The Principal Software Engineer codes software applications based on business requirements. The Principal Software Engineer provides strategic advice and guidance to functional team(s). Highly skilled with broad, advanced technical experience.
The Principal Software Engineer standardizes the quality assurance procedure for software. Oversees testing and debugging and develops fixes. Researches complaints and makes necessary adjustments and/or recommendations to resolve complex software related issues. Works with senior executives to develop and drive segment or enterprise-wide functional strategies. Advises one or more areas, programs or functions and provides recommendations to senior executives on matters of significance, and as an advanced subject matter expert competent to work at very high levels in multiple knowledge and functional areas across the enterprise.
Day-to-Day Activities
Serve as a hands-on software engineering advisor to IT executives
Advise SVP and executive technology leaders on engineering strategy, platform health, delivery risks, architectural decisions, and modernization opportunities. Translate complex software engineering issues into clear business, risk, funding, and execution recommendations.
Act as a player by actively building and improving software
Personally contribute to critical engineering work by designing, coding, testing, reviewing, and deploying capabilities across enterprise platforms, integration layers, and production systems. Use modern development practices, including agentic AI-enabled coding where appropriate, to accelerate delivery and improve system reliability.
Coach developers and raise engineering standards
Mentor associate engineers, contractors, and delivery teams through code reviews, pairing, technical design discussions, and best-practice coaching. Set expectations for clean code, small pull requests, meaningful commits, automated testing, secure coding, and efficient delivery practices.
Drive engineering alignment across complex delivery teams
Coordinate engineering outcomes across matrixed internal teams, vendors, architects, product owners, and business partners. Ensure solutions are technically sound, architecturally consistent, secure, scalable, and aligned to enterprise standards and long-term platform strategy.
Lead platform roadmap, technical investment, and transformation discipline
Partner with business and IT leadership to define the product/platform roadmap, identify funding needs, prioritize engineering investments, and challenge decisions that create technical debt, operational risk, or misalignment with enterprise transformation goals. Exercise the judgment and credibility to say "no" when needed to protect long-term platform health
Use your skills to make an impact
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a related technical field
- 10 or more years of technical experience
- 2 - 5 years of project/people leadership
- Must be passionate about contributing to an organization focused on continuously improving consumer experiences
- 1+ years exp building and optimizing AI-driven pipelines
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's or Doctorate's degree
Additional Information
Work at Home Requirements To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees’ ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees must meet the following criteria: At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is required; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested. In certain roles, the minimum recommended internet speed required by Humana may not be sufficient for business needs. Humana reserves the right to require associates to upgrade their internet service if necessary. Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information. Travel: While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.Scheduled Weekly Hours
40Pay Range
The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.
Description of Benefits
Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.About us
About Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer at Humana.com and at CenterWell.com.
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in a related technical field
- 10 or more years of technical experience
- 2 - 5 years of project/people leadership
- Must be passionate about contributing to an organization focused on continuously improving consumer experiences
- 1+ years experience building and optimizing AI-driven pipelines
- Master's or Doctorate's degree
Humana Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Humana and has not been reviewed or approved by Humana.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, vision, supplemental health, and long-term care insurance are offered alongside on-site/virtual wellness resources and weekly paid well-being time, indicating a whole-person focus.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid PTO and holidays, volunteer time, and formal leave options such as parental and caregiver time provide broad time-away support. Adoption assistance and lactation rooms extend coverage for key life events.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match anchors long-term savings. Employer-matched emergency savings programs complement retirement planning.
Humana Insights
What We Do
At Humana, our cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by delivering personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing healthcare needs continue to evolve for each person, for each family and for each community, Humana continuously creates innovative solutions and resources that help people live their healthiest lives on their terms –when and where they need it. Our employees are at the heart of making this happen and that’s why we are dedicated to building an organization of dynamic talent whose experience and passion center on putting the customer first.
