Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. CVS Health is seeking a Principal Software Development Engineer to lead architecture, design, development, and delivery of AI-enabled digital healthcare applications, including reporting and financial solutions. The role sets technical direction, develops scalable cloud platforms and integrations, and leads and mentors engineering teams.

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
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience
• 12+ years preferred with advanced STEM degree
• 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

• Eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range.
• Includes an award target in the company’s equity award program.
• This full-time position is eligible for medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.
• Work at Home, Texas, United States

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