Principal Software Development Engineer

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., * 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

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, * 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.)

Data

• SQL and NoSQL databases

• Caching (Redis or similar)

• Streaming/event platforms

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field required

• Master's degree in Computer Science or related discipline preferred

• Equivalent practical experience will also be considered

$144,200.00 - $288,400.00

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company's equity award program.

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits - investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:

• Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan .

• No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.

• Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.