Staff Software Engineer - Cost Estimation & Navigation AI

CVS Health Corporation

Tennessee

Hybrid

USD 107,000 - 284,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

CVS Health Corporation is seeking a Staff Software Development Engineer to design, build, and deliver cloud-based solutions within the Cost Estimation & Navigation AI portfolio, helping healthcare decision-making.

You will lead architecture across microservices and APIs on Google Cloud Platform, mentor engineers, and partner with product and data science teams to deliver scalable, secure, and compliant software.

Qualifications

7+ years of experience delivering enterprise-scale software solutions in distributed systems environments.
5+ years of experience in one or more programming languages such as Java, Python, Go, or JavaScript.
5+ years of hands‑on experience designing, building, and operating cloud‑based enterprise solutions.
5+ years of experience designing and developing modern microservices and scalable, cost‑effective 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 long-term maintainability.
Partner with product, data science, and engineering teams to translate business priorities and portfolio use cases into production-ready technical solutions.
Provide technical leadership across complex initiatives by guiding implementation decisions, managing dependencies, and addressing engineering tradeoffs.
Design, build, and enhance cloud-native applications, microservices, and APIs using modern service, interface, and messaging patterns.
Define and ensure achievement of non-functional requirements, including performance, availability, failover, scalability, and security.
Evaluate existing architectures and recommend improvements to reliability, operability, flexibility, and cost efficiency.
Lead proof-of-concept development and technical exploration for emerging technologies, including AI/GenAI-enabled capabilities relevant to portfolio needs.
Apply knowledge of data and analytics technologies, including orchestration, non-relational data stores, caching, and large-scale service integration patterns.
Mentor engineers and contribute to engineering excellence through design reviews, code reviews, and technical guidance.
Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders to build alignment across teams and organizational boundaries.
Ensure solutions are designed and delivered in compliance with regulatory, privacy, and security requirements, including secure handling of PII and PHI data.