Success Profile
What makes a successful Software Development Engineer? Here are the top traits.
- Conceptual
- Proactive
- Problem-Solver
- Strategic
- Technologically Savvy
- Visual Thinker
Culture

Accomplish
Make a meaningful impact by using your problem-solving skills to push the boundaries of innovation in healthcare, while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

Innovate
Foster a digital mindset to drive IT transformation across McKesson through our evolving data and technology tools.

Grow
Join a supportive environment where you can advance your career and develop both personally and professionally.
Benefits
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Coverage you can rely on
- Medical, Dental, and Vision
- Health Spending Accounts
- Flexible Spending Accounts
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Benefits that go beyond your base pay
- 401(k) (U.S.)
- Pension (Canada)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
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Support for total well-being
- Mental Health Programs
- Flexible Schedules
- Paid Time Off
- Wellness Program
- Education Reimbursement
- Volunteer Opportunities
- Flexible Work Environment
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A global leader of inclusion
McKesson’s commitment to diversity and inclusion starts at the top. We have also been named a Best Employer for Diversity by Forbes.
Responsibility
McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care.
What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you.
Join CoverMyMedsas a Software Development Engineer, where you'll join innovative teams to deliver exceptional software solutions that surpass customer expectations.
Key Responsibilities:
Participates in the software development lifecycle independently or with minimal guidance by assisting in defining design requirements, refining requirements with stakeholders, and developing/documenting technical designs/processes
Investigates a range of software problems, identifies root causes with diagnostic analysis, and codes solutions using judgment within defined policies/practices. May lead less experienced peers in coding solutions.
Writes and documents code, performs complex debugging, and leads peer code reviews and refactoring efforts under limited direction
Ensures software quality through adherence to coding and quality standards and maintaining a high-quality codebase
Contributes to and/or lead release management processes, including code deployments and validation, depending on team design/roles
Ensures applications within scope have appropriate monitoring in place and participates in the implementation of monitoring, observability, and disaster recovery solutions depending on team design/roles
Identifies and resolves security vulnerabilities with minimal guidance, leveraging existing policies/practices and ensuring solutions are compliant with secure coding policies. Performs ongoing risk analyses.
Identifies opportunities for and contributes to process and productivity improvements within the team
Participates in and/or leads cross-team and/or cross-functional efforts (e.g., with Product Support, Quality Assurance, Site Reliability Engineers, etc.) to complete project work
Conducts activities with broad application of software development and engineering principles, theories, and concepts, and applies a working knowledge of other related fields
Demonstrates technical competence within specific applications/domains and provides technical guidance and mentorship to less experienced team members
Provides on-call and urgent issue support as necessary
Other duties as assigned
Candidate must be based in the metropolitan area of our hub city Columbus, OH. Position will primarily allow for remote working
We are unable to provide sponsorship now or in the future for this position.
Minimum Job Qualifications
Degree or equivalent and typically requires 4+ years of relevant experience
Education
Bachelor’s in computer science, engineering or another STEM field or equivalent.
Critical Skills:
4+ years of experience withRuby, C#, Java, Python
4+ years of experience developing web-based software systems and applications
2+ years of experience with both manual and automated testing/tools
2+ years of experience working with version control concepts
2+ years of experience working in agile practices and methodologies
Direct experience with performance monitoring and observability
Preferred Skills:
Experience withTypescript, React
Familiarity with microservice and event-driven architecture experience
Experience working in Cloud PaaS (Microsoft Azure preferred)
Experience with multi-tiered web based systems and complex data driven applications
Experience with GitHub
Experience utilizing CI/CD pipelines, tools and processes
Experience with performance monitoring and observability tools and techniques
Experience working on HIPAA compliant projects.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKesson's pay philosophy, and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson, please click here.
Our Base Pay Range for this position
$106,900 - $178,100McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer
McKesson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees and is committed to a diverse and inclusive environment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age or genetic information. For additional information on McKesson’s full Equal Employment Opportunity policies, visit our Equal Employment Opportunity page.
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