Senior Software Development Engineer

CVS Health

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Irving, TXWellesley, MA
Salary
$92,700–$222,480 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
6 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Jan 1, 2027

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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $165k
This role $158k
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This role pays less than 60% of similar roles. Most pay $149,262–$181,250 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $158k versus about $165k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 119 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $106,605–$260,590 across 115 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Senior Software Development Engineer

The Senior Software Development Engineer joins a team to design, build, and ship production-grade AI-powered products and the underlying software and data foundations. This role involves developing agentic AI systems, LLM-powered backend services, and user-facing applications like chat and copilot experiences. Key responsibilities include building data pipelines, feature stores, and vector stores, as well as implementing RAG solutions, MLOps practices, and CI/CD pipelines. The candidate must utilize technologies including Python, Java, Node.js/TypeScript, React, Angular, or Vue, alongside frameworks like LangChain and LangGraph. Experience with SQL, AWS, GCP, Azure, Databricks, Snowflake, Docker, and Kubernetes is required. The work focuses on reimagining healthcare delivery by solving technical challenges related to data access patterns, latency, and responsible AI practices within a regulated healthcare environment.

What does a Software Development Engineer earn?

Median $169050 from 224 postings across 18 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design, build, and deploy agentic AI systems and LLM-powered applications using frameworks like LangChain and LangGraph.
  • Develop end-to-end RAG solutions including ingestion, chunking, embedding generation, and vector indexing.
  • Build and maintain data pipelines, data models, feature stores, and vector stores for ML and GenAI workloads.
  • Create full-stack applications featuring responsive front-end interfaces, backend services, and RESTful or GraphQL APIs.
  • Implement MLOps and LLMOps practices for model versioning, evaluation pipelines, and monitoring for drift or hallucinations.
  • Establish CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, infrastructure as code, and observability across all AI services.
  • Troubleshoot production issues across the stack, including data quality, model behavior, and API performance.
  • Ensure all AI solutions comply with security, privacy, and HIPAA standards through responsible AI practices and guardrails.

What we're looking for

  • 6+ years of professional software engineering experience building full stack applications and delivering AI/ML solutions to production.
  • Proficiency in at least one modern backend language (e.g., Python, Java, Node.js/TypeScript) and one modern front end framework.
  • Hands-on experience building and deploying Agentic AI solutions using orchestration frameworks like LangChain or LangGraph.
  • Experience building data pipelines for ML/AI workloads, including feature engineering and integration with vector databases for RAG.
  • 6+ years of experience with SQL and relational database management systems, including schema design and query optimization.
  • 3+ years of experience with cloud platforms and data engineering platforms such as AWS, GCP, Azure, Databricks, or Snowflake.
  • Experience with CI/CD, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), Git workflows, and automated testing practices.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

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