Staff Backend Engineer, AI Platforms & GenAI

CVS Health Corporation; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 261,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Bonus program

Job summary

CVS Health Corporation is seeking a passionate Staff Backend Engineer to join a high‑impact engineering team focused on building next‑generation intelligent platforms. You will drive the design and delivery of scalable, production‑grade AI solutions, leading technical discussions and mentoring engineers.

The role requires hands‑on leadership and collaboration across product, business, and engineering teams to deliver solutions aligned with business goals in a fast‑paced environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience delivering scalable, production‑grade applications.
• 5+ years experience in backend development including API design and microservices.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Frontend frameworks such as Angular or React.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy scalable AI/GenAI applications leveraging LLMs and architectures.
• Develop and optimize AI prompts, evaluation frameworks, and model pipelines for accuracy and performance.
• Architect and implement end‑to‑end solutions including frontend and backend services.
• Lead technical design discussions and drive secure, high‑performing architecture decisions.
• Mentor engineers and stay current with AI/ML and modern web technologies.

Skills

Backend development

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud platforms

Frontend frameworks

Generative AI / LLMs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Angular

React

GCP or cloud platforms

Job description

CVS Health Corporation is seeking a passionate Staff Backend Engineer to join a high‑impact engineering team focused on building next‑generation intelligent platforms. You will drive the design and delivery of scalable, production‑grade AI solutions, leading technical discussions and mentoring engineers.

The role requires hands‑on leadership and collaboration across product, business, and engineering teams to deliver solutions aligned with business goals in a fast‑paced environment.