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Senior R&D Software Developer Jobs in Columbus, OH

CoverMyMeds

Staff Software Developer

Columbus, OH · On-site

We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to provide technical leadership across the CoverMyMeds ... Reporting to the Senior Director of Access Engineering, this role operates across multiple ...

McKesson

Staff Software Developer

Columbus, OH

We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to provide technical leadership across the CoverMyMeds ... Reporting to the Senior Director of Access Engineering, this role operates across multiple ...

McKesson

Staff Software Developer

Columbus, OH · On-site

We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to provide technical leadership across the CoverMyMeds ... Reporting to the Senior Director of Access Engineering, this role operates across multiple ...

CoverMyMeds

Staff Software Developer

Columbus, OH

We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to provide technical leadership across the CoverMyMeds ... Reporting to the Senior Director of Access Engineering, this role operates across multiple ...

SysMind Tech

Sr Java Developer - PA

Westerville, OH · On-site

$55.25 - $70.50/hr

D * Can we use Freelancer? : No * Named Job Posting? (if Yes - needs to be approved by SCSC) : No ... Global Role Family : 6504 Developer / Software Engineer * Local Role Name : Sr. Java Dev * Local ...

JumpMind, LLC

UK Sr Software Engineer

Columbus, OH · On-site

$115K - $152K/yr

Job Requisition: Sr Software Engineer Requisition Title: Sr Software Engineer Location: UK based ... and DevOps concepts ● Experience working with customers/end-users Preferred Experience

Digital Disbursements

Senior Software Engineer

Columbus, OH · On-site

$118K - $156K/yr

Experience using Microsoft Team Foundation System (Azure DevOps) would be a plus. * Experience with ... We offer all the important things you'd want - like competitive salaries, an ownership stake in the ...

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As of Aug 19, 2026, the average hourly pay for senior r&d software developer in Columbus, OH is $59.63, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $50.62 and $66.88 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Senior R&D Software Developer vs Software Engineer?

AspectSenior R&D Software DeveloperSoftware Engineer
CredentialsBachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or related field; experience in R&DBachelor's or higher in Computer Science or related field
Work EnvironmentResearch and development labs, innovation teamsDevelopment teams, product-focused environments
Industry UsageTech, manufacturing, research institutionsTech companies, startups, software firms
Common Search/ComparisonOften compared for R&D roles and advanced developmentMore general software development roles

The main difference is that a Senior R&D Software Developer focuses on innovative research, prototyping, and developing new technologies within R&D environments, often requiring specialized knowledge and experience. In contrast, a Software Engineer typically works on building, testing, and maintaining software products in production environments. Both roles require strong programming skills, but the Senior R&D role emphasizes research and experimentation.

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Staff Software Developer

CoverMyMeds

Columbus, OH • On-site

Full-time

Posted 12 days ago

CoverMyMeds rating

8.0

Company rating: 8.0 out of 10

Based on 8 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

123rd of 245 rated software companies

Job description

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.
We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to provide technical leadership across the CoverMyMeds Access Engineering portfolio. Reporting to the Senior Director of Access Engineering, this role operates across multiple engineering teams and product domains, driving architectural consistency, engineering excellence, and technical strategy.
This is a highly influential individual contributor role focused on solving complex technical challenges, improving engineering effectiveness, and shaping the future of software development within Access Engineering. Success in this position is measured by organizational impact, technical leadership, and the outcomes enabled across teams rather than individual code contributions alone.
What You'll Do
Technical Leadership & Architecture
  • Define and influence architectural direction across the Access Engineering portfolio.
  • Lead technical strategy for initiatives that span multiple products, systems, and engineering teams.
  • Evaluate architectural tradeoffs and guide teams toward scalable, maintainable solutions.
  • Create reusable technical patterns, reference implementations, and engineering standards.

Engineering Excellence
  • Establish and promote best practices for software quality, reliability, security, observability, and maintainability.
  • Help teams improve automated testing, production readiness, operational excellence, and system performance.
  • Drive consistency in engineering practices while minimizing unnecessary complexity.

Platform & Developer Productivity
  • Identify opportunities to improve shared tooling, platform capabilities, and development workflows.
  • Reduce technical friction and operational overhead, enabling engineers to focus on delivering customer value.
  • Champion improvements that increase engineering velocity, quality, and sustainability.

