Principal Software Development Engineer

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 surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.

Position Summary
We are seeking a highly experienced Principal / Director-level Full-Stack Software Development Engineer to join our Digital Caremark organization and lead the architecture, design, and delivery of next-generation digital solutions. This role spans AI-enabled applications, scalable digital platforms, and enterprise integrations that power critical healthcare and pharmacy experiences.

This is a senior technical leadership role for a hands-on engineer who can operate across the full stack—from intuitive front-end applications to resilient backend services—while setting architectural direction, influencing engineering standards, and mentoring teams.

The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise, platform thinking, and strong collaboration skills to build secure, scalable, API-first solutions in a highly regulated environment.

Required Qualifications
• 12+ years of software engineering experience
• 5+ years in senior/principal/architect roles
• Strong full-stack development experience
• Proven experience designing distributed systems at scale
• Expertise in API-first and microservices architectures
• Hands-on experience integrating AI/GenAI capabilities
• Experience building cloud-native applications
• Strong system design and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills

Architecture & System Design
• Define and drive architecture for large-scale distributed systems and digital platforms
• Lead design reviews and set architecture standards and best practices
• Champion API-first, microservices, and event-driven architecture patterns
• Ensure systems meet scalability, reliability, security, and compliance requirements
• Balance performance, cost, and speed in technical decision-making

Full-Stack Engineering
• Design and develop end-to-end solutions across UI, backend, and data layers
• Build modern web applications using React, Angular, or similar frameworks
• Develop scalable services and APIs using Java, Go, Node.js, or Python
• Optimize performance, resiliency, and security across the stack

AI & Intelligent Solutions
• Integrate AI/ML and Generative AI capabilities into digital experiences
• Work with LLM APIs, prompt orchestration, and AI service frameworks
• Partner with data and ML teams to productionize models
• Implement responsible AI practices, governance, and monitoring

Platform Engineering
• Build and evolve shared platforms, SDKs, and reusable services
• Drive platform standardization and developer experience improvements
• Design for multi-tenant, high-availability, and enterprise scale
• Enhance CI/CD pipelines and automation

Integrations
• Lead enterprise integrations using APIs, messaging, and event streaming
• Design secure B2B and internal system integrations
• Ensure observability, resilience, and fault tolerance
• Support both real-time and batch integration patterns

Technical Leadership
• 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

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience building enterprise healthcare or regulated-industry platforms
• Familiarity with healthcare data, privacy, and compliance requirements
• Exposure to MLOps 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

Backend
• Java (Spring Boot)
• Go (Golang)
• Node.js
• Python

Frontend
• React
• Angular
• TypeScript
• Modern UI frameworks

API & Integration
• REST
• GraphQL (Apollo Federation or similar)
• gRPC
• Event-driven architecture
• Kafka or similar messaging systems

Cloud & DevOps
• AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Kubernetes and Docker
• CI/CD pipelines
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or similar)
• Observability tools (Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, etc.)