Senior Engineering Manager API Platform

CVS Health

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Work type
Remote
Location
MNAZNYIL
Salary
$118,450–$260,590 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
23 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Nov 30, 2026

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Similar $200k
This role $190k
$101k most similar roles pay here $278k

This role pays less than 60% of similar roles. Most pay $153,288–$247,053 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $190k versus about $200k for comparable roles.

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About CVS Health

CVS Health is a leading American healthcare company operating retail pharmacies, pharmacy benefit management services, and a health insurance segment through Aetna, one of the nation''s largest health insurers. Industry: Healthcare & Pharmacy

CVS Health currently has 81 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $106,605–$260,590 across 80 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Engineering Manager API Platform

As a Senior Engineering Manager API Platform, you will lead a high-performing team of front-end and backend engineers to build an enterprise-grade API platform. You will be responsible for managing individual contributors, setting OKRs, and defining the roadmap to ensure internal teams can deliver seamless customer experiences. The role involves designing and operating backend APIs at scale, specifically focusing on GraphQL-based platforms and integrating with gateways like APIGEE, APIM, or Kong. Your daily work includes collaborating with product managers and architects while advocating for best practices in security, test coverage, and clean code. Required technical skills include JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, and experience with distributed workflows or job-processing systems like Temporal. You will solve the complex problem of providing a scalable infrastructure that supports thousands of internal engineers building services for millions of customers.

What you'll do

  • Lead a team of front-end and backend engineers to build an enterprise-grade API platform.
  • Design and operate scalable backend APIs, specifically focusing on GraphQL-based platforms.
  • Manage technical architecture for integrations with gateways like APIGEE, APIM, and Kong.
  • Establish and track team OKRs and KPIs to ensure the health of the platform.
  • Partner with leadership to develop a strategic roadmap for API infrastructure and capabilities.
  • Hire, mentor, and manage the career growth of high-performing technical engineers.
  • Advocate for engineering best practices including test coverage, security, and clean code.
  • Identify and integrate emerging technologies to improve performance and developer experience.

What we're looking for

  • 7+ years of leadership experience directly managing individual contributors.
  • 7+ years of experience building enterprise grade applications at scale.
  • 5+ years of experience with JavaScript.
  • 3+ years of experience with TypeScript and modern Node.js backend development.
  • Experience with API gateway technologies such as Kong, Apigee, or Azure API Management.
  • Experience with distributed workflows, asynchronous orchestration, or job-processing systems like Temporal.
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (Highschool diploma plus 4 years relevant work experience).
  • Experience with GraphQL and RESTful web services (preferred); experience building accessible web applications (preferred).

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