Principal Software Development Engineer

CVS Health • Richardson, TX

11d

About The Position

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. The Principal Software Development Engineer is accountable for building and executing the Pharmacy technology strategy for the multiple pharmacy value stream. This technical leader will join forces with business and product leaders to architect, design, build, and deliver a roadmap which drives our business and technology strategy and solution forward for next generation of pharmacy solution. This position will compile research and technologies across the organization into one cohesive technical roadmap to prove out ambient products that address our colleague and customer challenges. This position will have an opportunity to provide strategic leadership for the software development of our application products and services that leverage advance technologies. Looking for a Principal Software Engineer who has experience mentoring/guiding team members, helping drive development decisions, and assisting with architecture design decisions. This leader will demonstrate executive level qualities, lead the conversation, have an eye for great design, Hands-on coding as required and a knack for pushing projects from conception to end users. This leader will partner with Value Architects, Product and Engineer teams in order to articulate the true total value of each technical solution and the overall business outcome.

Requirements

• 10+ years’ experience in systems analysis and application program development.
• 5+ years of development experience in one or more of the following languages: Java, Springboot, Kafka, Microservices.
• 5+ years of experience with Agile software development.
• 3+ years’ experience in building enterprise technical solutions across multiple interfaces.
• 2+ year experience with Confluent Kafka, or open-source distributions.
• 3+ years of experience with cloud computing technologies in GCP/Azure or similar public cloud environment.
• 3+ years of experience of engineering practices considering security, resiliency, availability and scalability into software development.
• 2+ years of experience worked on CICD Pipeline automation.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with AI/generative AI solutions and technologies
• Experience working with distributed teams, working across multiple time zones and geographies.
• Experience in the health and wellness domain
• Experience working as full stack development when needed
• Experience developing colleague and user-facing features and/or apps.
• Ability to influence and inspire teams to align technical direction
• Ability to create and execute innovation roadmaps
• Have contributed to open-source technology and Developed patents
• Ability to learn/work with emerging technologies, methodologies, and solutions in the Cloud/IT technology space
• Ability to collaborate across organizational boundaries, build relationships, and achieve broader organizational goals.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical vision, drive strategy around solutions, solve complex problems, and successfully execute across the Cloud, backend solution, automation and more
• Act as an executive technical leader across strategic efforts, leveraging partners, technical leads, and technical expertise to better inform processes and outcomes
• Act as a technical owner across strategic efforts involving the Cloud, backend solution, automation and more
• Partner with technical leaders within CVS Health and the open source community and contribute to product strategy, frameworks, roadmap definition, and requirements-gathering
• Contribute to developing key framework and components of solutions and provide technical excellence
• Provide domain knowledge and engineering insight to guide early designs, accelerate project decision-making, and maintain close oversight of technical execution
• Become a trusted technical decision-maker for important initiatives
• Develop mindshare by collaborating and discussing ideas
• Plot and execute on the path from prototype to production for capabilities and features
• Bring passion, energy and excitement to the team and organization
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment and deal with multiple priorities
• Technology Research and Innovation to develop a long-term strategy based on emerging trends in healthcare and technology industries

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees