Staff Software Development Engineer – NodeJs, AI

CVS Health

Staff Software Development Engineer at CVS Health developing backend services for AI healthcare applications. Leading technical architecture and engineering teams for healthcare automation solutions.

Posted 5/29/2026full-timeRemote • Arizona, Florida, Minnesota, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $106,605 - $284,280 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed SystemsGoogle Cloud PlatformGraphQLJavaJavaScriptKafkaKubernetesMicroservicesNode.jsPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Architect and deliver enterprise AI platform capabilities including workflow orchestration engines, multi-provider LLM integration, and automated deployment pipelines that enable healthcare teams to build and deploy AI applications at scale
Design multi-tenant infrastructure with automated provisioning, namespace isolation, and role-based access control to support secure, per-team dedicated environments across the platform
Build backend services and APIs for workflow authoring, execution orchestration, and platform observability using cloud-native patterns on Kubernetes infrastructure
Implement production observability and reliability practices including distributed tracing, performance monitoring, and incident response for platform health and cost management
Drive technical architecture decisions across the platform, mentor engineers on design patterns, security best practices, and operational excellence
Partner with business stakeholders, product teams, and engineering leadership to align platform roadmap with healthcare automation objectives and adoption strategy
Champion security posture including secrets management, audit logging, compliance requirements, and production readiness standards

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ overall years of software engineering experience building and delivering production-grade backend services, distributed systems, and platform infrastructure
5+ years of backend development experience with modern programming languages and frameworks (Python, Node.js, or Java) including REST/GraphQL APIs, microservices architecture, and asynchronous processing using message brokers (Kafka or Similar)
3+ years building highly available, scalable backend platform services with cloud-native infrastructure including Kubernetes, containerized deployments, and CI/CD pipelines
2+ years of experience with Google Cloud Platform including Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Cloud Storage, and cloud-native service deployment
2+ years of technical leadership including architecture decision-making, design reviews, and mentoring engineers
1+ years with LLM integration, AI application development, or intelligent automation systems including prompt engineering and model orchestration

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

backend developmentREST APIsGraphQL APIsmicroservices architectureasynchronous processingcloud-native infrastructureKubernetesCI/CD pipelinesLLM integrationAI application development

Soft Skills

technical leadershipmentoringarchitecture decision-makingdesign reviewscollaborationcommunicationoperational excellencesecurity best practices