Senior Backend Engineer - AI-Powered Search & Personalization

CVS Health; Town of Florida (NY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Bonus eligibility

Job summary

CVS Health is seeking a backend-focused Senior Software Engineer to build cloud-native microservices on Google Cloud Platform. You will design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and data pipelines.

You will work with architects and product teams, implement AI-driven capabilities, and contribute to search systems with Elastic/OpenSearch/Solr. Strong collaboration is essential.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in software engineering, including full software development lifecycle (design, development, testing, deployment)
• 3+ years of experience building cloud-native applications (GCP, AWS, or Azure)
• 4+ Strong programming skills in at least one of the following languages: Java, Python, Kotlin, or Go, with a focus on backend and API development
• 2+ years of experience designing and developing microservices, including API design and event-driven patterns
• Experience using AI development tools such as Claude/Curosr/OpenCode/Codex
• Experience building distributed systems with an understanding of scalability, resiliency, and fault tolerance
• Experience with search technologies such as ElasticSearch/OpenSearch/Solr/Lucene
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with observability and monitoring tools, including Splunk, for logging, alerting, and production support
• Proven experience working in highly cross-functional, collaborative environments

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design and implementation of scalable microservices architectures, including APIs, domain-driven services, and event-driven systems
• Develop and maintain backend services and distributed systems with a focus on scalability, resiliency, and performance
• Collaborate with architects and senior engineers to implement technical strategies aligned with microservices-based and cloud-native design
• Build and enhance data pipelines and platforms to support real-time and batch processing
• Enable/Implement AI-driven capabilities such as intelligent search, recommendations, and decision-support systems
• Contribute to the development and optimization of search systems using technologies such as Elastic/OpenSearch/Solr
• Implement CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and automated testing using modern tools (GitHub, Jenkins, CircleCI, Harness)
• Ensure system reliability through monitoring, logging, and observability best practices
• Participate in design discussions and code reviews, following established engineering standards and best practices
• Collaborate closely with product managers, architects, and cross-functional teams to deliver scalable and modular solutions
• Support production systems, troubleshooting issues and improving system performance and stability
• Follow responsible AI practices, ensuring quality and reliability of AI-enabled features

Skills

Java

Python

Kotlin

Go

API design

Microservices

Cloud-native architectures

Observability

CI/CD practices

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Elastic/OpenSearch/Solr

Splunk

GitHub

Jenkins

CircleCI

Harness

GCP

Job description

CVS Health is seeking a backend-focused Senior Software Engineer to build cloud-native microservices on Google Cloud Platform. You will design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and data pipelines.

You will work with architects and product teams, implement AI-driven capabilities, and contribute to search systems with Elastic/OpenSearch/Solr. Strong collaboration is essential.