Executive Director Software Engineering

Job description

At CVS Health, we’re building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care.

As the nation’s leading health solutions company, we reach millions of Americans through our local presence, digital channels and more than 300,000 purpose-driven colleagues – caring for people where, when and how they choose in a way that is uniquely more connected, more convenient and more compassionate.

And we do it all with heart, each and every day.

The Executive Director Software Engineering – PCW will be responsible for overseeing the specialty pharmacy platform modernization and other strategic initiatives and ensuring the successful execution of engineering programs.

This role requires a visionary leader with a strong technical background, exceptional management skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

**Responsibilities:**

+ The ability to inspire your teammates to deliver quality software solutions
+ Lead, manage and grow multiple teams of product focused software engineers in modernizing our core pharmacy platform
+ Embrace and incubate emerging technology and open source products across all platforms
+ Work in a startup mindset to modernize our existing tech stacks
+ Collaborate with internal teams to find areas of opportunities for automation and machine learning
+ Partner with architects, product owners, and software engineers to drive the implementation of new solutions and applications
+ Work within and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions across mobile and web full-stack development tools and technologies
+ Lead efforts to deploy new and existing applications into cloud environments – AWS, GCP and Azure
+ Conduct design and code review to ensure compliance with standards
+ Encourage innovation, implementation of cutting-edge technologies, inclusion, outside-of-the-box thinking, teamwork, self-organization, and diversity
+ Develop proof of concepts and ensure their successful transition to production, maintaining the highest standards of security and quality
+ Collaborate with engineering teams on setting technical direction and ensure alignment with our technology strategy
+ Drive scale & reuse by leveraging platforms and capabilities
+ Technology research and innovation to develop long term roadmap based on emerging trends in healthcare and digital technologies
+ Hands-on, roll up your sleeves collaborative style of working

**Qualifications:**

+ 15+ years’ experience in systems analysis and application program development.
+ 12+ years’ experience managing large software development teams with
+ Advanced working knowledge of omni channel stack including NodeJS, Angular, TypeScript, Mobile Native tech (Swift, Kotlin) utilizing automation Tools/Frameworks (Mocha, Jasmine, Selenium, Protractor) and deployed via continuous delivery infrastructure (Jenkins, Concourse)
+ API Design & Development and Microservices Architecture
+ Advanced knowledge of cloud-based technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP)
+ Experience in building highly available applications in GCP using cloud spanner, dataflow, GKE etc.
+ Experience as a leader of Digital engineering where Digital contributes 25% of overall revenue
+ Possess a deep understanding of secure development practices and their implementation

**Education:**

Bachelors degree required.

**Pay Range**

The typical pay range for this role is:

$175,100.00 - $334,750.00

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 our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits – investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be.

In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:

+ **Affordable medical plan options,** a **401(k) plan** (including matching company contributions), and an **employee stock purchase plan** .
+ **No-cost programs for all colleagues** including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.
+ **Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues** including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.

For more information, visit https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefits

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 11/30/2025

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.
We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, promotion, or any other personnel action based on race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Required Skill Profession

Other General