Senior Full Stack AI Software Engineer (Java)

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 tomorrows health today we want to hear from you.

About the Role

McKesson Pharmacy Systems (MPS) is seeking a Senior Full Stack AI Software Engineer to help build and modernize the next generation of pharmacy technology this role you will design develop and deploy cloud-based applications using Java Angular Spring Boot PostgreSQL Azure and modern AI-assisted engineering tools.

Working closely with product managers architects and engineering teams you will play a key role in delivering scalable secure and highly reliable software solutions that support critical pharmacy operations using an AI-native SDLC methodology. This is a hands-on engineering position that combines application development technical leadership cloud-native architecture and AI-enabled software engineering practices.

What Youll Do

• Design develop test and deploy full-stack applications using Java Spring Boot Angular TypeScript and PostgreSQL.
• Build and maintain REST APIs and microservices using modern architecture principles and OpenAPI/Swagger standards.
• Leverage approved AI development tools including GitHub Copilot and Claude to improve engineering productivity code quality testing coverage and efficiency
• Evaluate AI-generated code for security performance scalability maintainability and functional accuracy.
• Develop user interfaces and administrative tools that support business workflows and operational efficiency.
• Create scalable event-driven solutions using technologies such as Kafka and distributed messaging platforms.
• Architect and optimize core AI agent orchestration layer and runtime harness to handle complex multi-step task execution model routing
• Ensure end-to-end quality across user interfaces APIs databases integrations and event-driven services.
• Implement automated testing CI/CD pipelines and continuous delivery best practices.
• Utilize observability and monitoring tools to improve application reliability and production support.
• Participate in architecture reviews code reviews and technical design discussions.
• Mentor engineers through knowledge sharing design collaboration and engineering best practices.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions in an Agile environment.

Basic Requirements

Minimum Education & Typical Experience or Equivalent Combination

Degree or equivalent experience and typically requires 7 years of relevant software engineering experience.

Required Skills & Experience

• 7 years of software development experience.
• Hands-on experience with Java Spring Boot and RESTful API development.
• Experience leveraging AI-assisted software development tools and workflows.
• Experience developing web applications using Angular React Vue or similar JavaScript frameworks.
• Robust experience designing low-latency agent execution looks that natively manage multi-step tool execution (harness orchestrator concepts)
• Strong knowledge of SQL and relational databases including PostgreSQL.
• Experience with event-driven architectures and messaging technologies such as Kafka.
• Experience with source control CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery practices.
• Experience developing and executing automated tests.
• Strong troubleshooting debugging and production support skills.

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Experience with Azure cloud services and cloud-native application development.
• Experience with Docker and containerized deployments.
• Experience using ORM technologies such as Hibernate or JPA.
• Familiarity with Redis or other caching technologies.
• Experience with feature management tools such as LaunchDarkly or Optimizely.
• Experience with database migration tools such as Liquibase or Flyway.
• Experience with observability and monitoring tools including Dynatrace.
• Experience working with distributed tracing metrics and structured logging.
• Previous experience in healthcare pharmacy or highly regulated industries.

Work Arrangement

This is a hybrid position. The selected candidate will work onsite at our Las Colinas office a minimum of two days per week with the remaining days worked -office days may vary based on business and team needs.

Physical Requirements

General office work requiring extended periods of sitting computer use communication and collaboration in both virtual and in-person environments.

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