Sr Software Development Engineer

Remote in Hartford, CT, US • Posted 1 hour ago • Updated 1 hour ago
Full Time
On-site
USD $101,970.00 - 203,940.00 per year
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Job Details

Skills

  • Accountability
  • Health Care
  • Software Development
  • Health Insurance
  • User Experience
  • UI
  • System Integration
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Machine Learning (ML)
  • Emerging Technologies
  • Analytics
  • Business Development
  • Unit Testing
  • Management
  • IBM Watson
  • Customer Experience
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Node.js
  • Programming Languages
  • Python
  • Java
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • IBM
  • Speech Recognition
  • Finance

Summary

We're building a world of health around every individual - shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health , you'll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger - helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.

Position Summary
The Aetna IT Delivery organization, within CVS Health's Data, Digital, Analytics, Technology (DDAT) organization, is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to drive the overall user experience for a Conversational AI platform that is helping our members and providers get answers to their health insurance questions through the channel of their choice. In this role you will be responsible for implementing the conversational flows to deliver a superior user experience. This role is responsible for implementing the conversational dialogs, partnering with product and technology partners to understand the requirements, influence features, and design.

This is a contractor conversion job.

You will make an impact by:
Designing and developing AI conversations, including integrating with enterprise APIs to fulfill consumer requests
Applying clean coding skills and best practices
Collaborating with user interface designers and backend application integration teams to understand the mechanisms through which the conversational AI solution will be used and what is needed to fulfill intents
Collaborating with teams and other developers to design, develop, test, deploy and maintain a chatbot
Leveraging AI, NLP Technologies and cognitive machine learning to develop chatbot applications
Integrate chatbot solutions with multiple platforms
Enhancing user effectiveness of the conversational agents with the help of advanced technologies
Continuously develop knowledge of emerging technologies and analytics techniques and support the pursuit of business development opportunities
Tuning and enhancing Speech to Text models

Required Qualifications
5+ years software delivery experience including unit-testing, source code management
5+ years of Chatbot development experience with IBM Watson Assistant, or any other similar chatbot conversational AI tool (i.e Google Dialogflow CX, LivePerson, Amazon Lex, Kore.ai)

Preferred Qualifications
Backend (server side) development experience either in Java, node.js
Multi-language background and experience working with programming languages such as Python, Java, Javascript/Typescript
Experience with IBM Voice gateway and / or IBM Discovery is a plus
Knowledge of automated speech recognition, including SSML tagging for TTS

Education
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required

Anticipated Weekly Hours
40

Time Type
Full time

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$101,970.00 - $203,940.00

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.

This full-time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well-being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.

Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 05/09/2026

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.
Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.
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