[Remote] Senior Engineering Manager API Platform

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. CVS Health is a healthcare company focused on creating a more connected, convenient, and compassionate health experience. The Senior Engineering Manager will lead the design and operation of an enterprise-grade API platform, oversee front-end and backend engineers, establish technical strategy, and promote engineering best practices. The role also involves cross-functional collaboration, hiring and mentoring engineers, and improving platform performance and developer experience.

Responsibilities

• You have Proven experience designing and operating backend APIs at scale, especially GraphQL-based platforms
• You have strong understanding of authentication and authorization patterns, including OAuth, OIDC, JWTs, and service-to-service security
• You understand business outcomes and drive technical solutions to help achieve our goals
• You'll set OKRs with your team and ensure the health of those with KPIs
• You'll partner with leaders across engineering, business, and product to build a strategy and roadmap
• You'll collaborate with other teams across CVS Digital to ensure we're building a API platform with our engineer's needs in mind
• You'll keep an eye out for new and emerging technologies that improve performance, delivery, and the developer experience
• You'll hire and retain high performing, deeply technical engineers that care about building a great engineering culture
• You'll lead a team of front-end and backend engineers as they build API platform for CVS Health engineers
• You'll actively participate in the design and architecture process for new capabilities across teams
• You're a servant leader
• You can rally your team around a shared vision, and you know what they need to be successful
• You'll provide technical leadership, direction, clarity, and vision
• You're an advocate of engineering best practices, including test coverage, clean code, security, and a11y
• You're data-driven and can articulate the value our platform provides to engineering teams and CVS
• You coach and mentor team members and contribute to building a strong engineering culture
• You care about the mental health and well-being of the engineers on your team. You create a supportive and safe environment, building trust with your engineers
• You care about the career growth of the engineers on your team, and you'll provide them with feedback and help them to set attainable goals

Skills

• 7+ years of leadership experience, directly managing individual contributors
• 7+ years of experience building enterprise grade applications at scale
• 5+ years of experience with JavaScript
• 3+ years of experience with TypeScript and modern Node.js backend development
• Experience with API gateway technologies such as Kong, Apigee, or Azure API Management
• Experience with distributed workflows, asynchronous orchestration, or job-processing systems such as Temporal or similar platforms
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience (Highschool diploma plus 4 years relevant work experience)
• Experience with Node.js
• Experience building accessible web applications
• Exposure to GraphQL and RESTful web services
• Experience working with a source versioning tool, such as Git
• Experience with testing and proficiency with a testing framework (e.g., Jest, RTL, Cypress, Playwright)
• Exposure to DevOps tools, processes, and culture (e.g. Kubernetes, Docker, GHA, etc.)
• Experience working on a project using mature CI/CD practices

Benefits

• Eligibility for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above
• An award target in the company’s equity award program
• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Paid time off
• Retirement savings options
• Wellness programs
• Other resources, based on eligibility
• Work at Home / Remote

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