Staff Software Engineer - Search / AI

CVS Health

Remote

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Work type: Remote
Location: Remote
Salary: $106,605–$284,280 / yr
Posted: 3 days ago
Closes: Aug 28, 2026

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This role $195k

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This role pays less than 62% of similar roles. Most pay $171,875–$237,262 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $195k versus about $205k 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 136 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $118,450–$284,280 across 131 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer - Search / AI

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CVS Health seeks a Staff Software Engineer – Search / AI to join its dynamic and innovative team as a senior technical leader responsible for driving the architecture, design, and delivery of scalable, cloud-native platforms built on microservices architecture and advanced AI capabilities. This role involves designing highly scalable microservices architectures, integrating AI/ML solutions like LLMs and RAG frameworks, and developing data platforms to support real-time processing. The engineer will lead the optimization of search algorithms using technologies such as Elastic/OpenSearch/Solr, ensure high standards of system reliability through monitoring practices, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver intelligent solutions. Required skills include 7+ years of software engineering experience, expertise in Java, Python, Kotlin, or Go, and proficiency in cloud-native application development on GCP, Azure, or AWS.

Skills

AWS GCP Azure Python Java Kubernetes Docker CI/CD Elasticsearch OpenSearch Solr LLMs RAG DevOps GitHub Jenkins CircleCI Harness Microservices APIs

What you'll do

Drive the design and development of microservices architectures for scalable cloud-native platforms.
Lead the integration of AI/ML solutions, including LLMs and RAG frameworks, into enterprise systems.
Develop and optimize search algorithms and systems using technologies like Elastic/OpenSearch/Solr.
Ensure high standards of system reliability through monitoring and operational excellence practices.
Mentor engineers in best practices for microservices design, API contracts, and service governance.

What we're looking for

7+ years of software engineering experience with full lifecycle involvement
5+ years building enterprise-scale cloud-native applications on major platforms
Expertise in backend and API-driven development using Java, Python, Kotlin, or Go
3+ years designing and developing microservices architecture and event-driven systems
Experience integrating AI/ML solutions including LLMs and RAG architectures
Knowledge of search technologies like ElasticSearch/OpenSearch/Solr/Lucene required
Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and containerization

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