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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.
Overview
We are seeking a hands-on Senior Software Automation Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable test automation solutions across web applications, APIs, and cloud-native platforms.
This role will focus on creating reliable automation frameworks, improving test coverage, integrating quality gates into CI/CD pipelines, and enabling faster, higher-confidence releases. The ideal candidate combines strong technical automation skills with a solid understanding of software quality engineering principles and collaborative ways of working.
This is a highly technical role requiring expertise in modern UI and API automation, cloud environments, and continuous testing practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable UI and API automation frameworks
- Create automated test suites using Playwright, Python, and PyTest
- Develop and execute API automation tests for RESTful services
- Build reusable test utilities, libraries, and reporting capabilities
- Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar tools
- Partner closely with developers, product managers, and QE teams to define quality strategies and test coverage
- Perform root-cause analysis of failures and drive defect prevention
- Support test execution in AWS-hosted environments
- Validate application functionality, integrations, and end-to-end workflows
- Participate in requirements reviews, design discussions, and sprint activities
- Continuously improve automation reliability, maintainability, and execution efficiency
- Contribute to quality metrics, reporting, and release readiness assessments
- Promote quality engineering best practices across teams
Required Qualifications
- 3-5 years of experience in software quality engineering or test automation
- Strong hands-on experience with Python
- Strong experience with Playwright for UI automation
- Experience using PyTest and automation framework development
- Strong understanding of API testing and REST services
- Experience with tools such as Postman, Swagger/OpenAPI, or equivalent
- Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
- Hands-on experience with GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar automation platforms
- Working knowledge of AWS services and cloud-hosted applications
- Experience with test reporting and debugging production-quality systems
- Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, product, and QE teams
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in healthcare, insurance, or regulated environments
- Experience validating distributed systems and microservices architectures
- Familiarity with contract testing and service virtualization
- Exposure to performance or reliability testing
- Experience with container technologies such as Docker
- Familiarity with log analysis and monitoring tools such as Splunk, Datadog, Grafana, or CloudWatch
- Experience working with test data management and environment management
- Knowledge of AI-assisted testing tools and modern QE practices
Education
Bachelor's degree preferred/specialized training/relevant professional qualification.
Technical Skills
Automation & Testing
- Playwright
- Python
- PyTest
- API Testing
- REST Services
- Test Framework Development
CI/CD & DevOps
- Jenkins
- GitHub Actions
- Git
- Continuous Testing
- Release Validation
Cloud & Infrastructure
- CloudWatch
- AWS
- Basic troubleshooting and operational support
- Environment configuration and deployment validation
Quality Engineering
- Risk-Based Testing
- Test Strategy
- Root Cause Analysis
- Defect Prevention
- Test Reporting and Metrics
What Success Looks Like
- Automated quality gates integrated into delivery pipelines
- Reliable automation coverage for critical UI and API workflows
- Faster feedback cycles and reduced manual validation effort
- Improved release confidence and production quality
- Close partnership with engineering and product teams to build quality into the development lifecycle
Anticipated Weekly Hours
40Time Type
Full timePay Range
The typical pay range for this role is:
$83,430.00 - $203,940.00This 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.
Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.
Great benefits for great people
We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.
This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.
Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 10/30/2026
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in senior software development engineer jobs.
- 5+ years of professional software development experience in production environments
- Proficiency in at least one of Java, Python, C++, Go, or similar languages
- Experience designing and building distributed systems or large-scale microservices architectures
- Strong command of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
- Ability to lead technical design reviews and mentor junior and mid-level engineers
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field
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Quantify your system design impact
Hiring managers at the senior level expect concrete scale numbers on your resume. Replace vague phrases like 'improved performance' with specifics: how many requests per second your service handled, how much latency you cut, or how large the codebase you refactored was.
Align your GitHub to the role
Before applying, make sure your pinned repositories reflect the stack the team uses. A Java shop reviewing a profile full of Python side projects has to work harder to see your fit. Swap in relevant work or add a short README explaining transferable design decisions.
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Filter openings by architecture scope
Search for keywords like 'distributed systems,' 'platform,' or 'microservices' alongside the role title to surface openings where senior engineers own end-to-end design, not just feature work. Those postings signal the scope and autonomy most senior candidates are targeting.
Prepare a system design narrative in advance
Senior interviews almost always include an open-ended design question. Prepare two or three real systems you designed, including the trade-offs you made and what you'd do differently. Interviewers are evaluating your reasoning process, not whether you hit a textbook answer.
Negotiate beyond base compensation
Once you have an offer, ask specifically about equity refresh schedules, signing bonus cliff dates, and performance review cycles before accepting. These details affect total value significantly and are almost always negotiable at the senior level before the offer is finalized.
Senior Software Development Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most senior software development engineers?
The companies hiring the most senior software development engineers right now include CVS Health, Google, and JPMorganChase, with the largest share of openings in California, Texas, and Washington, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Demand is especially concentrated at companies running large cloud infrastructure and enterprise platform teams.
How many senior software development engineer jobs are remote?
About 75% of senior software development engineer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of September 2026, making it one of the more remote-accessible senior technical roles. Platform engineering, backend infrastructure, and developer tooling positions tend to have the highest share of fully remote options compared to embedded or hardware-adjacent roles.
How do you become a senior software development engineer?
Most engineers reach the senior level by consistently owning projects end-to-end rather than just completing assigned tasks. That means driving technical design decisions, mentoring peers, and demonstrating that your code and architecture choices hold up at scale. Building depth in distributed systems or a specific domain, contributing to cross-team initiatives, and earning a reputation for reliable delivery are the practical steps that move engineers from mid-level to senior.
Can you get a senior software development engineer role with limited senior-level experience?
It's possible if you can demonstrate senior-level thinking even without the title. Engineers who have informally led design decisions, owned critical infrastructure, or mentored teammates often make a strong case by showing documented examples of that scope. Targeting smaller companies or startups where senior engineers are expected to wear multiple hats can also lower the formal experience bar.
What does the senior software development engineer interview process look like?
Most senior software development engineer interview processes include a recruiter screen, one or two technical phone interviews covering coding and problem-solving, a system design round where you architect a real-world distributed system, and a behavioral round focused on leadership and cross-functional collaboration. Some companies add a take-home component or a code review exercise to assess how you evaluate existing systems rather than just build new ones.
Where can I find and apply to senior software development engineer jobs?
You can find and apply to senior software development engineer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Find roles that match your experience and stack, then apply directly to each listing from the page.
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