Principal Full-Stack Architect for AI-Driven Healthcare

CVS Health; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 288,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Bonus eligibility

Equity award program

Job summary

CVS Health seeks a Principal/Director-level Full-Stack Software Development Engineer to lead architecture, design, and delivery of next-generation digital solutions, spanning AI-enabled applications and scalable platforms. The role requires hands-on work across UI, backend, and data layers, with a focus on secure, API-first systems in healthcare.

The ideal candidate will drive architectural direction, mentor teams, and set engineering standards while collaborating with product leadership to

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.
• Build and evolve shared platforms, SDKs, and reusable services.
• Drive platform standardization and developer experience improvements.
• Design for multi-tenant, high-availability, and enterprise scale.
• Enhance CI/CD pipelines and automation.
• 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 design

API-first

Microservices

AI integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

React

Angular

TypeScript

Kafka

Docker

Terraform

Datadog

Job description

CVS Health seeks a Principal/Director-level Full-Stack Software Development Engineer to lead architecture, design, and delivery of next-generation digital solutions, spanning AI-enabled applications and scalable platforms. The role requires hands-on work across UI, backend, and data layers, with a focus on secure, API-first systems in healthcare.

The ideal candidate will drive architectural direction, mentor teams, and set engineering standards while collaborating with product leadership to