[Remote] Principal Software Development Engineer (Customer Insight & AI Solutions)
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. CVS Health is dedicated to building a world of health around every individual, aiming to simplify healthcare for communities. They are seeking a highly experienced Principal Software Development Engineer to lead the architecture, design, and development of digital applications, with a focus on AI solutions across major cloud platforms. This role involves strategic leadership, mentoring teams, and driving excellence in software engineering practices.
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
Skills
- 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
Benefits
- 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.
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Paid time off
- Retirement savings options
- Wellness programs
- Other resources, based on eligibility
Company Overview
- CVS Health is a health solutions company that provides an integrated healthcare services to its members. It was founded in 1963, and is headquartered in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.cvshealth.com/.
Company H1B Sponsorship
- CVS Health has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2022. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
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