performance optimization.
• Experience with Monolith to Microservices migration and microservices patterns.

Nice to Have

• 10+ years of software development experience in enterprise/web applications.
• 3+ years of experience in Retail Pharmacy or Healthcare domain.
• Master's Degree.
• Experience working with both monolithic and microservices architectures.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, cloud computing, and microservices architectures.
• Ability to influence and inspire teams, create and execute innovation roadmaps, and work with emerging technologies.

Qualifications

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

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive pay range: $92,700 - $222,480 annually.
• Eligible for bonuses, commissions, or short-term incentives.
• Participation in the company's equity award program.
• Affordable medical plan options.
• 401(k) plan with matching contributions.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• No-cost wellness programs including screenings, tobacco cessation, weight management, counseling, and financial coaching.
• Flexible work schedules, paid time off, family leave, dependent care resources, tuition assistance, retiree medical access, and other benefits depending on eligibility.