Principal Software Engineer (Health100 Platform)
CVS Health3 days ago
Base Salary
$144k - $288k/yr
Responsibilities
- Set and own technical vision and strategy across cloud, backend, automation, and platform domains.
- Serve as the senior technical authority for high-impact initiatives and guide architecture, engineering processes, and delivery quality.
- Define platform direction and roadmaps in collaboration with engineering leadership, product teams, and the open-source community.
- Lead solutions from prototype through production while contributing to key frameworks and components.
- Ensure performance, security, reliability, scalability, testing, observability, CI/CD, and operational readiness.
- Drive cross-team alignment, innovation, execution excellence, and engineering mentorship.
Requirements
- 10+ years of software development experience, including enterprise-grade distributed systems and hands-on Agile delivery.
- 5+ years of development experience with Java, Spring Boot, and microservices, including 2+ years with Kafka or another event-driven platform.
- 3+ years of experience with public cloud technologies such as GCP or Azure.
- 3+ years applying security, resiliency, availability, and scalability practices to production systems.
- Experience with AI or generative AI solutions and technologies.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience; a high school diploma plus 4 years of relevant work experience is also accepted.
- Preferred qualifications include health, wellness, or pharmacy domain experience; open-source contributions or patents; full-stack development capability; and strong cross-functional collaboration skills.
Benefits
- Full-time position with medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other well-being resources.
- Eligible for CVS Health bonus, commission, or short-term incentive programs and an equity award target.
- Hybrid work is preferred from the corporate headquarters in Woonsocket, RI; remote work may be considered for candidates not near an office.
- The application window is anticipated to close on 11/17/2026.
Tech Stack
About CVS Health
CVS Health is a U.S. health care company that operates thousands of retail pharmacies, runs the CVS Caremark pharmacy benefits manager, and owns the Aetna health insurance business. It sells prescriptions, retail health goods, and insurance plans, and provides primary and urgent care through MinuteClinic and other services for consumers, employers, and government programs. Founded in 1963 and headquartered in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, it is a public company traded on the NYSE.