Senior Cloud-Native Architect, AI Health Platform

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

Job summary

CVS Health's Health100 program seeks a Principal Software Engineer to set technical direction for cloud-native, event-driven platforms, mentoring senior engineers and delivering production-grade systems with strong reliability and security.

The role emphasizes collaboration with product and architecture leaders, guidance across cloud, backend, and platform domains, and hands-on contribution to critical-path components to accelerate delivery while maintaining craftsmanship.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software development experience including Agile delivery and building enterprise-grade distributed systems.
• 5+ years of development experience in Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices; 2+ years with Kafka or other event-driven platforms.
• 3+ years of cloud computing technologies (GCP, Azure, or equivalent).
• 3+ years applying engineering practices for security, resiliency, availability, and scalability in production systems.
• Experience with AI/generative AI solutions and technologies.

Responsibilities

• Set and own technical vision and strategy across cloud, backend, automation, and platform domains; drive execution.
• Serve as senior technical authority for high-impact initiatives; guide architecture and engineering processes.
• Define platform direction and roadmaps by collaborating with leadership, product teams, and open-source community.
• Lead solutions from prototype to production; contribute to frameworks with focus on performance, security, reliability.
• Drive innovation and execution excellence by applying technical judgment and cross-team alignment.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

Agile delivery

Distributed systems

AI/Generative AI

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Systems / Engineering

Tools

Kafka

Job description

CVS Health's Health100 program seeks a Principal Software Engineer to set technical direction for cloud-native, event-driven platforms, mentoring senior engineers and delivering production-grade systems with strong reliability and security.

The role emphasizes collaboration with product and architecture leaders, guidance across cloud, backend, and platform domains, and hands-on contribution to critical-path components to accelerate delivery while maintaining craftsmanship.