Software Engineer – Backend at Evolent

Job Description

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:

Software Engineer – Backend

Responsibilities:

Develop the Auth Intel AI product. This implies, among others, writing software primarily in Scala to solve a wide variety of problems all across the stack: from real-time data ingestion, to distributed computing algorithms for data crunching, to implementing various machine-learning algorithms for automated model development, to developing APIs for providing higher-level data and modeling abstractions that enable users to solve a wide variety of modeling and analysis problems easily.
Be responsible for full software development lifecycle – design, development, testing, operating in production
Architect solutions to achieve a high level of reliability, scalability and security.
Communicate effectively with other engineers in the same team, with other teams and with various other stakeholders such as product managers
Operate in an Agile development environment

Minimum Qualifications:

5+ years of production software development experience in one of: C++, Java, and Scala, or a modern variant thereof
3+ years of working with Docker, WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux), or other container software that runs locally
Experience with architecting and building scalable distributed systems
Experience with developing cloud-native services and applications, either on the public cloud (AWS/Google/Azure) or an equivalent private cloud
Good knowledge of Linux OS and experience with Ubuntu
Experience with designing and implementing well-thought-out APIs in a service-oriented architecture
Good knowledge of SQL
Good understanding of software security practices
Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment frameworks
Ability to solve novel problems in creative ways is preferred
Previous healthcare experience with a focus in claims and prior authorization data is preferred

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. These at-home technical requirements are subject to change with any scheduled re-opening of our office locations.

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 recruiting@evolent.com for further assistance.

The expected base salary/wage range for this position is $120,000 – 140,000. This position is also eligible for a bonus component that would be dependent on pre-defined performance factors. 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.

Benefits found in job post

Medical insurance