Backend Platform & API Product Lead

Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement

New York (NY)

Hybrid

USD 106,605 - 284,280

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

CVS Health is seeking a Backend Capability Product Specialist to own the backend platform, API ecosystem, and third-party integration layer of our SaaS product suite. This role sits at the intersection of engineering, business strategy, and market intelligence, driving scalable and interoperable systems that power internal and external integrations.

The ideal candidate combines SaaS platform expertise with a data-driven approach to prioritization, balancing market trends, ROI potential, and

Qualifications

At least 7 years of product management experience.
4+ years focused on backend systems, APIs, or platform products.
Proven track record delivering SaaS platform features at scale - ideally in a B2B or enterprise context.
Deep understanding of RESTful API design, webhooks, async messaging, and modern integration patterns.
Hands-on experience with API management platforms (e.g., Apigee, AWS API Gateway, Kong, MuleSoft).
Strong ability to build investment cases grounded in ROI modeling, market sizing, and competitive differentiation.
Demonstrated experience leading API or platform product strategy - not just execution.
Comfortable reading technical documentation, reviewing API specs (OpenAPI/Swagger), and participating in architectural discussions.

Responsibilities

Own the roadmap for backend systems, APIs, and data platform capabilities.
Define API design standards, versioning strategies, and developer experience (DX) principles.
Drive the vision for a scalable, event-driven microservices architecture with engineering leads.
Establish and govern API governance frameworks including authentication, rate limiting, and SLA commitments.
Lead strategy and execution for third-party integrations, partner APIs, and marketplace ecosystem development.
Identify and prioritize integration opportunities with EHR/EMR platforms (Epic, Cerner, athenahealth, etc.), payer systems, and health data networks.
Collaborate with technical architects to evaluate interoperability standards (HL7 FHIR R4/R4B, SMART on FHIR, TEFCA).
Manage the integration roadmap from vendor evaluation through production go-live and lifecycle management.
Monitor healthcare tech market trends, regulatory shifts, and competitive landscape to inform backend roadmap.
Evaluate AI model APIs and generative AI integration and translate into business-ready features.
Build ROI-based business cases for platform investments tied to revenue, retention, or efficiency.
Partner with Sales, Customer Success, and pre-sales to understand market needs.