Staff AI Software Engineer

CVS Health

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Remote, USA Posted 9 days ago $130,295–$260,590 / year
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TL;DR

The Staff AI Engineer role at CVS Retail Pharmacy involves leading the integration of advanced AI and ML technologies into enterprise-grade microservices, focusing on Tier 1 platforms like RxConnect. This senior position requires deep expertise in Java-based backend systems and conversational AI, with responsibilities including design, development, and deployment of intelligent solutions across various teams. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in cloud-native architectures, Agile/DevOps practices, and MLOps, leveraging tools such as GCP, AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and event streaming technologies like Kafka. Domain knowledge in Retail Pharmacy or Healthcare is preferred, along with a strong background in distributed systems, microservices architecture, and the integration of Python-based ML services into Java ecosystems.

Skills

Java Spring AWS GCP Azure Kubernetes CI/CD Python GraphQL REST Kafka PostgreSQL Terraform MLOps NLP Docker LangChain Semantic Kernel Transformers

What you'll do

  • Design and develop AI-driven software solutions for CVS Retail Pharmacy systems.
  • Integrate large language models (LLMs) into enterprise microservices environments.
  • Lead innovation by embedding AI/ML workflows in enterprise-grade microservices.
  • Ensure high-quality delivery through ownership of the full software development lifecycle.
  • Collaborate with data scientists, MLOps teams to deliver scalable and reliable solutions.
  • Mitigate risks proactively before production deployment of AI-driven systems.

What we're looking for

  • 7+ years of Java-based backend development experience in enterprise applications.
  • 5+ years of cloud-native development and Agile/DevOps practices expertise.
  • 5+ years of AI/ML experience, including conversational systems and agent-based architectures.
  • Experience integrating LLMs/GenAI and ML models into microservices environments.
  • Strong knowledge of MLOps lifecycle, NLP pipelines, and data processing techniques.
  • Proficiency with cloud platforms (GCP/AWS/Azure), Kubernetes, CI/CD, and event streaming.

Market check

Salary context

This $130,295–$260,590 range sits above 43% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$143,000–$247,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$165,000–$223,000

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

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 89 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $118,450–$260,590 across 86 roles with salary data.

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