Principal Software Development Engineer

At CVS Health, we’re building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care.

As the nation’s leading health solutions company, we reach millions of Americans through our local presence, digital channels and more than 300,000 purpose-driven colleagues – caring for people where, when and how they choose in a way that is uniquely more connected, more convenient and more compassionate. And we do it all with heart, each and every day.

Position Summary

If you’re eager to make a real impact in the health care industry through your own meaningful contributions, explore a role in technology with CVS Health. Our journey calls for technical innovators and data visionaries: come help us pave the way.

At CVS Health, we are driven by a vision to redefine healthcare in America by placing people at the forefront of our efforts. We're seeking a motivated software engineer who shares our commitment to engineering excellence and innovation. As part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to advancing and modernizing technologies that shape the future of healthcare.

As a Principal Software Engineer at CVS Health, you'll play a crucial role in building and delivering high-quality software that enhances customer experiences. You'll be involved in all phases of software engineering, from requirements analysis to deployment, while adhering to agile software development methodologies. Collaboration is key, as you'll work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver integrated solutions that meet the evolving needs of our business.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience with designing and building software engineering solutions in cloud environments (preferably Google Cloud Platform).

• 1+ years experience in AI / ML modelling

• 10+ years of experience in one or more modern languages, such as Python, Java, C#, JavaScript, SQL, etc.

• 10+ years of experience with APIs, micro services, and modern software patterns

• 5+ year(s) of soliciting complex requirements and managing relationships with key stakeholders

• 5+ year(s) of experience independently managing deliverables

Preferred Qualifications

• Dealing with large scale of data for analytics

• Strong leadership presence — able to influence without authority and drive initiatives across teams.

• Effective communicator, comfortable collaborating with senior engineers, architects, product owners, and delivery leads.

• A continuous learner who is proactive in identifying improvement areas and proposing practical solutions.

• Prior experience working in or closely with the Cart, Checkout, or Shop domains is a plus.

• Strong engineering background with a proven track record in backend/API architecture and cloud-native systems.

• Deep understanding of distributed systems and microservices in production environments.

• Proficient in technologies such as GCP, Kafka, Cassandra, Pub/Sub, REST and GraphQL.

Education

Bachelor's degree from accredited university or equivalent work experience (HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience)

BUSINESS OVERVIEW

Bring your heart to CVS Health Every one of us at CVS Health shares a single, clear purpose: Bringing our heart to every moment of your health. This purpose guides our commitment to deliver enhanced human-centric health care for a rapidly changing world. Anchored in our brand — with heart at its center — our purpose sends a personal message that how we deliver our services is just as important as what we deliver.  Our Heart At Work Behaviors™ support this purpose. We want everyone who works at CVS Health to feel empowered by the role they play in transforming our culture and accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver solutions to make health care more personal, convenient and affordable.  We strive to promote and sustain a culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging every day.  CVS Health is an affirmative action employer, and is an equal opportunity employer, as are the physician-owned businesses for which CVS Health provides management services. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, promotion, or any other personnel action based on race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic pro