Principal Software Development Engineer (Customer Insight & AI Solutions)

CVS Health is committed to building a world of health around every individual. They are seeking a highly experienced Principal Software Development Engineer to lead the application architecture, design, and development of next-generation digital applications, focusing on AI solutions and 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

Requirements:

• 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