Staff Software Development Engineer - Cost Estimation & Navigation AI

CVS Health•Work At Home-Connecticut, CT

9d•$106,605 - $284,280

About The Position

The Cost Estimation and Navigation AI portfolio at CVS Health is seeking a Staff Software Development Engineer to help build solutions that simplify healthcare navigation and improve the experience for the people we serve. This portfolio includes Cost Estimator, Benefit Quoting, and Digital Consumer Products, supporting key moments across the healthcare journey from plan selection through active care navigation. These solutions help members, prospective members, customer service agents, and providers access clearer information about cost, benefits, and care options so they can make more informed decisions. As a Staff Software Development Engineer, you will help design, build, and deliver modern cloud-based applications within a complex distributed systems environment on Google Cloud Platform. You will contribute across architecture, system design, and implementation, helping deliver scalable, reliable solutions while strengthening the long-term technical foundation of the portfolio. This role offers the opportunity to work on high-impact products that support healthcare decisions and make complex information more accessible and actionable for a broad set of users.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

Healthcare domain experience
Experience building and operating solutions on Google Cloud Platform, including GKE, Cloud Run, Cloud Build, Pub/Sub, Cloud SQL, and IAM
Strong understanding of software design principles, distributed systems, and scalable architecture patterns
Experience influencing technical direction, engineering standards, and solution design across teams or domains
Experience with ETL processes, data quality practices, and healthcare data management
Hands-on experience developing user-facing features and applications
Experience implementing monitoring and observability solutions using OpenTelemetry, Grafana, or similar platforms
Ability to create and execute roadmaps that balance delivery, innovation, and reliable scale
Strong collaboration, communication, and stakeholder management skills across organizational boundaries

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