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Principal Engineer - FDE

AI summary of the role

Principal Engineer leading end-to-end technical missions for enterprise-wide application platforms at Elevance Health, translating ambiguous business problems into production solutions across AI, applications, APIs, data, cloud, and legacy systems.

What you’ll do

  • Establish overall applications architecture vision and ensure components are designed and leveraged in a multi-product environment.
  • Oversee development and delivery of technical/functional specifications and technical design reviews.
  • Lead IT Business Transformation application architecture strategy and vision.
  • Champion architectural standards, guidelines, principles, frameworks, and reference models.

What you’ll bring

  • BA/BS in IT, Computer Science or related field, plus minimum 11 years experience with multi-dimensional platforms and business/technical applications (or equivalent).
  • Experience owning end-to-end technical missions from ambiguous business problem to production solution.
  • Hands-on technical leadership across AI, applications, APIs, data, cloud, and legacy platforms.
  • Experience embedding security, privacy, compliance, observability, and reliability from day one.

Technologies

AI · APIs · data platforms · cloud · legacy platforms · multi-database · multi-language · rapid prototyping · observability · security

About Elevance Health

Runs U.S. health benefits plus Carelon pharmacy, behavioral, clinical, home-health, and value-based care services for employers, governments, providers, and consumers.

Public · 5000+ people

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Anticipated End Date: 2026-09-30 Position Title: Principal Engineer - FDE Job Description: Principal Engineer - FDE Hybrid: This role requires associates to be in-office 3 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office. Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law. The Principal Engineer - FDE works with the business and technology stakeholder's on the development and delivery of end
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Anticipated End Date: 2026-09-30 Position Title: Principal Engineer - FDE Job Description: Principal Engineer - FDE Hybrid: This role requires associates to be in-office 3 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office. Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law. The Principal Engineer - FDE works with the business and technology stakeholder's on the development and delivery of end to end application technology products and services for enterprise wide technology application platforms that are aligned to the organizations strategic objectives and initiatives. How you will make an impact: Works with stakeholders to establish the overall applications architecture vision and ensures specific components are appropriately designed and leveraged in a multi-product environment. Recommends new technology solutions and products are delivered to stakeholders and align with enterpr [... source excerpt omitted ...] of technical and/or functional specifications. Oversee the technical design reviews and testing to architectural technologies for application solutions and products meet business requirements. Leading and define the overall application system technology and architecture, development. Assesses the compatibility and integration of solutions and products. Works with IT to lead IT Business Transformation application architecture strategy and vision. Provides continuous consulting services and direction on projects. Champions and responsible for architectural standards, guidelines, principles, frameworks, and reference models. Collaborate with all stakeholders to define architectur [... source excerpt omitted ...] viding troubleshooting support. Multi database and/or multi language. Experience owning the end-to-end technical mission—translating an ambiguous business problem into a working production solution, from architecture and rapid prototyping through integration, testing, deployment, and stabilization. Hands-on technical leader—designing and building across AI, applications, APIs, data, cloud, and legacy platforms while guiding other FDEs and federated engineering partners. Experience engineering trust and production readiness from day one—embedding security, privacy, compliance, evaluations, observability, human oversight, and reliability into the solution rather than treating the

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