Head of AI-Driven Platform & Engineering Strategy

Colorado Psychiatric; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 288,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Paid time off

Retirement savings options

Wellness programs

Job summary

CVS Health is seeking a seasoned engineering leader to drive technical strategy across a multi-team organization, embedding AI platforms and scalable backend design. You will own delivery velocity, set engineering standards, and collaborate with Product, Data, and business leaders to translate strategy into concrete bets.

You bring 10+ years of software engineering, 5+ years leading large teams, and deep experience in distributed systems and cloud-native architectures.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive software engineering experience.
• 5+ years leading large-scale engineering organizations.
• Hands-on foundation in distributed systems and cloud-native architectures.
• Proven AI platform ownership and deployment pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Define engineering strategy across a multi-team organization of engineers.
• Set architectural standards and review technical work for excellence.
• Drive delivery velocity with accountability for outcomes.
• Partner with executives to translate business strategy into engineering bets.
• Advocate for prudent engineering investments and reduce debt.

Skills

Distributed systems

Cloud-native architectures

Backend engineering

AI platform ownership

Engineering transformation

Strategic leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Vector databases

RAG architectures

LLM orchestration

Inference optimization

Production AI systems

Job description

CVS Health is seeking a seasoned engineering leader to drive technical strategy across a multi-team organization, embedding AI platforms and scalable backend design. You will own delivery velocity, set engineering standards, and collaborate with Product, Data, and business leaders to translate strategy into concrete bets.

You bring 10+ years of software engineering, 5+ years leading large teams, and deep experience in distributed systems and cloud-native architectures.