Manager, Software Engineering

Evolent Health, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-life balance

Autonomy

Job summary

Evolent Health, Inc. is seeking an experienced software engineering leader to oversee a high-performing team responsible for building scalable, AI-enabled healthcare software solutions. You will guide architecture, drive agile delivery, and collaborate with cross-functional partners to align with business goals.

You will mentor engineers, oversee code quality, and advance data pipelines, ML/Data Eng practices, and AI tooling usage, while ensuring secure, compliant delivery across platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years in software development with at least 1+ year in a leadership role.
• Proficiency in one or more languages such as C# or Python and relevant frameworks.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum development methodologies.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and data engineering tech (Spark, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric).
• Familiarity with modern data engineering patterns (Data Vault, dimensional modeling, lakehouse, feature flags, event-driven systems).
• Strong problem-solving, analytical skills, and focus on scalability and performance.
• Excellent communication and collaboration across teams.
• Experience with Git and CI/CD tools for deployment automation.
• Leadership mindset with AI-assisted engineering across the full delivery lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day activities of the software engineering team and deliver with the team.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to support professional growth.
• Gather requirements, define scope, and create technical roadmaps with stakeholders.
• Oversee design, development, and deployment of scalable software solutions.
• Conduct code reviews for quality, standards, and guidelines.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues to maintain performance and reliability.
• Promote Agile methodologies and contribute to process improvements.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams for seamless component integration.

Skills

Team leadership

AI-assisted dev

Prompt engineering

Data pipelines

Cloud platforms

C# or Python

Git

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Spark

Databricks

Microsoft Fabric

Job description

Your Future Evolves Here

Evolent partners with health plans and providers to achieve better outcomes for people with most complex and costly health conditions. Working across specialties and primary care, we seek to connect the pieces of fragmented health care system and ensure people get the same level of care and compassion we would want for our loved ones.

Evolent employees enjoy work/life balance, the flexibility to suit their work to their lives, and autonomy they need to get things done. We believe that people do their best work when they're supported to live their best lives, and when they feel welcome to bring their whole selves to work. That's one reason why diversity and inclusion are core to our business.

Join Evolent for the mission. Stay for the culture.

What You’ll Be Doing:

Responsibilities

• Player-coach role. Assist in managing day-to-day activities of the software engineering team, ensuring alignment with project goals and timelines. Deliver along with the team.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members to support their professional growth.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements, define project scope, and create technical roadmaps.
• Oversee the design, development, and deployment of scalable software solutions.
• Conduct code reviews to ensure adherence to best practices, quality standards, and coding guidelines.
• Participate in troubleshooting and resolving software issues to maintain system performance and reliability.
• Promote the adoption of agile methodologies and contribute to continuous process improvements.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of software components.
• Prepare and present project status updates to leadership and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience using AI-assisted development platforms such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, or similar tools to deliver production work.
• Strong prompt engineering skills, with experience in AI-assisted testing and AI-enabled delivery practices.
• Experience with machine learning data pipelines, vector search technologies, document processing pipelines, or AI data preparation techniques.
• Working knowledge of data governance, lineage, quality, and observability practices supporting AI-enabled solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in software development, with at least 1+ years in a team leadership role.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages, such as C# or Python, and relevant frameworks.
• Experience with modern software development methodologies, including Agile or Scrum.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP), and experience with data engineering technologies (e.g., Spark, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric)
• Knowledge and experience with modern data engineering patterns (e.g., Data Vault, dimensional modeling, data products, lakehouse architecture, feature flags, event-driven systems, DAGs).
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with attention to scalability and performance.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.
• Familiarity with version control systems like Git and CI/CD tools for deployment automation.
• A proactive approach to leadership, fostering a positive and inclusive team environment.
• Apply AI-assisted engineering techniques across the full delivery lifecycle, including requirements analysis, pipeline and code development, testing, debugging, documentation, and operational monitoring.
• Iterate with AI on solution design and architecture, evaluating alternatives, revising existing architecture, and producing design artifacts for review.
• Set the standard for validating AI-generated outputs for correctness, security, maintainability, compliance, and business appropriateness, including when reviewing the AI-assisted work of other engineers.
• Design and support data platforms and governed datasets that enable machine learning, analytics, and generative AI workloads.
• Contribute reusable prompts, skills, agents, engineering playbooks, and AI-assisted development patterns that benefit the broader engineering organization.
• Ensure AI usage complies with enterprise policies for intellectual property protection, security, privacy, PHI handling, and Responsible AI standards.

#EvolentAi

To ensure a secure hiring process we have implemented several identity verification steps, including submission of a government issued photo ID. We conduct identity verification during interviews, and final interviews may require onsite attendance. All candidates must complete a comprehensive background check, in-person I-9 verification, and may be subject to drug screening prior to employment. The use of artificial intelligence tools during interviews is prohibited and monitored. Misrepresentation will result in immediate disqualification from consideration.

Technical Requirements:

We require that all employees have the following technical capability at their home: High speed internet over 10 Mbps and, specifically for all call center employees, the ability to plug in directly to the home internet router.

Evolent is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status. If you need reasonable accommodation to access the information provided on this website, please contact [e-mail] for further assistance.

The expected base salary/wage range for this position is $. As part of our total compensation package, Evolent is proud to offer comprehensive benefits (including health insurance benefits) to qualifying employees. All compensation determinations are based on the skills and experience required for the position and commensurate with experience of selected individuals, which may vary above and below the stated amounts.