John Carroll - Software Engineer
Software Engineer · Tech Enthusiast
Senior SDE at CVS Health, building cloud-native apps on Azure and Kubernetes. On the side, I explore the latest advancements in AI through personal projects and help people integrate technology into their everyday workflows.
Currently Building/AI Agents · Health & Fitness Platform · Financial Modeling
AI Agents · Health & Fitness Platform · Financial Modeling
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Software Engineer · Tech Enthusiast · AI Forward
Senior SDE at CVS Health, building cloud-native apps on Azure and Kubernetes. On the side, I explore the latest advancements in AI through personal projects and help people integrate technology into their everyday workflows.
5 Years Experience · Cambridge, MA
Currently Building/AI Agents · Health & Fitness Platform · Financial Modeling
AI Agents · Health & Fitness Platform · Financial Modeling
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About Me
OVERVIEW
Full-stack engineer with a passion for technology and problem-solving. Currently working as a Senior Software Engineer at CVS Health.
HOBBIES
Outside of work, I stay active through skiing, running, cycling, and weightlifting. I'm also passionate about new technologies, gadgets, and cars.
MENTORING
I mentor people in software development, emerging technologies, and AI integration into both technical and everyday workflows.
OVERVIEW
Full-stack engineer with a passion for technology and problem-solving. Currently working as a Senior Software Engineer at CVS Health.
HOBBIES
Outside of work, I stay active through skiing, running, cycling, and weightlifting. I'm also passionate about new technologies, gadgets, and cars.
MENTORING
I mentor people in software development, emerging technologies, and AI integration into both technical and everyday workflows.
Tech Stack
Proficient across full-stack development, cloud infrastructure, and the modern AI-driven tools that now shape how I develop software.
Current Favorites
Server Side & Cloud
Containerization & Databases
Experience
Senior engineer focused on technical leadership, cloud infrastructure, and AI-driven development.
CVS Health
Senior Software Development Engineer
Nov 2024 - Current• Serve as technical lead and liaison between engineering and business stakeholders, driving feature development for production clinical applications and establishing development standards across teams.
• Lead offshore engineering team, providing mentorship, technical direction, and oversight of feature delivery.
• Reshaped team development workflows with AI by building team-specific agents, skills, and MCP integration. Hosted learning sessions on emerging AI frameworks, workflows, and tooling.
• Designed and automated CI/CD pipelines across the team's codebase with GitHub Actions for code quality, testing, security scanning, and deployments, reducing deployment and release cycles from hours to minutes and achieving 90% reduction in manual workflows.
• Built Terraform-backed automation enabling engineers to independently provision and manage cloud infrastructure.
• Selected for an enterprise AI-driven development pilot; evaluated tooling, provided direct feedback to leadership, and maintained internal documentation on AI best practices and approved tooling across CVS.
Software Development Engineer
May 2022 - Nov 2024• Architected and developed an internal clinical application on Azure using Kubernetes, serving millions of members across pharmacy operations.
• Served as full-stack developer and cloud architect, implementing infrastructure as code and orchestrating CI/CD pipelines.
Software Engineer Intern
May 2021 - Aug 2021• Developed a minimum viable product for a clinical question set application as full-stack developer.
The Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Technology Analyst Intern
Jun 2020 - Aug 2020• Built an interactive dashboard using Python and R to analyze server data and present critical network performance insights to Board members.
Education
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Master of Science & Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Minor in Chinese Studies
Aug 2018 - May 2022• Master of Science in Computer Science — GPA 3.73 / 4.00
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Minor in Chinese Studies — GPA 3.70 / 4.00
• NEWMAC Academic All-Conference (2019-2022), Dean's List (2019-2022), Varsity Swim and Dive
Projects
A selection of software projects showcasing my technical skills and problem-solving abilities.
Modernizing health and fitness with AI.
AI-Powered Health & Fitness Platform
Building cross-platform health and fitness app (Next.js web + SwiftUI) with LLM-generated workouts, recovery-adjusted planning, and AI-indexed health document intelligence.
Financial Management Dashboard
Built Next.js financial management platform for freelance client, integrating external data sources with automated alerts and growth projections. Features real-time asset tracking, pro forma statements, budget forecasting, and market analysis using 15+ indicators.
Investment Analysis Platform
Full-stack investment platform combining systematic analysis framework with real-time performance tracking using market data APIs. Features tax-lot accounting, real-time P&L calculations, and performance metrics across multiple asset classes.
Research Projects
Three research projects spanning machine learning for public-health outbreak prediction, sentiment-driven market modeling, and dependency risk on the web.
Hobbies
A look at my life outside of work.
Some of my favorite activities are skiing, running, weightlifting, and cycling.
In 2024 I completed my first marathon and Ironman 70.3. This year I plan to do a century ride with my dad and more running & triathlon races.