Principal Software Development Engineer, AI Solutions

CVS Health

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Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
TX
Salary
$144,200–$288,400 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
34 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Oct 30, 2026 (soon)

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $216k
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This role pays more than 68% of similar roles. Most pay $169,550–$231,000 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $216k versus about $200k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

Employer

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 119 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $106,605–$260,590 across 115 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Principal Software Development Engineer, AI Solutions

The Principal Software Development Engineer (PBM AI Solutions) joins a team to lead the application architecture, design, development, and delivery of next-generation digital applications, including reporting and financial solutions. This role involves optimizing scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions leveraging AI across AWS, Azure, and GCP platforms. The engineer will build full-stack, API-first, and microservices architectures, managing everything from front-end applications to resilient backend services. Key technologies include Angular, React, React TypeScript, Python, Java, and Rest API, alongside cloud-native tools like GKE and Google DBs such as Bigquery and Spanner. The position requires integrating AI/GenAI capabilities and managing ML-Ops lifecycles. This work addresses critical healthcare and pharmacy experiences within a highly regulated environment, focusing on secure enterprise integrations and platform modernization.

What does a Software Development Engineer earn?

Median $169050 from 224 postings across 18 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Lead the application architecture, design, and delivery of next-generation digital applications and financial solutions.
  • Optimize scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions leveraging AI across AWS, Azure, and GCP platforms.
  • Define and communicate the IT strategy in alignment with organizational standards and business goals.
  • Establish epics and initiatives that support the product roadmap and align with strategic objectives.
  • Build and lead high-performing engineering teams to solve complex, business-critical technical problems.
  • Mentor and coach engineers across all levels while promoting engineering best practices.
  • Act as a technical advisor to engineering and product leadership to influence cross-team strategy.
  • Develop and maintain roadmaps that align critical business needs with scalable technical solutions.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ progressive years of experience in defining and driving full stack software engineering, architecture, and delivery for large-scale distributed systems.
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience building cloud-native applications using GCP, AWS, Azure, GKE, or other PaaS with API-first and microservices architectures.
  • 5+ years of experience using front-end development tools like Angular, React, React TypeScript, or React JS.
  • 5+ years of experience building backend functionality using Python, API Forge, Rest API, or Java.
  • 5+ years of experience working in Scrum iterative delivery using Agile concepts such as Sprint planning and CI/CD.
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience integrating AI/GenAI capabilities.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
  • 12+ years of experience with an advanced STEM degree (preferred).

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