Director of AI-Driven Platform Engineering

Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 144,200 - 288,400; Full time

Job summary

CVS Health is seeking a Lead Director of Software Engineering to shape the technical direction for a large, multi‑team organization. You will drive architectural standards, implement AI and ML-powered automation, and partner with executives to translate business needs into engineering bets.

You will own delivery outcomes, set high standards for engineering excellence, and lead a team of 50–150+ engineers across multiple domains.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive software engineering experience, incl. 5+ years leading large teams.
• Deep foundation in distributed systems and cloud-native backends.
• Proven ownership of AI platforms and production AI systems.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical strategy across 50–150+ engineers.
• Embed AI, LLMs, and ML automation in production.
• Collaborate with executives to translate business strategy into engineering bets.
• Advocate for architectural excellence and debt reduction.

Skills

Distributed systems

Cloud-native

AI platforms

Technical leadership

Software architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE/Math

Master's degree in CS/AI/Math

Tools

Vector databases

LLM orchestration

RAG architectures

Job description

CVS Health is seeking a Lead Director of Software Engineering to shape the technical direction for a large, multi‑team organization. You will drive architectural standards, implement AI and ML-powered automation, and partner with executives to translate business needs into engineering bets.

You will own delivery outcomes, set high standards for engineering excellence, and lead a team of 50–150+ engineers across multiple domains.