Senior Software Development Engineer
CVS Health · Salem, OR
$83,430–$222,480from the description
Jul 15, 2026
Salem, OR
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior backend engineering role focused on designing and building cloud-native microservices, event-driven systems using Apache Kafka, and ETL/data migration pipelines, with a strong emphasis on healthcare data integration (HL7, FHIR, EHR systems). The position also covers CI/CD automation, GCP deployment, and SecDevOps practices. It suits an experienced Java/Spring Boot engineer comfortable with both architectural leadership and hands-on development in regulated healthcare environments.
Senior level · 5+ years · Remote · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
No specific work location or metro area is stated in the posting; the CBSA is left blank. The role may be remote or hybrid but this is not explicitly confirmed.
The pay range ($83,430–$222,480/year) is unusually wide; CVS Health notes it covers an entire job grade, and the actual offer will depend on experience, education, and geography.
A Bachelor's degree is listed under Education but the JD explicitly accepts 'equivalent experience (HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience),' so no formal degree is hard-required.
Cloud experience (GCP, AWS, or Azure) is listed as required with 2+ years; GCP-specific services (GKE, Cloud Run, Cloud Build, IAM, etc.) appear only under Preferred Qualifications, so GCP itself is required but the GCP-specific tooling is preferred.
FHIR, HL7 v2, and EHR integration experience (Epic, Cerner, MEDITECH) are listed under Preferred Qualifications despite being prominently featured in the role narrative — they are marked preferred accordingly.
Python appears only in the role narrative as an example ETL tool ('Python-based pipelines'), not in the required or preferred qualifications sections, so it is marked preferred.
OpenTelemetry is mentioned in the role narrative (observability frameworks) but not in either qualifications section; marked preferred.
The alt SOC (15-1243 Database Architects) reflects the significant ETL/data migration and data modeling scope, though the primary day-to-day work is clearly software development.
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