Staff Software Development Engineer - Cost Estimation & Navigation AI
CVS Health1 day ago
Base Salary
$107k - $284k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable software solutions for the Cost Estimation and Navigation AI portfolio.
- Drive architecture and technical design for distributed services, APIs, and platform components.
- Build and enhance cloud-native applications, microservices, and APIs using service, interface, and messaging patterns.
- Define and achieve non-functional requirements covering performance, availability, failover, scalability, security, reliability, operability, flexibility, and cost efficiency.
- Partner with product, data science, and engineering teams to translate portfolio priorities into production-ready solutions.
- Lead technical initiatives, proof-of-concept development, and exploration of emerging AI and GenAI capabilities.
- Apply data and analytics technologies, including orchestration, non-relational data stores, caching, and large-scale service integration patterns.
- Mentor engineers and contribute through design reviews, code reviews, and technical guidance.
- Communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders across teams and organizational boundaries.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory, privacy, and security requirements when handling PII and PHI data.
Requirements
- At least 7 years of experience delivering enterprise-scale software solutions in distributed systems environments.
- At least 5 years of experience with one or more of Java, Python, Go, or JavaScript.
- At least 5 years of hands-on experience designing, building, and operating cloud-based enterprise solutions.
- At least 5 years of experience designing and developing modern microservices and scalable, cost-effective APIs.
- At least 3 years of experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and DevOps practices.
- At least 3 years of experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- Experience with AI/GenAI platforms and applying intelligent capabilities within software products.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience; the posting also permits a high school diploma plus 4 years of relevant experience.
- Preferred qualifications include healthcare experience, Google Cloud Platform experience, distributed systems and scalable architecture expertise, cross-team technical influence, ETL and healthcare data management experience, user-facing application development, observability experience, roadmap creation, and strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
Benefits
- Full-time position with medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources based on eligibility.
- Eligible for CVS Health bonus, commission, or short-term incentive programs and an equity award target in addition to base pay.
- Application window is anticipated to close on 10/22/2026.
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About CVS Health
CVS Health is a U.S. health care company that operates thousands of retail pharmacies, runs the CVS Caremark pharmacy benefits manager, and owns the Aetna health insurance business. It sells prescriptions, retail health goods, and insurance plans, and provides primary and urgent care through MinuteClinic and other services for consumers, employers, and government programs. Founded in 1963 and headquartered in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, it is a public company traded on the NYSE.