Principal Full-Stack Architect: AI & Platform Leader

CVS Health; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 144,000 - 288,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Retirement savings options

Paid time off

Wellness programs

Job summary

CVS Health is seeking a Principal / Director-level Full-Stack Software Development Engineer to lead architecture, design, and delivery of next‑generation digital solutions across AI-enabled applications, scalable platforms, and enterprise integrations.

This hands‑on leadership role covers front‑end to backend, sets architectural direction, champions API‑first and microservices, and mentors teams in a highly regulated healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software engineering experience
• 5+ years in senior/principal/architect roles
• Strong full‑stack development experience
• Proven experience designing distributed systems at scale
• Expertise in API‑first and microservices architectures
• Hands‑on experience integrating AI/GenAI capabilities
• Experience building cloud‑native applications
• Strong system design and problem‑solving skills
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills

Responsibilities

• Define and drive architecture for large-scale distributed systems and digital platforms
• Lead design reviews and set architecture standards and best practices
• Champion API‑first, microservices, and event‑driven architecture patterns
• Ensure systems meet scalability, reliability, security, and compliance requirements
• Balance performance, cost, and speed in technical decision‑making
• Design and develop end‑to‑end solutions across UI, backend, and data layers
• Build modern web applications using React, Angular, or similar frameworks
• Develop scalable services and APIs using Java, Go, Node.js, or Python
• Optimize performance, resiliency, and security across the stack
• Act as a technical advisor to engineering and product leadership
• Influence cross‑team technical direction and strategy
• Establish and promote engineering best practices
• Mentor and coach engineers across levels

Skills

Full-stack development

Distributed systems

API-first architecture

Microservices

AI/GenAI integration

Cloud-native applications

Leadership

Java Spring Boot

Go / Node.js / Python

Kubernetes & Docker

CI/CD

Architecture design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Equivalent practical experience

Tools

AWS/Azure/GCP

Terraform

Datadog/Prometheus/Grafana

Job description

CVS Health is seeking a Principal / Director-level Full-Stack Software Development Engineer to lead architecture, design, and delivery of next‑generation digital solutions across AI-enabled applications, scalable platforms, and enterprise integrations.

This hands‑on leadership role covers front‑end to backend, sets architectural direction, champions API‑first and microservices, and mentors teams in a highly regulated healthcare environment.