Staff Software Engineer - Frontend

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

We are seeking a highly skilled frontend-focused Staff Software Engineer to join our modernization team focused on transforming the legacy CVS pharmacy systems into a cutting-edge, cloud-native platform hosted on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). As part of the team, you will play a crucial role in designing and developing user interfaces that enhance the experience related to the patient and drug domains. You will work closely with backend and design teams to create responsive, scalable, and maintainable frontend applications using modern frameworks like Angular and React. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in frontend development, system design, and a deep understanding of user-centric design principles.

*This role is hybrid - 3 days per week at one of our corporate offices and 2 days work from home.

Responsibilities

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  Lead the design, development, and implementation of user interfaces using Angular, React, and other modern frontend technologies.

  
  


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  Collaborate with UX/UI designers, backend developers, and product managers to build intuitive, responsive, and accessible web applications.

  
  


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  Develop scalable frontend components with a focus on reusability, performance, and maintainability.

  
  


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  Integrate REST APIs and GraphQL endpoints into frontend applications, ensuring efficient data retrieval and seamless user experiences.

  
  


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  Drive the adoption of modern frontend best practices, including component-driven development, state management, and modular architecture.

  
  


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  Optimize application performance through code reviews, profiling, and continuous refactoring.

  
  


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  Implement comprehensive testing strategies using frameworks like Jest, Jasmine, or Cypress to ensure high-quality, bug-free software.

  
  


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  Participate in code reviews, provide mentorship to junior engineers, and champion best practices in frontend development and testing.

  
  


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  Drive the adoption of CI/CD pipelines for frontend applications, automating the build, testing and deployment process.

  
  


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  Stay up-to-date with the latest front-end technologies, frameworks, and industry trends, and proactively propose new approaches to improve our technology stack.

  
  

Required Qualifications

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  7+ years of experience in frontend software engineering with a strong focus on modern JavaScript frameworks, particularly Angular and React.

  
  


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  5+ years of experience building and maintaining scalable, responsive user interfaces with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript/TypeScript.

  
  


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  4+ years of experience working with state management libraries like Redux, NgRx, or similar, ensuring efficient data flow and application state handling.

  
  


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  3+ years of experience integrating REST APIs and GraphQL endpoints into frontend applications, with an understanding of asynchronous programming and error handling.

  
  


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  3+ years of experience with testing frameworks like Jest, Jasmine, or Cypress, ensuring robust unit, integration, and end-to-end testing of frontend components.

  
  


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  2+ years of experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and CI/CD pipelines, with a focus on automating build, testing, and deployment processes for frontend applications.

  
  

Preferred Qualifications

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  Strong understanding of UI/UX principles, accessibility standards, and cross-browser compatibility to ensure high-quality user experience.

  
  


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  Experience with modern frontend architecture patterns, such as micro-frontends, component-driven-development, and modular design.

  
  


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  Excellent problem-solving skills with a proactive mindset for debugging and optimizing frontend performance.

  
  


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  Strong communication and collaboration skills, with a proven ability to work effectively within cross-functional, agile teams.

  
  

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (High School Diploma and 4 years relevant experience)

Business Overview

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. We strive to promote and sustain a culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging every day. CVS Health is an affirmative action employer, and is an equal opportunity employer, as are the physician-owned businesses for which CVS Health provides management services. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, promotion, or any other personnel action based on race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We proudly support and encourage people with military experience (active, veterans, reservists and National Guard) as well as military spouses to apply for CVS Health job opportunities.

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.

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 (https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefits)

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 12/15/2024

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.

We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, promotion, or any other personnel action based on race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.