Staff Software Engineer - Frontend

At CVS Health, we’re building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care.

As the nation’s leading health solutions company, we reach millions of Americans through our local presence, digital channels and more than 300,000 purpose-driven colleagues – caring for people where, when and how they choose in a way that is uniquely more connected, more convenient and more compassionate. And we do it all with heart, each and every day.

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 React. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in frontend development, system design, and a deep understanding of user-centric design principles.

*Preference is for candidates to work hybrid out of our corporate office in Woonsocket, RI or Hartford, CT;  remote will be considered for candidates not in close proximity to an office.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop advanced web applications using React, JavaScript, and TypeScript

• Establish and enforce frontend best practices, including performance optimization and maintainability

• Lead initiatives around frontend security concepts, ensuring robust protection against common vulnerabilities

• Design and implement comprehensive testing strategies and evaluate testing frameworks

• Collaborate on CI/CD processes, ensuring seamless integration and deployment

• Guide the adoption of tools like JxBrowser or similar for hybrid web applications

• Mentor and provide technical leadership to the frontend engineering team

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of frontend development experience with React, JavaScript, and TypeScript

• 7+ years of proven experience driving frontend best practices in a large-scale environment

• 3+ years’ experience designing and implementing testing frameworks/strategies (e.g., Jest, Cypress, Playwright, etc.)

• 3+ years working with CI/CD pipelines and workflows

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of frontend security concepts (e.g., XSS prevention, secure cookies, CORS)

• Experience with JxBrowser or similar tools for hybrid web applications

• Strong knowledge of accessibility standards and responsive design

• Strong understanding of microservice best practices and distributed systems

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

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