Principal Software Development Engineer

About the Role

Key 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

Requirements

• 10+ years' experience in systems analysis and application program development
• 5+ years of development experience in Java, Springboot, Microservices
• 5+ years of experience with Agile software development
• 3+ years' experience in building enterprise solutions and technical solutions
• 2+ years of 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 engineering practices considering security, resiliency, availability and scalability into software development
• 2+ years of experience working on CICD Pipeline automation

Nice to Have

• 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
• 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

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or, equivalent experience (HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience)

Benefits & Perks

• Affordable medical plan options
• A 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions)
• An employee stock purchase plan
• No-cost programs including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation, weight management, confidential counseling, and financial coaching
• Paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and other benefits depending on eligibility