This is a fully remote, mid-level position with The Cigna Group's Evernorth division, based in Hyderabad, India. The role focuses on developing and deploying software solutions for the Behavioral Health organization, leveraging AI tools to enhance delivery speed and quality.
Skills / Requirements
- Agile
- AI-assisted Development
- Angular
- AWS
- CI/CD
- Cloud Development
- DevOps
- Docker
- DynamoDB
- Git
- HTML/CSS
- Java
- JavaScript
- Kubernetes
- Microservices
- Oracle
- React
- REST API
- Spring Boot
- TypeScript
- Vibe Coding
Why Apply
This role is ideal for developers who thrive using AI-assisted tools like GitHub Copilot and Devin AI. You'll automate repetitive tasks, enhance code quality, and accelerate feature development using these technologies.
What You'll Be Doing
You'll translate business requirements into scalable solutions, design and develop applications with a focus on performance and usability, and maintain backend services using Java and Spring Boot. You'll also integrate applications with databases and manage CI/CD pipelines.
Working in Remote
- Hyderabad is a major tech hub in India, offering a vibrant job market for IT professionals.
- The city is known for its affordable cost of living compared to other major Indian cities.
- Hyderabad offers a mix of modern amenities and rich cultural heritage, making it a dynamic place to live.
- The city's public transportation system is well-developed, easing the daily commute for professionals.
Pay and Career Growth
The role offers the chance to work with cutting-edge AI tools and cloud technologies, which can enhance your technical skills and career prospects. The Cigna Group emphasizes continuous improvement and innovation, fostering a culture of learning and development.
Benefits and Perks
- 401k
- competitive salary
- healthcare
- Remote Work
Is This Role Right for You?
Good fit if you...
- You have strong experience with Java and Spring Boot for backend development.
- You are proficient with AI-assisted development tools like GitHub Copilot.
- You thrive in a remote work environment and can manage tasks independently.
May not be for you if...
- You lack experience with cloud-native applications and AWS.
- You are not comfortable using AI tools for development and automation.
- You prefer on-site work and struggle with remote communication.
Original Job Description
Cigna, a leading Health Services company, is looking for an exceptional Full S tack E ngineer in our Behavioral Health organization. The Full Stack Engineer is responsible for the delivery of a business need starting from understanding the requirements to deploying the software into production. This role requires you to be fluent in some of the critical technologies with proficiency in others and have a hunger to learn on the job and add value to the business. Critical attributes of being a Full Stack Engineer, among others, are ownership, eagerness to learn & an open mindset. In addition to delivery, the Full Stack Engineer should have automation first and continuous improvement mindset. Person should drive the adoption of CI/CD tools and support AI‑assisted development tools to enable rapid, high‑quality delivery.
Responsibilities:
Collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, and technical leadership to gather, analyze, and translate requirements into scalable application solutions.
Design and develop modernapplications following best practices in performance, accessibility, and usability.
Applystrong softwarearchitecturedesign principles to deliverreusablecode,intuitive interfaces and consistent design systems.
Design, develop, and maintain backend services and RESTful APIs using Java and Spring Boot.
Build cloud‑native applications on AWSandOpenshift/Kubernetes, leveraging managed services and best practices for scalability, reliability, and security.
Leverage AI‑assisted development tools (e.g., Cursor,Devin AI, Claude Code,GitHub Copilot) to:
Accelerate feature development and prototyping.
Improve code quality, refactoring, and documentation.
Assist with debugging and test generation.
Automate repetitive engineering tasks.
AI Prompting & Context Engineering.
Vibe Coding & Rapid Iteration.
Integrate applications withOracle, DynamoDBdatabases, including schema design, query optimization, and transactional consistency.
Implement secure authentication and authorization for web applications and APIs.
Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, and deployment workflows.
Deploy and manage applications using containerization and cloud‑based infrastructure as required.
Supporting legacy applications involves updating frameworks and libraries to enhance security, performance, and compatibility.
Monitor application health, performance, and logs; proactively identify and resolve issues.
Participate actively in Agile ceremonies:planning, grooming,standups, demos, and retrospectives.
Conduct code reviews and enforce engineering best practices across frontend, backend, and cloud components.
Continuously evaluate and adopt modern frameworks, cloud services, and AI‑driven engineering practices to improve delivery speed and quality.
Experience Required:
5 – 8years ofsoftwaredevelopment experience, frontend and backend
Strong backend development experience usingJava and Spring Boot, including:
REST API design and implementation
Microservices‑based architectures
Strong understanding ofversion control (Git)and collaborative development workflows.
Strong frontend development expertise
Modern JavaScript / TypeScript.
Component‑based architecture.
HTML5, CSS3, responsive design.
Strong AWSorOpenshift/Kubernetescloud development experience
EC2, S3, RDS, DynamoDB
Lambda, ECS/EKS
IAM, CloudWatch, API Gateway
Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools such as:
Git, Jenkins, GitHub Actions,ArgoCD.
Experience with DevOps practices, containerization (Docker), and cloud‑native deployment patterns.
Mandatory hands‑on experience using AI‑assisted development tools such asCursor, Devin AI, Claude Code, GitHub Copilotor equivalent for rapiddevelopment and code quality improvement.
Experience Desired:
Experience with microservices, event‑driven architectures, or messaging systems.
Knowledge of application security best practices (OAuth, JWT, secure API design).
Experience with automated testing frameworks (JUnit, Mockito, Cypress, Playwright, etc.).
Knowledge and/or experience with Health care information domains preferred
Education and Training Required:
Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) required.
Primary Skills:
Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate, Oracle, Kafka,Struts,TopLink,AIautomation,IBM MQ, TypeScript, Angular, React, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, Rest APIs, AWS, Lambda, SQS, EC2, DynamoDB, Git, CI/CD, Eclipse, ESP, JBOSS.
Additional Skills:
AWS, Git, Lambda,design patterns.
Design and architect the solution independentlyand deliver to production with AI automationmindset.
Take ownership and accountability.
Assist with Cloud Center of Excellence (CoE) and Cigna Information Protection (CIP) on application and design reviews to ensure successful Production deployments.
Have a quality mindset, not just code quality but also to ensure ongoing application/data quality by monitoring data to identify problems before they have business impact
Take risks and champion newideas.
About Evernorth Health Services
Evernorth Health Services, a division of The Cigna Group, creates pharmacy, care and benefit solutions to improve health and increase vitality. We relentlessly innovate to make the prediction, prevention and treatment of illness and disease more accessible to millions of people. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.