Job Description
Qualifications
8-10 years experience in IT with an emphasis on engineering development
2+ years Angular or similar front end experience
5 – 8 years of development experience in Java, spring boot, microservices
5 + years of cloud development experience
5+ years relational database experience
Experience with monitoring and observability tools
Demonstrates a keen awareness of the member experience while seeking opportunities for automation and innovation to reduce dependency on high risk legacy platforms
Experience in identifying and documenting business needs working interactively and effectively with technical resources
Customer-first orientation and strong passion for delivering quality tools, information and content in service to consumer needs
Desire to work collaboratively and experienced in driving projects to completion on time and within budget
Proficient with communication across multiple levels of an organization
Prior Experience In Pharmacy Benefits
Benefits
The Typical Pay Range For This Role Is
$118,450.00 - $260,5+0.00
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
In addition to your compensation, enjoy the rewards of an organization that puts our heart into caring for our colleagues and our communities
The Company offers a full range of medical, dental, and vision benefits
Eligible employees may enroll in the Company’s 401(k) retirement savings plan, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan is also available for eligible employees
The Company provides a fully-paid term life insurance plan to eligible employees, and short-term and long term disability benefits
CVS Health also offers numerous well-being programs, education assistance, free development courses, a CVS store discount, and discount programs with participating partners
As for time off, Company employees enjoy Paid Time Off (“PTO”) or vacation pay, as well as paid holidays throughout the calendar year
Number of paid holidays, sick time and other time off are provided consistent with relevant state law and Company policies
Responsibilities
The Staff Software development engineer, PBM Benefits Modernization is responsible for managing the technical needs across PBM Benefits space in the Pharmacy Benefits Management segment
They have accountability for the development, operations and support for modern cloud based Java and Angular products
This position works closely with the overall development team to set, teach, and enforce the standards, quality and technical excellence of the products they are responsible for
This role will be expected to collaborate very closely with Business Stakeholders and Product Owners and ensure the technical delivery of the business goals
They will work closely with architecture teams, delivery management, SRE, and project management to achieve the product goals and production health
Understands, designs, and implemements business user stories across the technology stack
Ensures security and accessibility, performance standards, and release health remain on track
Works with the Product Owner to prioritize and refine the product to deliver business value
Participates and provides feedback in architecture and design reviews, champions improvements and ensures high fidelity and consistent implementation throughout the product
Supports both the business and technical understanding of the customer experience, back-end technologies/capabilities and business operations
Leads Code reviews and implements best standards
Coaches peers and junior developers on improvements, best practices, and quality
Job description
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.
Position Summary
The Staff Software development engineer, PBM Benefits Modernization is responsible for managing the technical needs across PBM Benefits space in the Pharmacy Benefits Management segment. They have accountability for the development, operations and support for modern cloud based Java and Angular products. This position works closely with the overall development team to set, teach, and enforce the standards, quality and technical excellence of the products they are responsible for. This role will be expected to collaborate very closely with Business Stakeholders and Product Owners and ensure the technical delivery of the business goals. They will work closely with architecture teams, delivery management, SRE, and project management to achieve the product goals and production health.
• Understands, designs, and implemements business user stories across the technology stack
• Ensures security and accessibility, performance standards, and release health remain on track
• Works with the Product Owner to prioritize and refine the product to deliver business value
• Participates and provides feedback in architecture and design reviews, champions improvements and ensures high fidelity and consistent implementation throughout the product.
• Supports both the business and technical understanding of the customer experience, back-end technologies/capabilities and business operations.
• Leads Code reviews and implements best standards. Coaches peers and junior developers on improvements, best practices, and quality.
Required Qualifications
• 8-10 years experience in IT with an emphasis on engineering development
• 2+ years Angular or similar front end experience
• 5 – 8 years of development experience in Java, spring boot, microservices
• 5 + years of cloud development experience
• 5+ years relational database experience
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools
• Demonstrates a keen awareness of the member experience while seeking opportunities for automation and innovation to reduce dependency on high risk legacy platforms.
• Experience in identifying and documenting business needs working interactively and effectively with technical resources.
• Customer-first orientation and strong passion for delivering quality tools, information and content in service to consumer needs.
• Desire to work collaboratively and experienced in driving projects to completion on time and within budget.
• Proficient with communication across multiple levels of an organization.
Preferred Qualifications
• 3 + years of experience with core infrastructure development and integration
• Experience with messaging and event platforms
• Familiarity with Kubernetes
• Experience with the Azure, AWS and GCP public cloud platforms.
• Experience with microservices & webservice based API integrations
Prior Experience In Pharmacy Benefits
Education
Bachelors Degree Required, Masters Preferred.
Pay Range
The Typical Pay Range For This Role Is
$118,450.00 - $260,5+0.00
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.
In addition to your compensation, enjoy the rewards of an organization that puts our heart into caring for our colleagues and our communities. The Company offers a full range of medical, dental, and vision benefits. Eligible employees may enroll in the Company’s 401(k) retirement savings plan, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan is also available for eligible employees. The Company provides a fully-paid term life insurance plan to eligible employees, and short-term and long term disability benefits. CVS Health also offers numerous well-being programs, education assistance, free development courses, a CVS store discount, and discount programs with participating partners. As for time off, Company employees enjoy Paid Time Off (“PTO”) or vacation pay, as well as paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Number of paid holidays, sick time and other time off are provided consistent with relevant state law and Company policies.
For more detailed information on available benefits, please visit Benefits | CVS Health
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 01/26/2026
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.
