The Senior Software Development Engineer is a key contributor to Verity's industry-leading medication purchasing platform. This role drives the design and delivery of scalable, high-impact solutions across reporting, workflow automation, analytics, optimization, and predictive capabilities, leveraging modern software technologies and complex pharmacy supply chain data models. As a Senior Software Development Engineer, you will play a critical role in designing and delivering high-impact, scalable software that simplifies complex processes, drives meaningful insights, and creates measurable value for our customers. This role is ideal for an experienced engineer who thrives on solving complex problems, enjoys partnering across disciplines, and is energized by building modern, data-driven platforms.
Responsibilities:- Design, build, and evolve scalable full-stack software solutions that support reporting, workflow automation, analytics, and predictive capabilities.
- Lead technical design and contribute to architecture decisions for distributed, data-intensive systems.
- Partner with product and business stakeholders to translate complex requirements into clear, effective technical solutions.
- Own delivery outcomes by estimating work, sequencing initiatives, identifying risks, and driving execution to completion.
- Apply modern development practices and AI-assisted tools to improve code quality, developer efficiency, and system performance.
- Collaborate closely with engineering, QA, and operations partners to deliver reliable, production-ready software.
- Ensure secure and resilient deployments through monitoring, observability, and performance optimization.
- Continuously improve engineering standards, processes, and patterns to raise the overall quality and maturity of the platform.
- Mentor and support fellow engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and knowledge sharing.
- Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends, applying new ideas where they add value.
- Protect sensitive and proprietary data while supporting compliance requirements, including HIPAA.
Required Qualifications:- 10+ years of experience building enterprise-grade software applications and distributed systems.
- Strong backend development experience using object-oriented or modern programming languages (Golang strongly preferred).
- Experience designing systems for scalability, reliability, and fault tolerance.
- Hands-on experience with cloud-native architectures and platforms such as AWS.
- Experience working with modern CI/CD pipelines, version control, and automated testing.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to navigate ambiguity and evolving requirements.
- Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within cross-functional teams.
Preferred Qualifications:- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- Experience building modern frontend applications using frameworks such as Angular or React.
- Experience working with complex data models and large datasets, including NoSQL technologies such as MongoDB.
- Experience leading technical initiatives or projects.
- Experience working in Agile or Scrum development environments.
- Experience with healthcare, pharmacy, or regulated industry systems.
If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.
For this position, we anticipate offering an annual salary of 130,200 - 217,000 USD / yearly, depending on relevant factors, including experience and geographic location.
This role is also anticipated to be eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan.
At The Cigna Group, you'll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits, with a focus on supporting your whole health. Starting on day one of your employment, you'll be offered several health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs. We also offer 401(k), company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year, paid holidays, and leaves of absence. For more details on our employee benefits programs, click here.
