Staff Engineer: AI-Driven Apps & Data Platforms

CVS Health; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 107,000 - 284,000; Full time

Job summary

CVS Health is seeking a Staff Engineer to lead architecture, development, and scaling of core applications. You will bridge backend data systems, AI capabilities, and frontend experiences to deliver dashboards and resilient microservices.

You will mentor teams, define the technical roadmap, and drive DevOps practices in cloud environments, with a focus on optimizing payer operations and data workflows.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience with a focus on full‑stack development.
• Experience designing scalable architectures and modern web applications.
• Ability to translate complex requirements into robust technical solutions.
• Experience integrating AI models and data pipelines into products.
• Strong collaboration and communication with technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end design, architecture, and development of scalable web apps.
• Architect dashboards and data visualizations surfacing complex insights.
• Build secure APIs and data integrations with diverse systems.
• Drive AI enablement and integration across core products.
• Champion DevOps, CI/CD, containers, and IaC in cloud environments.
• Establish monitoring, logging, and performance profiling standards.
• Mentor frontend, backend, and DevOps engineers; shape technical roadmap.
• Thrive in ambiguity and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver solutions.

Skills

Full-stack architecture

Frontend frameworks

Backend & APIs

Data integration

AI integration

DevOps & Cloud

Leadership & mentoring

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/SE/IT

Tools

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

AWS / Azure / GCP

Job description

CVS Health is seeking a Staff Engineer to lead architecture, development, and scaling of core applications. You will bridge backend data systems, AI capabilities, and frontend experiences to deliver dashboards and resilient microservices.

You will mentor teams, define the technical roadmap, and drive DevOps practices in cloud environments, with a focus on optimizing payer operations and data workflows.