Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. CVS Health® is focused on building a more connected and compassionate health experience. They are seeking a highly experienced Principal Software Development Engineer to lead the design and development of next-generation digital applications leveraging AI across major cloud platforms.
Responsibilities
- Define and communicate the broader vision, executing the IT strategy in alignment with organizational standards
- Serve as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, including architects, application owners, and engineers, to define overall strategy, prioritization, and execution
- Establish epics and initiatives that align with strategic goals and support the product roadmap
- Develop and maintain roadmaps that align critical business needs with scalable technical solutions
- Leverage performance data to create feedback loops that drive continuous insight and improvement
- Champion strong product management and agile mindsets by actively communicating team successes and identifying areas for growth
- Build and lead high-performing teams capable of overcoming complex technical challenges to solve business-critical problems
Skills
- 10+ progressive years of experience in defining and driving full stack software engineering, architecture and delivery cloud native platforms for large-scale distributed systems and digital platforms
- 5+ years in hands on experience as senior/principal/architect roles building cloud native applications with cloud technologies such as GCP, AWS, AZURE, GKE, Google DBs (Bigquery, Spanner, BigTable) or other PaaS with deep expertise in API-first and microservices architectures
- 5+ years of experience using front end development tools like Angular, React, React TypeScript, React JS
- 5+ years of experience in building backend functionality using Python, API Forge, Rest API, Java
- 5+ years of experience working in a Scrum iterative delivery, using Agile concepts such as Sprint planning, CI/CD
- 3+ years of hands-on experience integrating AI/GenAI capabilities
- 12+ years preferred with advanced STEM degree
- Act as a technical advisor to engineering and product leadership
- Influence cross-team technical direction and strategy
- Establish and promote engineering best practices
- Mentor and coach engineers across levels
- Experience with AI development tools such as Cursor, Copilot, Vertex AI Studio, Claude Code, will be a plus
- Experience building enterprise healthcare or regulated-industry platforms
- Familiarity with healthcare data, privacy, and compliance requirements
- Exposure to ML-Ops and AI lifecycle management
- Experience with identity, security, and privacy architectures
- Track record of influencing architecture across large organizations
- Experience contributing to platform or developer ecosystem strategies
- Strong foundational knowledge in AI, with prior experience using AI technologies such as OpenAI, Gemini, and Agentic AI automation
- Experience in the healthcare domain
- Experience with cloud networking and firewall implementation for new platforms
- Experience with application and database migration and modernization to the cloud
Benefits
- This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.
- This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program.
- 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.
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