Principal Software Engineer

CVS Health•Island, KY

About The Position

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you'll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time. POSITION SUMMARY As a Principal Software Engineer, you will define and drive the technical direction for modern, cloud‑native applications built with Flutter across web and mobile. Operating as a senior individual contributor and technical leader, you will partner closely with product, architecture, and engineering leadership to make pragmatic, high‑impact design decisions that balance speed, quality, and long‑term maintainability. You will remain hands‑on with critical‑path systems while mentoring senior and staff engineers, translating prototypes into scalable, production‑grade platforms. You will establish clear expectations for reliability, security, performance, and operability, ensuring strong engineering fundamentals—such as testing, observability, and CI/CD—are embedded from day one. Through technical leadership, collaboration, and example, you will elevate engineering quality, accelerate delivery, and foster a culture of craftsmanship, learning, and continuous improvement. Expectations for the Role Set and drive the technical vision across cloud platforms and front‑end web and mobile applications, aligning architecture, standards, and execution Serve as a senior technical authority for high‑impact, cross‑team initiatives, guiding architecture, design decisions, and engineering best practices Lead solutions from prototype to production, ensuring performance, security, reliability, scalability, and operational readiness Define and influence platform, framework, and tooling direction in partnership with engineering leadership, product teams, and the open‑source community Mentor senior engineers and foster cross‑functional collaboration while staying current with emerging technologies and driving innovation

Requirements

10+ years of professional software development experience, including hands‑on Agile delivery of enterprise‑scale, distributed systems
5+ years developing user‑facing applications using Flutter, Angular, and/or React across web and mobile platforms
3+ years of experience designing and building solutions in a public cloud environment (GCP, Azure, or equivalent)
3+ years applying best practices for security, availability, resiliency, scalability, and performance in production systems
Experience designing or integrating AI or generative AI solutions, including APIs, models, or platforms
Proven ability to lead complex technical initiatives and influence engineering direction without relying on formal authority
Bachelor’s degree or, equivalent experience (HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience)

Nice To Haves

Experience in the health, wellness, or pharmacy domain
Contributions to open‑source projects, published technical content, or patented innovations
Full‑stack development experience, including APIs, data stores, and cloud services
Strong cross‑functional communication skills with the ability to align stakeholders and drive outcomes across organizational boundaries

Responsibilities

Set and drive the technical vision across cloud platforms and front‑end web and mobile applications, aligning architecture, standards, and execution
Serve as a senior technical authority for high‑impact, cross‑team initiatives, guiding architecture, design decisions, and engineering best practices
Lead solutions from prototype to production, ensuring performance, security, reliability, scalability, and operational readiness
Define and influence platform, framework, and tooling direction in partnership with engineering leadership, product teams, and the open‑source community
Mentor senior engineers and foster cross‑functional collaboration while staying current with emerging technologies and driving innovation