Principal Software Engineer

CVS Health Corporation; Galway; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

CVS Health Corporation is recruiting a Principal Software Engineer for Health100 in Ireland. You’ll set technical direction for cloud‑native, event‑driven platforms and lead critical components while mentoring senior engineers and maintaining high standards for testing, observability, and security.

You will collaborate with product and architecture leaders to translate prototypes into production, driving reliability and performance and staying current with industry standards and open‑source

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of software development experience.
• 5+ years in Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices; 2+ years with Kafka.
• 3+ years of cloud computing (GCP or Azure);
• 3+ years applying security, resiliency, availability and scalability practices.

Responsibilities

• Set and own technical vision and strategy across cloud, backend, automation, and platform domains.
• Serve as senior technical authority for high‑impact initiatives; guide architecture and delivery across teams.
• Define platform direction and roadmaps with engineering leadership and product teams.
• Lead solutions from prototype to production; ensure performance, security, reliability, and operability.
• Drive innovation and maintain alignment across teams with emerging technologies.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Information Systems

Tools

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

Kafka

GCP

Azure

Security

CI/CD

Job description

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

Health100 is an AI‑native health technology platform that unifies pharmacies, providers, insurers, PBMs, and digital health solutions into a single, consumer‑focused ecosystem. Powered by Google Cloud AI, we’re reimagining personalized and connected health experiences. As a Principal Software Engineer for Health100, you will set the technical direction for cloud‑native, event‑driven platforms and services. You'll partner with product and architecture leaders to make pragmatic design decisions, mentor senior engineers, and stay hands‑on for critical‑path components. You will translate prototypes into production systems with clear reliability, security, and performance standards while ensuring strong engineering practices (testing, observability, CI/CD) from day one. Your leadership elevates quality, accelerates delivery, and fosters a culture of craftsmanship and learning.

Responsibilities

• Set and own technical vision and strategy across cloud, backend, automation, and platform domains, solving complex problems and driving aligned execution.
• Serve as senior technical authority for high‑impact initiatives, guiding architecture, shaping engineering processes, and ensuring consistent, high‑quality delivery across teams and partners.
• Define platform direction and roadmaps by collaborating with engineering leadership, product teams, and the open‑source community, influencing frameworks and core system design.
• Lead solutions from prototype to production, contributing to key frameworks and components while ensuring performance, security, reliability, and operational readiness.
• Drive innovation and execution excellence by applying deep technical judgment, navigating competing priorities, fostering cross‑team alignment, and staying current with emerging technologies and industry standards.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of software development experience, including hands‑on Agile delivery and building enterprise‑grade distributed systems.
• 5+ years of development experience in Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices, including 2+ years working with Kafka or other event‑driven platforms.
• 3+ years of experience with cloud computing technologies (GCP, Azure, or equivalent public cloud).
• 3+ years applying engineering practices for security, resiliency, availability, and scalability in production systems.
• Experience with AI/generative AI solutions and technologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the health, wellness, or pharmacy domain.
• Contributions to open‑source technology or developed patents.
• Full‑stack development capability.
• Strong cross‑functional collaboration skills with the ability to achieve broader organizational goals.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, related field, or equivalent experience

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is: €80,000.00 - €230,000.00

Application Window

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 30/09/2026

Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people. Our employees are self‑disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area.