Staff Software Engineer Lead - Interoperability

CVS Health • New Jersey, New Jersey • 4h ago

We're building a world of health around every individual - shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you'll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger - helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.

Position Summary

CVS Health is seeking a hands-on, passionate, and forward-thinking?Software Development Engineer/Lead ?to join a dynamic and rapidly evolving team at the forefront of digital health innovation. This role is ideal for individuals who are excited about?building AI-driven capabilities?and leveraging?emerging technologies?such as?generative AI,?agentic AI, and?intelligent automation?to transform the future of healthcare.

As part of the?Aetna Technology organization, you will contribute to the design and development of next-generation platforms and intelligent systems that power our suite of clinical and interoperability products. Your work will directly support the creation of?AI-enabled solutions?that enhance patient outcomes, streamline healthcare delivery, and personalize the customer experience.

In this role, you will:

Lead the development of scalable software systems that integrate?generative AI models,?autonomous agents, and?machine learning pipelines

Collaborate with cross-functional teams toidentifyopportunities for?AI-first innovation?across digital health products

Drive the adoption of?AI engineering best practices, including prompt engineering, model fine-tuning, and responsible AI governance

Facilitate technical discussions between Application Architects and developers to ensure AI capabilities are embedded into the design and architecture ofnew solutions

Stay current with advancements in AI and emerging technologies, and translate them into actionable strategies for product development

This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of healthcare by building intelligent systems that empower people to live healthier lives.

Major Responsibilities:

Design, develop, andmaintainscalable data pipelines and APIs using?Python?and?FastAPI.

Integrate and orchestrate?LangChain?and?LLM-based?services into production environments.

Build robust data preprocessing workflows for structured and unstructured data.

Develop andmaintainintegrations with external and internal?RESTful services.

Collaborate with ML engineers, data scientists, and product teams to deliver end-to-end AI solutions.

Implement DevOps best practices including CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker)

Identifyand resolve?security vulnerabilities?in data services and APIs.

Monitor andoptimizesystem performance, reliability, and scalability.

Required Qualifications

5+ years of experience in software/data engineering with a focus on backend development

Strongproficiencyin?Python?and experience with?FastAPI?for building APIs

Hands-on experience with?LangChain,?LLMs?(e.g., OpenAI, Vertex AI, Hugging Face Transformers), and vector databases

Solid understanding of?REST API?design and integration

Experience with?data preprocessing, ETL/ELT pipelines, and working with large datasets

Familiarity with?DevOps tools?such as Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, Jenkins,etc

3+years Experiencewith?cloud platforms?(AWS, GCP, or Azure)

Strong understanding of?application security, including authentication, authorization, and vulnerability mitigation

3+ years coding in Python/PySpark, JavaSpringboot, NoSQL, SQL, and LLM modeling

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with?streaming data frameworks?(e.g., Kafka, Spark Streaming)

Familiarity with?data governance?and?compliance standards?(e.g., PHI, PII, HIPAA)

Contributions to open-source projects in the AI/ML or data engineering space

Experience with Prompt Engineering developing solutions leveraging LLM models

3+ years coding in Python/PySpark, SQL, and LLM modeling

3+ years in cloud-based platforms such as Azure, GCP and AWS

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred/specialized training/relevant professional qualification.

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$130,295.00 - $260,590.00

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company's equity award program.

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits - investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:

Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan .

No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.

Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.

For more information, visit https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefits

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 03/29/2026

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.

CVS Health is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, including Disability/Protected Veteran - committed to diversity in the workplace.

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