Staff Software Architect & AI Platform Lead

CVS Health; Nevada; 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, AI capabilities, and frontend experiences, delivering rich dashboards and resilient microservices.

You will champion AI-driven features, drive CI/CD and IaC practices, and mentor teams across frontend, backend, and DevOps. The role demands strategic thinking and hands‑on leadership in a fast‑paced environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience in full‑stack, architecture, and scalable apps.
• Strong frontend framework experience and data visualization skills.
• Proven ability to design microservices and secure API integrations.

Responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end design, architecture, and development of scalable web applications.
• Architect and implement rich, interactive dashboards and interfaces for data insights.
• Design secure, scalable APIs (REST, GraphQL) and integration layers with data objects and third‑party systems.
• Champion AI/ML integration into core products and automate workflows with intelligent features.
• Drive DevOps culture, CI/CD pipelines, containerized deployments (Docker/Kubernetes), and IaC (Terraform).
• Mentor engineers, set coding standards, and align technical roadmap with product leadership.

Skills

Full‑stack development

Software architecture

Frontend frameworks

API design (REST/GraphQL)

Data integration

AI integration

DevOps & Cloud

CI/CD tooling

Education

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

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

LangChain

OpenAI API

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

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, delivering rich dashboards and resilient microservices.

You will champion AI-driven features, drive CI/CD and IaC practices, and mentor teams across frontend, backend, and DevOps. The role demands strategic thinking and hands‑on leadership in a fast‑paced environment.