Lead Director - Software Development Engineering at CVS Health
Columbus, OH
$144,200–$288,400from the description
Jun 29, 2026
Columbus, OH
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior engineering leadership role focused on modernizing CVS's retail pharmacy technology across multiple product value streams. The position involves owning a multi-year technical roadmap, directing distributed engineering and change management teams, and overseeing the full software lifecycle — from architecture and development to delivery — using microservices, cloud infrastructure, and AI-based tooling. It suits an experienced engineering leader with a background in large-scale, agile software delivery.
Senior level · 10+ years · Remote · Full-time
Advertised as Principal, but the requirements read as Senior.
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
Posted 7 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 9 people in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer and information systems managers). range 4–15
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $174,985 (middle half $133,768–$217,326). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
This role is titled 'Lead Director – Software Development Engineering' and carries explicit people-management responsibilities (hiring, performance management, career growth, team building), making 11-3021 the primary SOC. However, the required qualifications are heavily hands-on (microservices, containerization, cloud, AI frameworks), so 15-1252 is a credible runner-up.
The job location is not explicitly stated in the posting; CVS Health Digital is headquartered in Woonsocket, RI (Providence-Warwick CBSA). The role may be based at another CVS hub (e.g., Scottsdale, AZ or Hartford, CT) — location should be verified.
The '10+ years of overall Software Development experience' requirement is mapped to total experience; the 5-year microservices requirement names both Python and Java (Spring Boot) as a paired requirement — Python is listed as the primary skill with Java as an alternative, though both may be expected simultaneously rather than interchangeably.
GCP is listed as 'preferred' within the required qualifications section ('GCP preferred'), but the broader cloud platform experience requirement is hard-gated; GCP is marked required with Azure and AWS as alternatives to reflect this nuance.
Agentic AI frameworks and generative AI web-services are listed together under a single 1+ year requirement in the required section; they are split into two skills to capture both named capabilities.
GitHub (open source/public work) and AI/ML algorithms/frameworks appear only under Preferred Qualifications.
The pay range ($144,200–$288,400/year) is the base salary range; the posting notes additional bonus, commission/short-term incentive, and equity award eligibility on top of base.
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