Senior Software Engineer

CVS Health Corporation; Rhode Island; Hybrid; USD 102,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Bonus eligibility

Career development

Job summary

CVS Health is modernizing its legacy pharmacy systems into a cloud-native platform. A backend-focused Senior Software Engineer will design and develop microservices to drive data pipeline modernization, analytics, and ML-ready workflows.

You will collaborate with Data Scientists and Platform teams to build scalable, secure data infrastructures on GCP, implement observability, and enable high-performance data access via REST/GraphQL APIs. This is a full-time role in Rhode Island.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building data pipelines or backend data workflows using Python, Java, or similar languages.
• 2+ years of experience designing REST/GraphQL data services or integrating data APIs.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS or Azure).
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform preferred; Pulumi or CDK).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines to support analytics, ML, and operational reporting
• Develop robust data ingestion, transformation, and integration workflows using Python, SQL, and modern data engineering frameworks
• Build and maintain batch and streaming data pipelines leveraging technologies such as Kafka (or similar pub/sub tools)
• Work with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services, including Cloud Storage, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, BigQuery, Cloud Spanner and Cloud Functions
• Develop and manage data APIs and interfaces (REST and GraphQL) to enable high-performance data access across microservices
• Implement CI/CD automation for data pipelines using GitHub Actions, Argo CD, or equivalent tools
• Collaborate with Data Scientists and MLOps teams to integrate ML/NLP models into data pipelines and production workflows
• Build and operationalize NLP data pipelines for structured and unstructured data sources (e.g., Rx claims, clinical documents)
• Implement frameworks for observability and data quality, ensuring ML predictions, confidence scores, and fallback events are logged into data lakes or monitoring systems

Skills

Python

Java

REST/GraphQL

Data pipelines

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

GCP

Terraform

Kubernetes

BigQuery

Dataflow

Job description

We’re building a world of health around every individual - shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you'll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger - helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.

Position Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled backend-focused Senior Software Engineer to join our modernization team focused on transforming the legacy CVS pharmacy systems into a cutting-edge, cloud-native platform. As part of the team, you will play a crucial role in designing and developing microservices that drive the modernization of critical patient and drug domains. You will work on integrating cloud-native solutions, enhancing performance, and ensuring seamless operation within a highly scalable and secure environment. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in backend development, system design, and a strong understanding of cloud-native software engineering principles.

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines to support analytics, ML, and operational reporting
• Develop robust data ingestion, transformation, and integration workflows using Python, SQL, and modern data engineering frameworks
• Build and maintain batch and streaming data pipelines leveraging technologies such as Kafka (or similar pub/sub tools)
• Work with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services, including Cloud Storage, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, BigQuery, Cloud Spanner and Cloud Functions
• Develop and manage data APIs and interfaces (REST and GraphQL) to enable high-performance data access across microservices
• Implement CI/CD automation for data pipelines using GitHub Actions, Argo CD, or equivalent tools
• Collaborate with Data Scientists and MLOps teams to integrate ML/NLP models into data pipelines and production workflows
• Build and operationalize NLP data pipelines for structured and unstructured data sources (e.g., Rx claims, clinical documents)
• Implement frameworks for observability and data quality, ensuring ML predictions, confidence scores, and fallback events are logged into data lakes or monitoring systems

Infrastructure Engineering Responsibilities:

• Design and provision cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or Pulumi for GCP resources including GKE clusters, Cloud SQL, VPC networks, IAM, and storage
• Deploy, configure, and manage containerized data workloads using Kubernetes (GKE) - including deployments, autoscaling (HPA/VPA), namespaces, resource quotas, and health checks
• Architect and maintain network topology for data platform environments - VPCs, subnets, firewall rules, private service access, Cloud NAT, and VPC Service Controls
• Implement and enforce IAM policies, service account governance, and secrets management (GCP Secret Manager or HashiCorp Vault) to ensure least-privilege access across all data services
• Build and maintain infrastructure monitoring and alerting using Cloud Monitoring, Prometheus, Grafana, or equivalent - covering pipeline latency, throughput, error rates, and resource utilization
• Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure changes using Terraform Cloud, GitHub Actions, or Argo CD, ensuring infrastructure drift detection and rollback capability
• Manage environment parity (dev/staging/prod) for data platform infrastructure, including environment-specific configuration management and promotion workflows
• Drive cloud cost governance - right-sizing compute resources, implementing committed-use discounts, setting up budget alerts, and producing cost attribution reports per workload
• Design and implement disaster recovery, backup, and high-availability strategies for data stores, pipeline infrastructure, and ML serving endpoints
• Collaborate with Security and Platform teams to ensure data infrastructure compliance with enterprise security policies, SOC 2, HIPAA, and CVS Health regulatory requirements

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience building data pipelines or backend data workflows using Python, Java, or similar languages
• 2+ years of experience designing REST/GraphQL data services or integrating data APIs
• 2+ years of experience with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS or Azure)
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform preferred; Pulumi or CDK)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Hands-on experience working with ML/AI model integration in production (e.g., Vertex AI Endpoints, TensorFlow Serving, ML REST APIs)
• Experience handling structured and unstructured datasets, including healthcare data (Rx claims, clinical documents, NLP text)
• Direct, hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform, especially BigQuery, Dataflow, GKE, Composer and Vertex AI
• Knowledge of GenAI pipelines, LLM prompt workflows, and agent orchestration frameworks (e.g., LangChain, transformers)
• Experience deploying Python-based ML/NLP services into microservice ecosystems using REST, gRPC, or sidecar architectures
• Familiarity with GCP Shared VPC, VPC Service Controls, or private Google Access configurations for secure data platform networking
• Exposure to FinOps practices - cloud cost attribution, showback/chargeback models, and resource tagging strategies

Education:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience (HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience)

Anticipated Weekly Hours

40

Time Type

Full time

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$101,970.00 - $203,940.00

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.

This full-time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well-being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.

Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 09/25/2026

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.