Principal Platform Engineer — Health Data & PBM Platform

CVS Health; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 144,200 - 288,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off

Retirement savings options

Job summary

CVS Health is looking for a Principal Software Engineer to drive the technical direction for a next-generation compute platform in Irving, Texas. This role encompasses deep solution design and leadership, tasked with overseeing architecture decisions that affect thousands of claim records under strict latency requirements.

The ideal candidate will bring over 12 years of experience in software systems, particularly in big data contexts, and strong leadership qualities to mentor fellow engineers. The position includes a competitive salary range and benefits packages designed for employee wellness.

Qualifications

• 12+ years building production software systems.
• 3+ years at staff/principal level.
• Experience with SQL fluency and data modeling.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture decisions and mentor senior engineers.
• Translate PBM financial logic into systems trusted by stakeholders.
• Drive ADRs and design reviews, set standards and enforce them.

Skills

Big-data fluency at scale

System design depth

Architecture leadership

Strong analytics intuition

Hands-on with modern JVM stacks

Performance engineering

Communication and presentation

Technical leadership without authority

Cloud-native delivery mindset

PBM and healthcare claims experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Master’s in CS, Data Science, or Applied Math preferred

Tools

Azure Databricks

Kafka

Kubernetes

OpenTelemetry

Job description

CVS Health is looking for a Principal Software Engineer to drive the technical direction for a next-generation compute platform in Irving, Texas. This role encompasses deep solution design and leadership, tasked with overseeing architecture decisions that affect thousands of claim records under strict latency requirements.

The ideal candidate will bring over 12 years of experience in software systems, particularly in big data contexts, and strong leadership qualities to mentor fellow engineers. The position includes a competitive salary range and benefits packages designed for employee wellness.