Staff Software Development Engineer – Backend, Node.js

CVS Health

Staff Software Development Engineer developing backend systems for CVS Health’s API platform. Leading architecture and engineering standards with a focus on scalability and reliability.

Posted 4/22/2026full-timeRemote • Connecticut, Illinois, Minnesota, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $118,450 - $260,590 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureDockerGraphQLJavaScriptNode.jsPostgresTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead backend architecture across core services, shared platform packages, and workflow-driven backend systems
Own the design and evolution of GraphQL APIs, service boundaries, data contracts, and typed backend integrations
Drive development of backend services built with TypeScript, Node.js, Fastify, PostgreSQL, and workflow orchestration technologies
Shape and improve systems that provision, configure, and integrate with API gateways and related platform infrastructure
Define patterns for service reliability, observability, security, authentication, and operational readiness
Guide schema design, data access strategy, migrations, and long-term maintainability of relational data models
Improve engineering standards through code review, technical design reviews, testing strategy, and mentoring
Partner closely with frontend engineers, product teams, and platform stakeholders to ensure backend capabilities support the full product workflow
Identify architectural risks, reduce knowledge silos, and create scalable patterns for a growing engineering organization
Contribute to a culture of strong ownership, high-quality delivery, and pragmatic technical leadership

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of software engineering experience, including significant backend and platform engineering experience in production environments
Strong expertise in TypeScript and modern Node.js backend development
Proven experience designing and operating backend APIs at scale, especially GraphQL-based platforms
Strong experience with backend frameworks such as Fastify, Express, NestJS, or similar, with an ability to make sound architectural tradeoffs
Direct experience with API gateway technologies such as Kong, Apigee, or Azure API Management
Deep experience with PostgreSQL or other relational databases, including schema design, migrations, performance tuning, and data modeling
Hands-on experience with distributed workflows, asynchronous orchestration, or job-processing systems such as Temporal or similar platforms
Strong understanding of authentication and authorization patterns, including OAuth, OIDC, JWTs, and service-to-service security
Experience implementing observability practices including tracing, structured logging, metrics, and production diagnostics
Experience working in containerized environments and modern backend delivery workflows using Docker and CI/CD pipelines
Demonstrated ability to lead technical direction, mentor engineers, and influence architecture across teams
Strong testing instincts, especially around integration testing, backend correctness, and reliable release practices
Experience working effectively in a monorepo or multi-service platform environment

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental, and vision coverage
paid time off
retirement savings options
wellness programs
other resources, based on eligibility

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Hard Skills & Tools

TypeScriptNode.jsGraphQLFastifyPostgreSQLAPI designschema designauthenticationauthorizationintegration testing

Soft Skills

technical leadershipmentoringcollaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationownershiphigh-quality deliveryinfluencearchitectural tradeoffsrisk identification