Staff Software Engineer

CVS Health; United States; Remote; USD 106,000 - 214,000; Full time

Job summary

CVS Health is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead innovation in health solutions. The role involves researching and implementing cutting-edge technologies such as AI and robotics, ensuring the integration of these technologies into operational systems. Candidates must have extensive experience in software development and a passion for transformative health care initiatives.

Benefits

Affordable medical plan options

401(k) plan with company matching

Employee stock purchase plan

Wellness screenings and counseling programs

Paid time off and flexible work schedules

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience in software engineering from ideation to production.
• 7+ years with programming languages such as Java or Python.
• 3+ years building AI applications.

Responsibilities

• Research emerging technologies for innovative enterprise solutions.
• Lead cross-functional teams to develop solution prototypes.
• Collaborate with business owners to solve complex problems.

Skills

Software Development

Emerging Technologies

AI/GenAI Application Development

Java

Python

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Master’s in Computer Science or Information Systems

Tools

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Job description

At CVS Health, we’re building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care.

As the nation’s leading health solutions company, we reach millions of Americans through our local presence, digital channels and more than 300,000 purpose-driven colleagues – caring for people where, when and how they choose in a way that is uniquely more connected, more convenient and more compassionate. And we do it all with heart, each and every day.

Position Summary:

As Staff Software Engineer, you will be a key contributor to researching and assessing emerging technologies to enable innovation across the enterprise. As part of the Innovation Lab, you will be responsible for spotting, exploring and gaining deep understanding of technological advances, emergent technologies and disruptive trends. You will be responsible for facilitating the ideas of using new and existing technologies in novel and unique ways to support a wide range of technologies including Artificial Intelligence, Internet of things, Immersive Interfaces, Quantum Computing and Robotics.

In this role, you will influence business owners, technical leaders, solution architects and integration architects in achieving CVS Health strategic goals by enabling the use of cutting-edge technologies to solve previously unsolved business challenges. You will also partner with other enterprise architects, solution architects, and engineering teams during the pilot implementations of emerging technologies. You will primarily be responsible for guiding teams on the design and devising strategies to integrate emerging capabilities with existing CVS Health enterprise systems. You will serve as an integral partner, guiding application teams to adopt newer technologies to create disruptive and transformational breakthroughs that create new growth opportunities, competitive business services and result in delightful customer experiences.

Additional Accountability includes:

• Research and explore emerging technologies to enable innovation across the enterprise.
• Works with internal teams, research firms, vendors and universities on technology research and development initiatives.
• Conduct proof-of-technologies, demos, tech talks and generate inspiration for positive and innovative thinking.
• Contribute to knowledge bank and maintain repository for deliverables, methodologies, and solution patterns.
• Collaborate with business owners and IT leaders to identify opportunities to apply emerging technologies to solve complex business problems.
• Be a technologist and work with other Engineers in planning, prioritizing and performing assigned tasks within deadlines
• Lead, mentor and work with a team of engineers to deliver solution prototypes and/or MVPs for multiple use cases and assist with accelerating the adoption of emerging capabilities.
• Partner with application owners, business partners and peer groups regarding long and short-range technical solutions that meet business requirements.
• Provides consultation to application owners, business partners and peer groups to enable early adoption of emerging technology based solutions to meet business imperatives.

*Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years experience in software engineering from ideation to production deployment of IT solutions
• 10+ years experience in full software development life cycle including ideation, coding, coding standards, testing, code reviews and production deployments
• 7+ years experience in one or more programing languages such as Java or Python
• 7+ years experience with modern software development practices
• 3+ years experience exploring, building and deploying AI/GenAI based applications
• Must have experience developing prototypes and MVPs using LLMs such as GPT, Gemini, Cloude and Mistral.

*Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience with development and deployment of Minimum Viable Products (MVPs)
• Experience with unstructured text analytics, cognitive search, voice/video/natural language processing, image processing and other AI / GenAI related emerging concepts and technologies
• Experience with Hybrid cloud platforms with working knowledge and/or certification on AWS, Azure or Google cloud platform.
• Must demonstrate technical leadership, be able to turn vision into action, drive outcomes, and promote common goals and actions.
• Must demonstrate innovative mindset, divergent thinking and convergent actions.
• T shaped IT professional with depth of knowledge in a few areas and breadth of knowledge in many areas.
• Complete understanding of the software development lifecycle - must have participated on many projects through their complete lifecycles (requirements, design, development, launch).

*Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent required. Will accept High School Diploma/GED with 2 years of experience for every year of college not attained in addition to required years of experience. Masters in Computer Science or Information Systems preferred. MBA is also a plus.

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$106,605.00 - $213,210.00

At CVS Health, we’re building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care.

As the nation’s leading health solutions company, we reach millions of Americans through our local presence, digital channels and more than 300,000 purpose-driven colleagues – caring for people where, when and how they choose in a way that is uniquely more connected, more convenient and more compassionate. And we do it all with heart, each and every day.

Position Summary:

As Staff Software Engineer, you will be a key contributor to researching and assessing emerging technologies to enable innovation across the enterprise. As part of the Innovation Lab, you will be responsible for spotting, exploring and gaining deep understanding of technological advances, emergent technologies and disruptive trends. You will be responsible for facilitating the ideas of using new and existing technologies in novel and unique ways to support a wide range of technologies including Artificial Intelligence, Internet of things, Immersive Interfaces, Quantum Computing and Robotics.

In this role, you will influence business owners, technical leaders, solution architects and integration architects in achieving CVS Health strategic goals by enabling the use of cutting-edge technologies to solve previously unsolved business challenges. You will also partner with other enterprise architects, solution architects, and engineering teams during the pilot implementations of emerging technologies. You will primarily be responsible for guiding teams on the design and devising strategies to integrate emerging capabilities with existing CVS Health enterprise systems. You will serve as an integral partner, guiding application teams to adopt newer technologies to create disruptive and transformational breakthroughs that create new growth opportunities, competitive business services and result in delightful customer experiences.

Additional Accountability includes:

• Research and explore emerging technologies to enable innovation across the enterprise.
• Works with internal teams, research firms, vendors and universities on technology research and development initiatives.
• Conduct proof-of-technologies, demos, tech talks and generate inspiration for positive and innovative thinking.
• Contribute to knowledge bank and maintain repository for deliverables, methodologies, and solution patterns.
• Collaborate with business owners and IT leaders to identify opportunities to apply emerging technologies to solve complex business problems.
• Be a technologist and work with other Engineers in planning, prioritizing and performing assigned tasks within deadlines
• Lead, mentor and work with a team of engineers to deliver solution prototypes and/or MVPs for multiple use cases and assist with accelerating the adoption of emerging capabilities.
• Partner with application owners, business partners and peer groups regarding long and short-range technical solutions that meet business requirements.
• Provides consultation to application owners, business partners and peer groups to enable early adoption of emerging technology based solutions to meet business imperatives.

*Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years experience in software engineering from ideation to production deployment of IT solutions
• 10+ years experience in full software development life cycle including ideation, coding, coding standards, testing, code reviews and production deployments
• 7+ years experience in one or more programing languages such as Java or Python
• 7+ years experience with modern software development practices
• 3+ years experience exploring, building and deploying AI/GenAI based applications
• Must have experience developing prototypes and MVPs using LLMs such as GPT, Gemini, Cloude and Mistral.

*Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience with development and deployment of Minimum Viable Products (MVPs)
• Experience with unstructured text analytics, cognitive search, voice/video/natural language processing, image processing and other AI / GenAI related emerging concepts and technologies
• Experience with Hybrid cloud platforms with working knowledge and/or certification on AWS, Azure or Google cloud platform.
• Must demonstrate technical leadership, be able to turn vision into action, drive outcomes, and promote common goals and actions.
• Must demonstrate innovative mindset, divergent thinking and convergent actions.
• T shaped IT professional with depth of knowledge in a few areas and breadth of knowledge in many areas.
• Complete understanding of the software development lifecycle - must have participated on many projects through their complete lifecycles (requirements, design, development, launch).

*Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent required. Will accept High School Diploma/GED with 2 years of experience for every year of college not attained in addition to required years of experience. Masters in Computer Science or Information Systems preferred. MBA is also a plus.

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$106,605.00 - $213,210.00

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program.

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits – investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:

• Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan.

• No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.

• Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.

For more information, visit https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefits

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 06/10/2025

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.

About the company

At CVS Health, we share a clear purpose: helping people on their path to better health. Through our health services, plans and community pharmacists, we’re pioneering a bold new approach to total health. Making quality care more affordable, accessible, simple and seamless, to not only help people get well, but help them stay well in body, mind and spirit.

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