CVS Health

Software Development Engineer

IRL - Galway Full time

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.

Job Summary

As a Software Development Engineer, you will focus on building and scaling robust backend services that facilitate healthcare data interoperability. You are a data-literate software engineer who understands how software architecture impacts data quality and downstream analytics. You will work within a collaborative team to develop distributed microservices that utilize modern messaging and storage patterns to ensure data is operationalized effectively across the organization.

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain scalable backend services and APIs using Kotlin/Java and Spring Boot.

  • Manage and optimize data persistence using MongoDB, ensuring high performance and data integrity.

  • Implement event-driven patterns using Kafka to enable real-time data exchange across the platform.

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to transform complex clinical data into standardized formats.

  • Participate in the full software development lifecycle, from design to CI/CD-automated deployment.

Required Qualifications

  • Proven experience building high-performance, distributed systems in a cloud-native environment.

  • Proficiency in Kotlin/Java and the Spring Boot framework.

  • Hands-on experience with MongoDB and Kafka for event-driven architectures.

  • Strong track record of using GitHub for collaborative development and code quality.

  • A collaborative spirit and a focus on building inclusive, high-performing teams.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with Python or Scala for data processing tasks.

  • Foundational understanding of Spark or Databricks environments.

  • Familiarity with FHIR, HL7, or other healthcare data interoperability standards.

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

€35,000.00 - €90,000.00

  

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 29/05/2026