Staff Software Architect - AI-Driven, Cloud-Native Apps

CVS Health; Virginia; Hybrid; 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 with AI capabilities and frontend experiences, building dashboards, microservices, and integrations with third‑party systems.

As a hands‑on technical leader, you will drive DevOps culture, craft AI‑driven features, and guide teams across full‑stack development while ensuring operational excellence and robust performance across the technology stack.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience with full‑stack focus.
• Experience with modern JS/TS frameworks and data visualization libraries.
• Deep expertise in server‑side languages and scalable microservices.

Responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end design and development of scalable web applications.
• Architect and implement dashboards and data visualization interfaces.
• Design secure, scalable APIs and data integration layers.
• Champion AI/ML features and orchestration within products.
• Drive DevOps, CI/CD, and cloud infrastructure practices.

Skills

Full‑stack development

Frontend (JS/TS)

Backend & APIs

Data integration

AI integration

DevOps / Cloud

Architecture leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

React

Node.js

Python

Docker/Kubernetes

Terraform

Job description

CVS Health is seeking a Staff Engineer to lead architecture, development, and scaling of core applications. You will bridge backend data systems with AI capabilities and frontend experiences, building dashboards, microservices, and integrations with third‑party systems.

As a hands‑on technical leader, you will drive DevOps culture, craft AI‑driven features, and guide teams across full‑stack development while ensuring operational excellence and robust performance across the technology stack.