Senior Software Engineering Leader — AI/ML & Cloud

Stryker Corporation; Concord (NH); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

CVS Health Digital is seeking a Senior Manager - Software Development Engineering to lead and mentor a team of engineers, setting technical direction, architecture guidance, and measurable goals aligned with business outcomes.

The role focuses on risk mitigation, production stability, and driving the full SDLC with secure, scalable practices. Collaboration with Product, Data, Infrastructure, and stakeholders is essential to delivering high-impact software initiatives at scale.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience with at least 5+ years of leading projects or managing directs.
• 7+ years of experience using and/or managing projects using Java, Spring boot, Kafka to build/deploy, and maintain software applications using cloud platforms.
• 3+ years of experience leading cross-functional teams without direct authority, including collaboration with engineering, architecture, security, and business stakeholders.
• 3+ years of experience defining technology strategy and leading adoption of AI/ML, cloud services, automation, and developer productivity tools in a large-scale enterprise environment with measurable impact.
• Strong expertise in cloud platforms, distributed systems, APIs, microservices, and modern software development practices.

Responsibilities

• Own risk mitigation and production stability by proactively identifying system vulnerabilities, leading root cause analysis, and driving timely resolution of complex production issues to ensure high availability and minimal downtime.
• Oversee the full software development lifecycle (SDLC), including requirements engineering, system design, development, testing, and deployment, ensuring adherence to modern engineering standards, secure coding practices, and scalable architecture principles.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Data, Infrastructure, and business stakeholders to translate functional requirements into technical solutions, align priorities, and resolve dependencies while maintaining efficient delivery pipelines.
• Continuously evaluate and adopt emerging technologies, frameworks, and engineering best practices, leading innovation through proofs-of-concept and informed technology selection to enhance system performance and developer productivity.
• Build and develop high-performing engineering teams by hiring top talent, conducting technical performance evaluations, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement, technical excellence, and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Kafka

Cloud platforms

Cross-functional leadership

Architecture guidance

AI/ML adoption

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

CVS Health Digital is seeking a Senior Manager - Software Development Engineering to lead and mentor a team of engineers, setting technical direction, architecture guidance, and measurable goals aligned with business outcomes.

The role focuses on risk mitigation, production stability, and driving the full SDLC with secure, scalable practices. Collaboration with Product, Data, Infrastructure, and stakeholders is essential to delivering high-impact software initiatives at scale.