Staff Software Development Engineer, Cost Estimation & Navigation AI

CVS Health

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Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
CT
Salary
$106,605–$284,280 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
2 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Oct 22, 2026

Market check

Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $214k
This role $195k
$85k most similar roles pay here $306k

This role pays less than 69% of similar roles. Most pay $182,500–$246,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $195k versus about $214k 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 100 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $106,605–$260,590 across 97 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Staff Software Development Engineer, Cost Estimation & Navigation AI

Staff Software Development Engineer - Cost Estimation & Navigation AI joins the Cost Estimation and Navigation AI portfolio to build solutions that simplify healthcare navigation and improve experiences for members, customer service agents, and providers. This role involves designing, building, and delivering modern cloud-based applications within a complex distributed systems environment on Google Cloud Platform. The engineer will drive architecture and technical design across distributed services, APIs, and platform components while ensuring performance, security, and scalability. Key responsibilities include leading proof-of-concept development for AI/GenAI capabilities, mentoring engineers, and managing technical trade-offs. Required skills include experience with Java, Python, Go, or JavaScript; containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes; CI/CD pipelines; and non-relational data stores. The role addresses the specific business problem of making complex cost, benefit, and care information accessible and actionable for users throughout the healthcare journey.

What does a Software Development Engineer earn?

Median $169050 from 203 postings across 17 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable software solutions within the Cost Estimation & Navigation AI portfolio.
  • Drive architecture and technical design for distributed services, APIs, and platform components to ensure scalability and security.
  • Translate business priorities and use cases from product and data science teams into production-ready technical solutions.
  • Build and enhance cloud-native applications and microservices using modern service and messaging patterns on Google Cloud Platform.
  • Ensure non-functional requirements such as performance, availability, failover, and security are met for all systems.
  • Lead proof-of-concept development and technical exploration for emerging AI and GenAI capabilities.
  • Mentor engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and providing technical guidance to ensure engineering excellence.
  • Ensure all solutions comply with regulatory requirements and securely handle PII and PHI data.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience (HS diploma plus 4 years relevant experience).
  • 7+ years of experience delivering enterprise-scale software solutions in distributed systems environments.
  • 5+ years of experience in one or more programming languages such as Java, Python, Go, or JavaScript.
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience designing, building, and operating cloud-based enterprise solutions.
  • 5+ years of experience designing and developing modern microservices and scalable, cost-effective APIs.
  • 3+ years of experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and DevOps practices.
  • 3+ years of experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Experience working with AI/GenAI platforms and applying intelligent capabilities within software products.
  • Healthcare domain experience (preferred).
  • Experience building and operating solutions on Google Cloud Platform, including GKE, Cloud Run, Cloud Build, Pub/Sub, Cloud SQL, and IAM (preferred).
  • Strong understanding of software design principles, distributed systems, and scalable architecture patterns (preferred).
  • Experience with ETL processes, data quality practices, and healthcare data management (preferred).
  • Hands-on experience developing user-facing features and applications (preferred).
  • Experience implementing monitoring and observability solutions using OpenTelemetry, Grafana, or similar platforms (preferred).

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