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Senior Software Development Engineer
CVS Pharmacy INC · 🇺🇸 TX - Work from home
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 191 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 217 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What CVS Pharmacy INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles48 certified filings for “Sr Software Development Engineer” (Software Developers) in TX: $142k–$174k, median $156k. Most were filed at wage level IV (46%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — CVS Pharmacy INC
The US Department of Labor certified 191 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 217 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
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. About The Role At CVS, we're building out the API Platform to enable teams across CVS Digital to quickly and easily deliver experiences into the hands of our customers, all at the scale of a Fortune 6 company! The API Platform will be leveraged by hundreds of engineers across CVS Health building sites used by millions of customers. As a Senior Software Engineer for the API Platform, you'll be a key hands-on contributor, designing, building, and maintaining core platform capabilities. You'll work closely with Staff Engineers and engineering leaders to turn the platform's technical vision into reliable, well-crafted software, while helping partner teams across CVS Health adopt and succeed with the platform. We need an experienced engineer who can take ownership of complex features from design through production, work through ambiguity with support from technical leaders, and raise the bar for quality on the team. This is a great opportunity to grow your technical impact on a platform that is being shaped from the ground up. What We Expect of You Technical Design and Delivery • You'll own the design and implementation of significant platform features and services • You'll contribute to architectural discussions and help evaluate trade-offs between short-term needs and long-term maintainability • You'll follow and help refine the technical standards and best practices used by the team • You'll proactively identify risks, bugs, and areas for improvement within your areas of ownership Technical Execution • You'll write high-quality, well-tested, maintainable code as a core part of your role • You'll review code thoughtfully, with attention to correctness, performance, and readability • You'll participate in on-call rotations, debugging, and resolving production issues • You'll identify and address technical debt within the systems you work on Mentorship and Team Growth • You'll mentor less experienced engineers through code reviews, pairing, and technical guidance • You'll share knowledge with teammates and help onboard new engineers • You'll participate in interviewing and hiring Collaboration • You'll partner with engineers on other teams to understand their needs and help them integrate with the API Platform • You'll communicate clearly about progress, blockers, and technical decisions • You'll write and maintain documentation so knowledge is shared rather than siloed • You'll contribute constructively to technical discussions and help the team reach decisions Learning and Exploration • You'll stay current with industry trends and bring useful ideas to the team • You'll contribute to proof-of-concepts for new technologies and approaches • You'll evaluate tools and techniques based on their practical fit for our platform Required Qualifications • 5+ years of experience in web development • Strong proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript • Experience with modern front-end frameworks (React and Next.js preferred) • Experience with Java and Spring Boot • Experience owning features or components from design through production • Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to teammates and partners • Experience mentoring or supporting the growth of other engineers • Experience working on production systems with real-world scale and reliability needs Preferred Qualifi