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POSITION SUMMARY

The Principal Software Development Engineer is accountable for building and executing the Pharmacy technology strategy for the multiple pharmacy value stream. This technical leader will join forces with business and product leaders to architect, design, build, and deliver a roadmap which drives our business and technology strategy and solution forward for next generation of pharmacy solution. This position will compile research and technologies across the organization into one cohesive technical roadmap to prove out ambient products that address our colleague and customer challenges. This position will have an opportunity to provide strategic leadership for the software development of our application products and services that leverage advance technologies.
Looking for a Principal Software Engineer who has experience mentoring/guiding team members, helping drive development decisions, and assisting with architecture design decisions. This leader will demonstrate executive level qualities, lead the conversation, have an eye for great design, Hands-on coding as required and a knack for pushing projects from conception to end users. This leader will partner with Value Architects, Product and Engineer teams in order to articulate the true total value of each technical solution and the overall business outcome.
Ideal candidate can work in hybrid in any of the CVS office locations or remote set up .
This Position will be responsible for

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 10+ years’ experience in systems analysis and application program development
• 5+ years of development experience in one or more of the following languages: Java, Springboot
• 5+ years of experience with Agile software development
• 3+ years’ experience in building enterprise solutions and technical solutions
• 2+ year experience with Confluent Kafka, or open source distributions
• 3+ years of experience with cloud computing technologies in GCP/Azure or similar public cloud environment
• 2+ years of experience worked on CICD Pipeline automation

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with AI/generative AI solutions and technologies
• Experience working with distributed teams, working across multiple time zones and geographies.
• Experience in the health and wellness domain
• Experience working as full stack development when needed
• Experience developing colleague and user-facing features and/or apps.
• Ability to influence and inspire teams to align technical direction
• Ability to create and execute innovation roadmaps
• Have contributed to open-source technology and Developed patents
• Ability to learn/work with emerging technologies, methodologies, and solutions in the Cloud/IT technology space
• Ability to collaborate across organizational boundaries, build relationships, and achieve broader organizational goals.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree or, equivalent experience (HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience)

• Provide technical vision, drive strategy around solutions, solve complex problems, and successfully execute across the Cloud, backend solution, automation and more
• Act as an executive technical leader across strategic efforts, leveraging partners, technical leads, and technical expertise to better inform processes and outcomes
• Act as a technical owner across strategic efforts involving the Cloud, backend solution, automation and more
• Partner with technical leaders within CVS Health and the open source community and contribute to product strategy, frameworks, roadmap definition, and requirements-gathering
• Contribute to developing key framework and components of solutions and provide technical excellence
• Provide domain knowledge and engineering insight to guide early designs, accelerate project decision-making, and maintain close oversight of technical execution
• Become a trusted technical decision-maker for important initiatives
• Develop mindshare by collaborating and discussing ideas
• Plot and execute on the path from prototype to production for capabilities and features
• Bring passion, energy and excitement to the team and organization
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment and deal with multiple priorities
• Technology Research and Innovation to develop a long-term strategy based on emerging trends in healthcare and technology industries