Principal Engineer ( Angular 16+)

Job Description

Summary Description

We are seeking a highly experienced and innovative Principal (Director Level) Software Development Engineer to lead the application architecture design development delivery of next-generation digital applications (including Reporting and financial solutions) and optimization of scalable secure and high-performance solutions leveraging AI across all major cloud platforms (AWS Azure and GCP). This role requires deep technical expertise AI-enabled solutions strategic thinking scalable digital platforms and enterprise integrations that power critical healthcare and pharmacy experiences and a passion for driving excellence in software engineering practices.

This is a senior technical leadership role for a hands-on engineer who can operate across the full stack-from intuitive front-end applications to resilient backend services-while setting architectural direction influencing engineering standards and mentoring teams.

The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise platform thinking and strong collaboration skills to build secure scalable Frontend and API-first solutions in a highly regulated environment.

At CVS Health youll be working with a team of passionate colleagues who care deeply innovate with purpose hold themselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do.

Do you enjoy innovation which having fun doing it If the answer yes then this role might be for you! Join us and be part of something bigger innovative and simplification in healthcare.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and communicate the broader vision executing the IT strategy in alignment with organizational standards
• Serve as the primary point of contact for stakeholders including architects application owners and engineers to define overall strategy prioritization and execution
• Establish epics and initiatives that align with strategic goals and support the product roadmap
• Develop and maintain roadmaps that align critical business needs with scalable technical solutions
• Leverage performance data to create feedback loops that drive continuous insight and improvement
• Champion strong product management and agile mindsets by actively communicating team successes and identifying areas for growth
• Build and lead high-performing teams capable of overcoming complex technical challenges to solve business-critical problems

Required Qualifications
12 years of software engineering experience architecture and delivery cloud native platforms
5 years in hands on experience as senior/principal/architect roles with cloud technologies such as GCP AWS AZURE GKE Google DBs (Bigquery Spanner BigTable) or other PaaS Technologies

Experience with AI development tools such as Cursor Copilot Vertex AI Studio Claude Code will be a plus

• Experience with front end development using Angular React React TypeScript React JS

Experience in building backend functionality using Python API Forge Rest API Java

Experience working in a Scrum iterative delivery using Agile concepts such as Sprint planning CI/CD

Strong full-stack development experience

Experience working with enterprise solution delivery

Proven experience designing distributed systems at scale
Expertise in API-first and microservices architectures
Hands-on experience integrating AI/GenAI capabilities
Experience building cloud-native applications
Strong system design and problem-solving skills
Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications
Experience building enterprise healthcare or regulated-industry platforms
Familiarity with healthcare data privacy and compliance requirements
Exposure to MLOps and AI lifecycle management
Experience with identity security and privacy architectures
Track record of influencing architecture across large organizations
Experience contributing to platform or developer ecosystem strategies

• Strong foundational knowledge in AI with prior experience using AI technologies such as OpenAI Gemini and Agentic AI automation
• Experience in building and managing large-scale enterprise platforms
• Experience in the healthcare domain
• Experience with back-end applications and/or APIs
• Experience with cloud networking and firewall implementation for new platforms.
• Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills with a growth mindset focused on agility and continuous development
• Solid understanding of core programming and computer science concepts including cloud computing AI/ML microservices architecture and NoSQL databases
• Experience with application and database migration and modernization to the cloud

Architecture & System Design
Define and drive architecture for large-scale distributed systems and digital platforms
Lead design reviews and set architecture standards and best practices
Champion API-first microservices and event-driven architecture patterns
Ensure systems meet scalability reliability security and compliance requirements
Balance performance cost and speed in technical decision-making

Full-Stack Engineering
Design and develop end-to-end solutions across UI backend and data layers
Build modern web applications (front end) using React Angular TypeScript Modern UI frameworks or similar frameworks
Develop scalable services and APIs (Back end) using Java Go or Python
Optimize performance resiliency and security across the stack

AI & Intelligent Solutions
Integrate AI/ML and Generative AI capabilities into digital experiences
Work with LLM APIs prompt orchestration and AI service frameworks
Partner with data and ML teams to productionize models
Implement responsible AI practices governance and monitoring

Platform Engineering
Build and evolve shared platforms SDKs and reusable services
Drive platform standardization and developer experience improvements
Design for multi-tenant high-availability and enterprise scale
Enhance CI/CD pipelines and automation

Integrations
Lead enterprise integrations using APIs messaging and event streaming
Design secure B2B and internal system integrations
Ensure observability resilience and fault tolerance
Support both real-time and batch integration patterns

API & Integration
REST
GraphQL (Apollo Federation or similar)
gRPC
Event-driven architecture
Kafka or similar messaging systems

Technical Leadership
Act as a technical advisor to engineering and product leadership
Influence cross-team technical direction and strategy
Establish and promote engineering best practices
Mentor and coach engineers across levels

Cloud & DevOps
AWS Azure or GCP
Kubernetes and Docker
CI/CD pipelines
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or similar)
Observability tools (Datadog Prometheus Grafana etc.)

Data
SQL and NoSQL databases
Caching (Redis or similar)
Streaming/event platforms

Education

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field required
Masters degree in Computer Science or related discipline preferred
Equivalent practical experience will also be considered