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From the employer's careers site First seen 6 Nov 2026

Principal (Director Level) Software Development Engineer

Salary

$144,200 - $288,400 per year

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Description

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 working with a team of passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold themselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do.

We are seeking a highly experienced and innovative Principal (Director Level) Software Development Engineer to lead the application architecture, design, development, delivery of next-generation digital applications (including Reporting and financial solutions), and optimization of scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions leveraging AI across all major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, and GCP).

Key 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

Required Qualifications

  • 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

Preferred Qualifications

  • 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

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience

Pay Range

  • $144,200.00 - $288,400.00

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Paid time off
  • Retirement savings options
  • Wellness programs
  • Other resources, based on eligibility

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • AI Development Tools
  • ML-Ops
  • AI Lifecycle Management
  • Identity Security and Privacy Architectures
  • Cloud Networking and Firewall Implementation
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