AI-Enabled Engineering
  • Define and advance Access Engineering's strategy for AI-assisted software development and AI-enabled engineering practices.
  • Partner with enterprise AI teams to adopt established standards while identifying use cases specific to Access Engineering.
  • Evaluate tools, practices, and safeguards that support the responsible use of AI throughout the software development lifecycle.

Technical Mentorship & Influence
  • Mentor senior engineers and help strengthen technical leadership across the organization.
  • Foster a culture of technical excellence, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.
  • Influence engineering, product, and leadership stakeholders through technical expertise and strategic thinking.

Hands-On Technical Contribution
  • Remain actively engaged with implementation details to ensure architectural decisions are practical and executable.
  • Contribute to software design, prototyping, troubleshooting, and critical development efforts when appropriate.
  • Partner with engineering teams to solve complex technical and operational challenges.

Priority will be given to candidates who reside in the Columbus, OH metropolitan area.
We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role presently or in the future.
Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field; equivalent practical experience considered.
  • 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, including experience designing and building enterprise-scale software systems.
  • Demonstrated experience leading technical initiatives across multiple teams, products, or organizational boundaries.
  • Experience designing distributed systems, APIs, integration platforms, or cloud-native applications.
  • Proven ability to influence technical direction without formal management authority.
  • Experience mentoring engineers and driving engineering best practices.

Critical & Required Skills
The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong capabilities in the following areas:
Software Architecture
  • Enterprise application architecture
  • Distributed systems design
  • Microservices and service-oriented architectures
  • API strategy and integration patterns
  • Event-driven architectures
  • System scalability and performance optimization

Engineering Leadership
  • Technical strategy and roadmap development
  • Cross-team collaboration and influence
  • Architectural governance and standards
  • Technical decision-making and tradeoff analysis
  • Leading large-scale, complex technical initiatives

Software Quality & Reliability
  • Automated testing strategies
  • Observability and monitoring
  • Site reliability principles
  • Secure software development practices
  • Production readiness and operational excellence

Cloud & Modern Development
  • Cloud-native architectures
  • CI/CD and DevOps practices
  • Infrastructure automation
  • Modern software engineering practices
  • Developer productivity and platform engineering concepts

AI Readiness & Engineering Innovation
  • Experience evaluating or implementing AI-assisted development tools
  • Understanding of responsible AI practices and governance considerations
  • Ability to identify practical AI use cases that improve engineering effectiveness

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience in healthcare technology, health tech, pharmacy technology, payer technology, or regulated industries.
  • Familiarity with prior authorization workflows, healthcare interoperability, or healthcare integrations.
  • Experience supporting engineering organizations with 50+ developers across multiple products.
  • Experience building developer platforms, shared services, or internal engineering tooling.
  • Experience with architectural modernization initiatives involving legacy systems.
  • Experience implementing engineering effectiveness metrics and software quality frameworks.
  • Experience with AWS or other major cloud platforms.
  • Prior experience serving as a Staff Engineer, Principal Engineer, Lead Architect, or equivalent senior individual contributor.

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
$155,300 - $258,800
McKesson has become aware of online recruiting-related scams in which individuals who are not affiliated with or authorized by McKesson are using McKesson's (or affiliated entities, like CoverMyMeds or RxCrossroads) name in fraudulent emails, job postings or social media messages. In light of these scams, please bear the following in mind:
McKesson Talent Advisors will never solicit money or credit card information in connection with a McKesson job application.
McKesson Talent Advisors do not communicate with candidates via online chatrooms or using email accounts such as Gmail or Hotmail. Note that McKesson does rely on a virtual assistant (Gia) for certain recruiting-related communications with candidates.
McKesson job postings are posted on our career site: careers.mckesson.com.
McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer
McKesson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other legally protected category. For additional information on McKesson's full Equal Employment Opportunity policies, visit our Equal Employment Opportunity page.
McKesson is committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including job seekers with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us by sending an email to (United States) Disability_Accommodation@McKesson.com or (Canada) Accessibility@mckesson.ca. Resumes or CVs submitted to this email box will not be accepted.
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