Principal AI Engineer

CVS Health

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Work type
Remote
Location
TXWACTNYCAMA
Salary
$144,200–$288,400 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
3 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Nov 26, 2026

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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $221k
This role $216k
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This role pays more than 64% of similar roles. Most pay $187,041–$254,343 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $216k versus about $221k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About CVS Health

CVS Health is a leading American healthcare company operating retail pharmacies, pharmacy benefit management services, and a health insurance segment through Aetna, one of the nation''s largest health insurers. Industry: Healthcare & Pharmacy

CVS Health currently has 129 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $118,450–$260,590 across 124 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Principal AI Engineer

As a Principal AI Engineer within the Aetna Technology organization, you will set the technical direction for designing, building, and operating enterprise-grade GenAI and agentic AI systems in a regulated healthcare environment. You will architect and deliver production-grade solutions including RAG, vector search, model integration, tool orchestration, and guardrails. Your daily work involves building scalable, cloud-native AI systems using serverless and event-driven architectures, APIs, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code. You will utilize technologies such as AWS Bedrock, GCP Vertex AI, Node.js, TypeScript, Java, and Python. Key responsibilities include owning the production AI lifecycle, establishing secure and responsible AI practices for privacy and auditability, and providing technical leadership through design reviews and mentorship to solve complex problems within a highly regulated industry.

What does a AI Engineer earn in New York?

Median $245450 from 73 postings across 10 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Architect and deliver production-grade GenAI and agentic AI solutions including RAG, vector search, and tool orchestration.
  • Build scalable, cloud-native AI systems using serverless, event-driven architectures, APIs, and CI/CD.
  • Manage the production AI lifecycle including deployment, monitoring, observability, performance, and cost optimization.
  • Establish secure AI practices addressing privacy, security, governance, auditability, and model risk in regulated environments.
  • Define engineering standards for agent orchestration, RAG, tool integrations, and enterprise AI adoption.
  • Translate strategic business needs into scalable AI solutions by partnering with product, security, and legal teams.
  • Provide technical leadership through design reviews, mentorship, architecture guidance, and build-vs-buy decisions.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 10+ years of software engineering experience.
  • 5+ years of experience in solution architecture or system design.
  • 5+ years of experience building large-scale microservices and APIs using Node.js, TypeScript, Java, or Python.
  • 5+ years of hands-on AWS and/or GCP experience with serverless, event-driven architectures, CI/CD, and AI/ML.
  • Hands-on experience with AWS Bedrock or GCP Vertex AI, including models, agents, guardrails, and evaluation.
  • Production experience with agentic AI frameworks, RAG architectures, vector databases, and strong Python skills for AI/ML engineering.
  • Demonstrated experience delivering AI/ML systems in regulated environments with security, privacy, and audit requirements.

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