Backend Platform & API Strategist

Quest Oracle Community; Indiana (PA); Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 284,000; Full time

Job summary

CVS Health is seeking a Backend Capability Product Specialist to own the backend platform, APIs, 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, interoperable systems powering internal capabilities and external partner integrations.

You will own the roadmap for backend systems, establish API governance, and collaborate across teams to deliver enterprise‑grade API

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years in product management.
• 4+ years in backend systems, APIs, or platform products.
• Proven SaaS platform feature delivery experience in B2B/enterprise.
• Strong understanding of RESTful API design and integration patterns.

Responsibilities

• Own the product roadmap for backend systems, APIs, and data platform capabilities.
• Define API standards, versioning, and developer experience (DX) principles.
• Drive a scalable, event-driven microservices architecture with engineering leads.
• Lead strategy for third‑party integrations, partner APIs, and marketplace ecosystem.

Skills

Product management

Backend focus

API design

ROI modeling

Agile/Scrum

Communication

Technical reading

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Apigee

AWS API Gateway

Kong

MuleSoft

Job description

CVS Health is seeking a Backend Capability Product Specialist to own the backend platform, APIs, 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, interoperable systems powering internal capabilities and external partner integrations.

You will own the roadmap for backend systems, establish API governance, and collaborate across teams to deliver enterprise‑grade API