[Remote] Staff Software Engineer - Search / AI

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. CVS Health is looking for a Staff Software Engineer - Search / AI to join their team focused on digital innovation in healthcare. This role involves driving architecture, design, and delivery of scalable, cloud-native platforms with a strong emphasis on microservices and AI capabilities, while collaborating with various stakeholders to deliver intelligent solutions.

Responsibilities

• Drive enterprise architecture and technical strategy with strong focus on microservices-based design and AI platform engineering
• Design and develop highly scalable microservices architectures, including APIs, domain-driven services, and event-driven systems
• Lead the development and integration of AI/ML solutions, including LLMs, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and agentic frameworks
• Develop scalable data platforms and pipelines to support real-time and batch processing across enterprise systems
• Enable AI-powered capabilities, including intelligent search, recommendations, and decision-support systems
• Lead the development and optimization of search algorithms and systems utilizing technologies such as Elastic/OpenSearch/Solr
• Drive adoption of CI/CD, DevOps, and automated testing practices using modern tooling (GitHub, Jenkins, CircleCI, Harness)
• Ensure high standards of system reliability, observability, and performance through monitoring and operational excellence
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable, modular, and intelligent solutions
• Lead design reviews, defining best practices for microservices design, API contracts, and service governance, and mentoring engineers
• Drive responsible AI practices, including model evaluation, governance, and production readiness

Skills

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering, including full software development lifecycle (design, development, testing, deployment)
• 5+ years of experience building enterprise-scale cloud-native applications (GCP, Azure, or AWS)
• 5+ years of programming skills in any one of the following programming languages: Java, Python, Kotlin, or Go, with an emphasis on backend and API-driven development
• 3+ years of experience in designing and developing microservices architecture, including service decomposition, API design, and event-driven patterns
• 2+ years of experience integrating AI/ML solutions, including familiarity with LLMs, RAG architectures, or AI-enabled applications
• 2+ years of experience designing and implementing distributed systems and microservices at scale, including resiliency, scalability, and fault tolerance
• Experience with any search technology such as ElasticSearch/OpenSearch/Solr/Lucene
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Strong understanding of observability, logging, monitoring, and production support
• Experience building intelligent data-driven systems, including personalization, recommendations, and analytics platforms
• Proficiency in machine learning, statistical analysis, predictive modeling, and mathematical methods, with exposure to search relevance and ranking techniques
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical concepts and business implications effectively to diverse stakeholders

Benefits

• 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.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid time off
• Retirement savings options
• Wellness programs
• Other resources, based on eligibility

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