About The Company

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of our employees and those we serve — because we care. Our commitment to innovation and excellence has established us as a leader in the healthcare industry, continuously striving to improve patient outcomes and streamline healthcare delivery through advanced technology solutions.

At McKesson, we foster a culture where employees can grow professionally, make meaningful impacts, and are empowered to bring new ideas to life. We believe that our collective efforts shape the future of health for patients, communities, and our workforce. We are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment that values diversity, encourages collaboration, and promotes continuous learning. Our mission is to improve healthcare accessibility and affordability, and we achieve this by leveraging cutting-edge technology, data-driven insights, and a passionate team committed to excellence.

About The Role

McKesson is seeking a Senior AI-First Full Stack Engineer to join our innovative healthcare technology team. This role is pivotal in building the next generation of intelligent healthcare solutions supporting one of the nation's leading and rapidly expanding specialty pharmacy organizations. The successful candidate will combine strong full stack engineering expertise with Generative AI innovation to develop production-grade applications that leverage modern web technologies, REST APIs, cloud-native platforms, enterprise data, and AI models.

This position offers an exciting opportunity to work at the intersection of healthcare and advanced technology, directly impacting patient care, provider workflows, and business operations. The engineer will be involved throughout the entire software lifecycle—from business discovery, system design, and full stack development to testing, cloud deployment, and ongoing production support. The role requires a hands-on builder capable of translating ambiguous business problems into practical, scalable solutions, collaborating closely with stakeholders, and establishing standards for secure, reliable, and scalable delivery across various healthcare platforms.

The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment where speed, reliability, and innovation are critical. Success in this role involves partnering with business teams to validate solutions quickly, transforming prototypes into scalable solutions, and ensuring high adoption, reliability, and measurable outcomes. The role also emphasizes mentorship, architectural leadership, and continuous improvement to support McKesson’s strategic healthcare initiatives.

Qualifications

Candidates should possess a minimum of 7+ years of professional experience in enterprise-scale software development, with a strong foundation in full stack engineering. A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience, is required. Hands-on experience with backend technologies such as Java, Node.js, C#, or Python, coupled with modern front-end frameworks like React and TypeScript, is essential.

Proficiency in designing and consuming REST APIs, microservices, and enterprise integrations is necessary. Experience developing cloud-native applications on Microsoft Azure, along with familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, source control, automated testing, and Agile methodologies, is highly preferred. Candidates should also have a proven track record of acting as a technical lead or primary owner for enterprise applications, supporting scalable architectures, and turning ambiguous business needs into technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered applications leveraging platforms such as Claude (Anthropic), Azure OpenAI, OpenAI, and Azure AI Services.
• Partner directly with business stakeholders to define problems, validate workflows, rapidly prototype solutions, and convert successful concepts into scalable production capabilities.
• Build Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions, prompt frameworks, AI workflows, and autonomous or agentic systems with human-in-the-loop controls.
• Develop full stack applications using React, TypeScript, Python, C#, Java, Node.js, and .NET technologies.
• Design REST APIs, microservices, event-driven architectures, and enterprise integration patterns to ensure seamless interoperability.
• Integrate AI capabilities with enterprise platforms such as ServiceNow, Salesforce, Snowflake, Databricks, and Power BI.
• Develop cloud-native solutions on Microsoft Azure, adhering to secure engineering and DevOps best practices.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, containerized workloads, and Kubernetes deployments to ensure continuous delivery and operational excellence.
• Serve as the technical owner for assigned applications or platforms, establishing architecture standards, engineering guardrails, service level objectives (SLOs), and production-readiness criteria.
• Lead modernization efforts, address technical debt, improve system resiliency, conduct design reviews, resolve incidents, and implement root-cause prevention strategies.
• Mentor fellow engineers and influence architecture, security, data, product, and delivery decisions across teams to foster a culture of excellence and innovation.
  
  

Benefits

McKesson offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support the health, well-being, and financial security of our employees. Our Total Rewards program includes health insurance options, retirement plans, paid time off, and wellness programs. We also provide opportunities for professional development, tuition reimbursement, and career advancement. Employees enjoy a flexible work environment, including hybrid or remote work arrangements based on business needs. Additionally, McKesson values work-life balance and provides various employee assistance programs and resources to support personal and family well-being.

Equal Opportunity

McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We provide equal employment