Principal Solution Engineer

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.

Position Summary:
Bring your heart to CVS Health. Every one of us at CVS Health shares a single, clear purpose: Bringing our heart to every moment of your health. This purpose guides our commitment to deliver enhanced human-centric health care for a rapidly changing world. Anchored in our brand - with heart at its center - our purpose sends a personal message that how we deliver our services is just as important as what we deliver.

 

Our Heart At Work Behaviors™ support this purpose. We want everyone who works at CVS Health to feel empowered by the role they play in transforming our culture and accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver solutions to make health care more personal, convenient and affordable.

 

CVS Heath seeking a highly experienced and innovative Principal Solution Engineer for the PCW Solution Engineering team at CVS Health. The Principal Solutions Engineer will collaborate with and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement and support technical solutions. This role is expected to carry a passion for staying on top of tech trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies, participating in internal & external technology communities and mentoring other members of the engineering community. A firm understanding of development principles, agile methodologies and knowledge of pharmacy processing is crucial for success in the role. You should have the ability to prioritize well, communicate clearly, have a consistent track record of delivery and excellent software engineering skills. A successful candidate will be a highly motivated, collaborative individual; motivated to achieve results in a fast-paced environment.

 

Additional skills:

• Strong critical thinker who makes balanced, insightful decisions
• A natural leader that leads by example
• Possesses a constant sense of urgency
• Fact-based problem solver with the ability to evaluate alternative courses of action and make sound management decisions
• Collaborative style, with the ability to establish working relationships across the senior management team, business units, as well as with external advisors and constituents
• Self-starters, problem solvers; comfortable jumping in as needed to support the team
• Creates a safe environment for everyone to bring their whole selves to work every day

 

Additional Responsibilities:

• Analyze project and application requirements
• Design system, multi-system, and enterprise-wide application solutions
• Code when necessary (this is a "hand-on" role)
• Evaluate, propose, and develop solutions to technical challenges
• Broader vision of Pharmacy Systems and propose solution that will benefit the business
• Consider business outcome when designing solutions
• Contribute to annual road map reviews and updates charting the path for the technology
• Leverage Design Patterns to solve recurring development functions
• Collaborate with other architects to develop integrated systems with common principles
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture to develop standards that can be used throughout the enterprise
• Generate new System Architectural Design documents and support the modifications of existing ones
• Maintain awareness of Enterprise technology standards and their direction
• Maintain system designs (e.g. diagrams, connection points, interfaces, etc.)
• Evaluate and/or review the impact of changes on application performance and platform capacity

 

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ of experience in one or more programming languages like Java, Python, Go, Node.js or microservices/containerization
• 5+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service, cloud optimization, security, performance and cost efficiencies
• 5+ years of experience in Database Technologies like Oracle, Mongo, Redis, PostgreSQL

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience building and deploy services using Gradle, Maven, Jenkins, GitHubActions etc. as part of CI/CD process
• Familiarity with frontend technologies such as HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, TypeScript and modern libraries and frameworks such as React, Angular etc for Web and Mobile
• Contributions to open-source projects or involvement in developer communities 
• Strong analytical skills with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving complex technical challenges 
• Skilled in working effectively across different teams and departments, building strong relationships and driving collective success 

 

Education:

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

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$144,200.00 - $288,400.00

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls.  The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors.  This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.  This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program. 
 

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.

This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.

Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and onBenefits Moments.

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 07/19/2026

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.