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Software Development Engineer

$64.89k - $173.04k

CVS Health

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 Software Development Engineer will be part of a team who are performing state of the art work using technology in the AI field for Specialty pharmacy in the Benefit Verification domain. This team member will work under the direction of other Staff and Senior Software Development Engineers to architect, design, build, and deliver solutions that drive our roadmap that in turns drives our business and technology strategy and solution forward for the Specialty pharmacist. The position is an individual contributor role. This position will be a hands on developer role.

Expectations for the Role

  • Partner with peers and technical leaders within CVS Health and the open source community and contribute to product strategy, frameworks, and roadmap definition

  • Provide technical excellence

  • Become a trusted technical expert for important initiatives

  • Develop mindshare by collaborating and discussing ideas

  • Plot and execute on the path from prototype to production for capabilities and features

  • Bring passion, energy and excitement to the team and organization

  • Ability to work in a fast paced environment and deal with multiple priorities

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • At least 2+ years of experience in systems analysis and application program development

  • At least one year of development experience in one or more of the following languages: Java, Java, C++, Python

  • 1+ year of experience with Agile software development

  • 1+ year experience in building Enterprise solutions and technical solutions

  • 1+ year experience with AI/generative AI solutions and technologies

  • 1+ year experience with Confluent Kafka, or open source distributions

  • 1+ year experience using AI LLM models such as Gemina, Claude

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Masters' Degree Preferred

  • The candidate will have a strong work ethic, be a self-starter, and be able to be highly productive in a dynamic, collaborative environment.

  • 1+ years of experience working across research and engineering

  • Experience working with distributed teams, working across multiple time zones and geographies.?

  • Experience in the health and wellness domain

  • Experience working as full stack development when needed

  • Experience developing colleague and user-facing features and/or apps.

EDUCATION

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

BUSINESS OVERVIEW

Bring your heart to CVS Health Every one of us at CVS Health shares a single, clear purpose: Bringing our heart to every moment of your health. This purpose guides our commitment to deliver enhanced human-centric health care for a rapidly changing world. Anchored in our brand - with heart at its center - our purpose sends a personal message that how we deliver our services is just as important as what we deliver. Our Heart At Work Behaviors support this purpose. We want everyone who works at CVS Health to feel empowered by the role they play in transforming our culture and accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver solutions to make health care more personal, convenient and affordable. We strive to promote and sustain a culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging every day. CVS Health is an affirmative action employer, and is an equal opportunity employer, as are the physician-owned businesses for which CVS Health provides management services. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, promotion, or any other personnel action based on race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We proudly support and encourage people with military experience (active, veterans, reservists and National Guard) as well as military spouses to apply for CVS Health job opportunities.

Anticipated Weekly Hours

40

Time Type

Full time

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$64,890.00 - $173,040.00

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.

This full-time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well-being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.

Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments ( .

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 09/11/2026

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.

CVS Health is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, including Disability/Protected Veteran - committed to diversity in the workplace.

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