8-10 years experience in IT with an emphasis on engineering development
2+ years Angular or similar front end experience
5 – 8 years of development experience in Java, spring boot, microservices
5 + years of cloud development experience
5+ years relational database experience
Experience with monitoring and observability tools
Demonstrates a keen awareness of the member experience while seeking opportunities for automation and innovation to reduce dependency on high risk legacy platforms
Experience in identifying and documenting business needs working interactively and effectively with technical resources
Customer-first orientation and strong passion for delivering quality tools, information and content in service to consumer needs
Desire to work collaboratively and experienced in driving projects to completion on time and within budget
Proficient with communication across multiple levels of an organization
Prior Experience In Pharmacy Benefits
Benefits
The Typical Pay Range For This Role Is
$118,450.00 - $260,5+0.00
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
In addition to your compensation, enjoy the rewards of an organization that puts our heart into caring for our colleagues and our communities
The Company offers a full range of medical, dental, and vision benefits
Eligible employees may enroll in the Company’s 401(k) retirement savings plan, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan is also available for eligible employees
The Company provides a fully-paid term life insurance plan to eligible employees, and short-term and long term disability benefits
CVS Health also offers numerous well-being programs, education assistance, free development courses, a CVS store discount, and discount programs with participating partners
As for time off, Company employees enjoy Paid Time Off (“PTO”) or vacation pay, as well as paid holidays throughout the calendar year
Number of paid holidays, sick time and other time off are provided consistent with relevant state law and Company policies
Responsibilities
The Staff Software development engineer, PBM Benefits Modernization is responsible for managing the technical needs across PBM Benefits space in the Pharmacy Benefits Management segment
They have accountability for the development, operations and support for modern cloud based Java and Angular products
This position works closely with the overall development team to set, teach, and enforce the standards, quality and technical excellence of the products they are responsible for
This role will be expected to collaborate very closely with Business Stakeholders and Product Owners and ensure the technical delivery of the business goals
They will work closely with architecture teams, delivery management, SRE, and project management to achieve the product goals and production health
Understands, designs, and implemements business user stories across the technology stack
Ensures security and accessibility, performance standards, and release health remain on track
Works with the Product Owner to prioritize and refine the product to deliver business value
Participates and provides feedback in architecture and design reviews, champions improvements and ensures high fidelity and consistent implementation throughout the product
Supports both the business and technical understanding of the customer experience, back-end technologies/capabilities and business operations
Leads Code reviews and implements best standards
Coaches peers and junior developers on improvements, best practices, and quality
Job description
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.
Position Summary
The Staff Software development engineer, PBM Benefits Modernization is responsible for managing the technical needs across PBM Benefits space in the Pharmacy Benefits Management segment. They have accountability for the development, operations and support for modern cloud based Java and Angular products. This position works closely with the overall development team to set, teach, and enforce the standards, quality and technical excellence of the products they are responsible for. This role will be expected to collaborate very closely with Business Stakeholders and Product Owners and ensure the technical delivery of the business goals. They will work closely with architecture teams, delivery management, SRE, and project management to achieve the product goals and production health.
• Understands, designs, and implemements business user stories across the technology stack
• Ensures security and accessibility, performance standards, and release health remain on track
• Works with the Product Owner to prioritize and refine the product to deliver business value
• Participates and provides feedback in architecture and design reviews, champions improvements and ensures high fidelity and consistent implementation throughout the product.
• Supports both the business and technical understanding of the customer experience, back-end technologies/capabilities and business operations.
• Leads Code reviews and implements best standards. Coaches peers and junior developers on improvements, best practices, and quality.
Required Qualifications
• 8-10 years experience in IT with an emphasis on engineering development
• 2+ years Angular or similar front end experience
• 5 – 8 years of development experience in Java, spring boot, microservices
• 5 + years of cloud development experience
• 5+ years relational database experience
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools
• Demonstrates a keen awareness of the member experience while seeking opportunities for automation and innovation to reduce dependency on high risk legacy platforms.
• Experience in identifying and documenting business needs working interactively and effectively with technical resources.
• Customer-first orientation and strong passion for delivering quality tools, information and content in service to consumer needs.
• Desire to work collaboratively and experienced in driving projects to completion on time and within budget.
• Proficient with communication across multiple levels of an organization.
Preferred Qualifications
• 3 + years of experience with core infrastructure development and integration
• Experience with messaging and event platforms
• Familiarity with Kubernetes
• Experience with the Azure, AWS and GCP public cloud platforms.
• Experience with microservices & webservice based API integrations
Prior Experience In Pharmacy Benefits
Education
Bachelors Degree Required, Masters Preferred.
Pay Range
The Typical Pay Range For This Role Is
$118,450.00 - $260,5+0.00
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.
In addition to your compensation, enjoy the rewards of an organization that puts our heart into caring for our colleagues and our communities. The Company offers a full range of medical, dental, and vision benefits. Eligible employees may enroll in the Company’s 401(k) retirement savings plan, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan is also available for eligible employees. The Company provides a fully-paid term life insurance plan to eligible employees, and short-term and long term disability benefits. CVS Health also offers numerous well-being programs, education assistance, free development courses, a CVS store discount, and discount programs with participating partners. As for time off, Company employees enjoy Paid Time Off (“PTO”) or vacation pay, as well as paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Number of paid holidays, sick time and other time off are provided consistent with relevant state law and Company policies.
For more detailed information on available benefits, please visit Benefits | CVS Health
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 01/26/2026
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Staff Software Development Engineer position is now open for candidates interested in the Software Developer Jobs sector. This role in Buffalo Grove offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Software Developer Jobs is a plus.
