Staff Software Engineer: Cost Estimation & AI Navigation

CVS Health Corporation; Idaho; Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 284,000; Full time

Job summary

CVS Health Corporation is seeking a Staff Software Development Engineer to design, build, and deliver cloud-based applications within a distributed systems environment on Google Cloud Platform. You will influence architecture, implement scalable microservices, and mentor engineers while delivering secure, high‑quality software.

You will collaborate with product, data science, and engineering teams to translate business priorities into production-ready solutions, focusing on reliability,

Qualifications

• 7+ years delivering enterprise-scale software in distributed systems.
• 5+ years in one or more programming languages such as Java, Python, Go, or JavaScript.
• 5+ years designing and operating cloud-based enterprise solutions.
• 5+ years designing and developing modern microservices and scalable APIs.
• 3+ years of experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and DevOps practices.
• 3+ years of experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience working with AI/GenAI platforms and applying intelligent capabilities within software products.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable software solutions within the Cost Estimation & Navigation AI portfolio.
• Drive architecture and technical design across distributed services, APIs, and platform components to support scalability, resiliency, security, and maintainability.
• Partner with product, data science, and engineering teams to translate business priorities into production-ready technical solutions.
• Provide technical leadership across complex initiatives by guiding implementation decisions and dependencies.
• Design, build, and enhance cloud-native applications, microservices, and APIs using modern service and messaging patterns.
• Define and ensure achievement of non-functional requirements including performance, availability, and security.
• Evaluate architectures and recommend improvements to reliability and cost efficiency.
• Lead PoC development and exploration for emerging technologies including AI/GenAI capabilities.

Skills

Java

Python

Go

JavaScript

Distributed systems

Cloud computing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Google Cloud Platform (GKE)

Job description

CVS Health Corporation is seeking a Staff Software Development Engineer to design, build, and deliver cloud-based applications within a distributed systems environment on Google Cloud Platform. You will influence architecture, implement scalable microservices, and mentor engineers while delivering secure, high‑quality software.

You will collaborate with product, data science, and engineering teams to translate business priorities into production-ready solutions, focusing on reliability,