Staff Software Development Engineer
Hartford, CT · HybridFull-time$130–261K/yrPosted 2 days agoStill listed 1 day ago
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Job overview
The Staff Software Development Engineer provides end-to-end technical leadership for the design, development, and delivery of CVS Health’s Salesforce application platform. The role partners with Product, Architecture, Business, and Engineering to deliver scalable, secure Salesforce and cloud solutions, guide technical strategy, and support enterprise-scale implementations. Healthcare payer and claims experience is preferred.
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Full job description
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 Staff Software Development Engineer provides end-to-end technical leadership for the design, development, and delivery of the Salesforce application platform. This role partners across Product, Architecture, Business, and Engineering to deliver scalable, secure Salesforce and cloud solutions while driving technical strategy, engineering best practices, and successful enterprise-scale implementations.
Required Qualifications
- 12+ years of experience in enterprise application development and engineering, including leadership of complex, large-scale technology implementations.
- Proven experience serving as a Technical Lead, Solution Lead, or Engineering Lead for enterprise programs, with accountability for technical design and delivery.
- Demonstrated experience designing, developing, and delivering Salesforce Health Cloud (Agentforce Health) and Data Cloud solutions supporting claims workflows and operational transformation.
- Experience architecting scalable integrations using REST APIs, FHIR, Kafka, MQ, and enterprise event-driven integration patterns.
- Proven experience leading end-to-end technical delivery, including solution design, estimation, code reviews, performance optimization, release management, and CI/CD.
- Deep expertise in Salesforce, including Health Cloud, Data Cloud, solution design, development, and enterprise application architecture.
- Strong knowledge of AWS cloud technologies, APIs, integrations, and modern enterprise integration patterns.
- Demonstrated experience partnering with Enterprise Architecture teams to design scalable, secure, resilient, and supportable solutions.
- Strong understanding of Agile delivery, software engineering best practices, SDLC, and CI/CD using tools such as AutoRABIT or Copado.
- Proven ability to identify and resolve complex technical challenges, risks, dependencies, scalability, and performance issues.
- Experience leading Agile/SAFe engineering teams across onshore and offshore delivery models.
- Excellent technical leadership, communication, stakeholder management, collaboration, and influencing skills.
- Healthcare payer and health insurance claims domain experience, including knowledge of case management and workflow automation, preferred.
Preferred Qualifications
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Hands-on experience with Salesforce Health Cloud, Data Cloud, and enterprise Salesforce solutions.
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Salesforce Platform Developer I certification preferred; additional Salesforce certifications such as Platform Developer II, Architect, or Agentforce Specialist preferred.
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Strong hands-on expertise with:• Apex and SOQL/SOSL
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Lightning Web Components (LWC)
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Salesforce Flow and platform automation
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Service Cloud and Health Cloud
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REST APIs and Salesforce integrations
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FHIR/HL7 integrations
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Event-driven architecture and Kafka
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Experience designing and implementing Agentforce solutions and AI-powered agents.
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Experience with Salesforce DevOps and CI/CD tools and practices, including GitHub, AutoRABIT/Copado, and Salesforce CLI.
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Experience with AWS cloud services and cloud-native architectures.
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Knowledge of event-driven architectures, including Change Data Capture (CDC) and Kafka.
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Experience with MongoDB or similar NoSQL technologies.
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Experience with Java/Spring Boot microservices and distributed application architectures.
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Strong knowledge of REST APIs, integration frameworks, and enterprise integration patterns.
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Experience designing data integration and scalable cloud-native solutions across Salesforce and enterprise platforms.
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Experience leading cross-functional and geographically distributed engineering teams, including onshore and offshore delivery models.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Advanced degree and relevant Salesforce and cloud certifications preferred.
Pay Range The typical pay range for this role is:
$130,295.00 - $260,590.00 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. This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program.
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: 11/18/2026
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.
How this job compares
Set against the 9,121 open Software Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 13, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$130–261K/yr
- Connecticut median$131–242K/yr82 salary ranges
- US median$146–252K/yr7,062 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $195K, is 5% above the Connecticut median midpoint ($186K) — in the middle half of Software Engineering salary ranges in Connecticut.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 91 open Software Engineering jobs in Connecticut and 9,121 across the US. 9% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Connecticut
- Oracle14 open
- PwC9 open
- CVS Health (this employer)8 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 12 years of experience — more than three in four Software Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for (median 7 years, across 7,030 postings).
- Education
- 2,216 of the 9,121 open Software Engineering jobs (24%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 13, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.
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