Lead Java Software Engineer

CVS Health

Lead Java Software Development Engineer at CVS Health focusing on digital pharmacy and healthcare transformation. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to build and optimize applications and services.

Posted 4/28/2026full-timeRemote • Connecticut, Massachusetts, Ohio, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $106,605 - $260,590 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsETLGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaJenkinsJUnitKubernetesMicroservicesMockitoOpen SourceSOAPSpringSpring BootSpringBoot

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Be a technologist and work with other Engineers in planning, prioritizing and performing assigned tasks within deadlines.
Lead, mentor and work with a team of engineers onsite and offshore to deliver multiple use cases and products.
Collaborate with cross‑functional teams—including clinical product, interoperability, and EHR integration partners—to make design decisions, ensure performance optimization, and maintain code quality through testing, debugging, and reviews.
Responsible for end‑to‑end application development & delivery, including production deployment, operationalization, and observability of services that support clinical workflows and integrations with major EHR systems (e.g., Epic, Athenahealth).
Develop applications/web services and cloud native apps using Sprint boot , GCP, REST API and other tech stacks (Open source and proprietary).
Unit testing using framework such as Junit, Mockito.
Build and deploy services using GitHub, CircleCI, Harness as part of CI/CD process in leading Cloud Platforms – GCP (preferred) or Azure or AWS.
Monitor App health and KPIs, support triage of any production issues as and when needed.
Be an advocate for and implementer of security best practices.
Adopt and apply industry technology best practices.
Partner with Product owners, business partners and peer groups for long and short-range technical solutions that meet business requirements.
Analyze and contribute to project and business requirements based on product team milestones and priority.
Participate in Program Increment (PI) planning meeting and lead the work distribution amongst developers to meet delivery timelines.
Actively participate in Agile Scrum team activities including Sprint Planning, Refinement, Iteration Reviews and Retrospectives.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years experience in software development lifecycle including ideation, coding, coding standards, testing, code reviews and production deployments.
7+ years experience with modern software development practices
7+ years of experience with Java, Spring, Junit, APIs using Spring boot and Microservices Architecture.
3+ years experience supporting Health care clinical applications.
Experience with Kubernetes, SOAP services, IntelliJ and Devops: Git, Jenkins, Github Actions.
3+ years' experience in deploying and managing applications in cloud environments (preferably Google Cloud).
3+ years' experience building and operating large scale distributed systems.
3+ years' experience working in large scale applications, with large scale dataset & transaction volume.
2+ years' experience in creating/managing GCP storage Buckets, Data Composer workflow, Dataflow jobs, IAM (Service Account/Roles) Management.
2+ years' experience in data extraction, transformation, loading (ETL), data quality checks, database management.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental, and vision coverage
paid time off
retirement savings options
wellness programs
comprehensive benefits package

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Hard Skills & Tools

JavaSpringSpring BootMicroservices ArchitectureJUnitREST APIKubernetesETLCloud Native AppsAgile Scrum

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcollaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingplanningprioritizationteamworkadaptabilityadvocacy for security best practices