Senior Backend Platform & API Product Lead

Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement; Kansas; Hybrid; USD 106,605 - 284,280; Full time

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 to drive scalable, interoperable systems.

The ideal candidate combines SaaS platform expertise with a data‑driven approach to prioritization in healthcare tech, with emphasis on EHR/EMR interoperability and API standards.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of product management experience in SaaS/enterprise contexts.
• 4+ years focused on backend systems, APIs, or platform products.
• Proven track record delivering scalable SaaS platform features.
• Deep understanding of RESTful API design, webhooks, async messaging.
• Hands-on experience with API management platforms (Apigee, AWS API Gateway, Kong, MuleSoft).
• Strong ROI modeling, market sizing, and competitive differentiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the product roadmap for backend systems, APIs and data platforms.
• Define API design standards, versioning, and developer experience principles.
• Drive a scalable, event-driven microservices architecture with engineering leads.
• Lead strategy for third‑party integrations and marketplace ecosystem development.
• Monitor healthcare tech market trends and regulatory shifts to inform the roadmap.
• Serve as the primary product owner with backend engineering squads and manage sprint planning.

Skills

Backend products

API design & governance

SaaS platform

Healthcare tech knowledge

Stakeholder collaboration

Data-driven prioritization

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Apigee

AWS API Gateway

Kong

MuleSoft

Job description

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 to drive scalable, interoperable systems.

The ideal candidate combines SaaS platform expertise with a data‑driven approach to prioritization in healthcare tech, with emphasis on EHR/EMR interoperability and API standards.