Staff Software Architect & AI-Driven Platform Lead

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Paid time off

Retirement options

Wellness programs

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, designing dashboards and resilient microservices.

You will champion DevOps culture, guide technical strategy, mentor teams, and embed AI-driven features to automate workflows and deliver intelligent insights across payer operations.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering with emphasis on full-stack development and scalable systems.
• Proficiency in modern JS/TS frameworks (React/Angular/Vue) and data visualization libraries.
• Deep server-side expertise and experience designing scalable microservices and event-driven architectures.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases and integrating high-volume data feeds.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design, architecture, and development of scalable web applications across frontend and backend.
• Architect and implement rich dashboards and data visualizations surface complex insights.
• Design secure, scalable APIs and data integration layers with diverse data sources and third-party systems.
• Champion AI/ML integration into products and automate workflows with intelligent features.
• Drive DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and IaC for high availability.

Skills

Full-stack design

Frontend frameworks

Backend microservices

Data integration

AI integration

DevOps & cloud

Problem solving & communication

Education

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

Tools

AWS/GCP/Azure

Terraform / IaC

CI/CD (GitHub Actions/GitLab/Jenkins)

Docker & Kubernetes

LangChain / AI tooling

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, designing dashboards and resilient microservices.

You will champion DevOps culture, guide technical strategy, mentor teams, and embed AI-driven features to automate workflows and deliver intelligent insights across payer operations.