Senior Software Development Engineer Search AI
CVS Health1 day ago
Base Salary
$93k - $204k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop and optimize advanced search algorithms and systems using Elastic/OpenSearch.
- Apply machine learning techniques, classification models, and ranking models to improve search relevance.
- Explore and integrate agentic solutions, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, and Large Language Models into search capabilities.
- Analyze search queries, user behavior, and search performance metrics to identify optimization opportunities.
- Develop and evaluate analytical and predictive models for search-related problems.
- Use Python to examine and interpret large volumes of search data.
- Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and business stakeholders to deliver search solutions.
- Provide technical communication to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Mentor engineers and help raise technical standards through design, implementation, and production support.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of professional software engineering experience, with significant depth in search or data-intensive systems.
- At least 3 years of experience with information retrieval, inverted indexes, scoring models, relevance tuning, query understanding, relevancy, and ranking.
- Demonstrated execution from design through production support.
- A track record of mentoring engineers and raising technical standards.
- Experience with AI-driven coding tools, including Claude Code and Copilot.
- Preferred experience with OpenSearch, Elasticsearch, and/or Solr.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; a high school diploma plus 4 years of relevant work experience is also accepted.
Benefits
- Full-time employment with medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, subject to eligibility.
- 40-hour work week.
- Application window anticipated to close on 10/31/2026.
Tech Stack
ElasticsearchPython
Categories
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.