[Hiring] Lead Software Engineer @Evolent

Role Description

The Lead Software Engineer leads the design, development, and delivery of the web user experience for the Evolent Platform. This role defines the front-end architecture and technical strategy for a React and Next.js (TypeScript) application that consumes Pydantic AI agents over the AG-UI protocol and ensures the agent-to-human handoff is fast, accessible, secure, and auditable.

This individual provides technical leadership and mentorship to a team of front-end engineers, sets the standards others follow, and partners with architecture, agent, platform, design-system, and product teams to prioritize work and deliver on schedule. The role is expected to use approved AI-assisted tools to accelerate delivery and improve quality while remaining fully accountable for every result delivered.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software development experience, including 4+ years building production web applications with React and TypeScript.
• 2+ years of experience leading teams of 3+ software engineers.
• Deep, hands-on experience with Next.js, including Server and Client Components, server-side rendering, streaming, and caching.
• Experience building AI or agent-driven user interfaces (e.g., Vercel AI SDK, assistant-ui, CopilotKit, AG-UI) or equivalent streaming, real-time interfaces using Server-Sent Events or WebSockets.
• Experience designing and delivering data-heavy enterprise screens, such as large grids, document viewers, rich-text editors, and multi-step workflows, using component libraries such as KendoReact (Telerik) or MUI.
• Proven experience with the backend-for-frontend pattern and integrating front ends with services written in other languages, such as .NET (C#) and Python (FastAPI).
• Experience implementing authentication with Entra ID (Azure AD) and OpenID Connect.
• Demonstrated expertise delivering applications that meet WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA and Section 508.
• Experience with front-end testing using Vitest or Jest, React Testing Library, and Playwright.
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes (AKS preferred), CI/CD with GitHub Actions, and OpenTelemetry.
• Experience applying npm supply-chain security practices, such as SBOMs, lockfile policy, and dependency scanning.
• Strong, daily use of AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to lead and mentor a team of engineers.
• Experience in Agile development methodologies and working in cross-functional, globally distributed teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to resolve complex technical challenges and make critical decisions under pressure.

Requirements

• Follow enterprise policies governing AI usage, intellectual property protection, security, privacy, PHI handling, and Responsible AI practices.
• Handle patient data safely under HIPAA, keeping PHI out of browser storage, client logs, and telemetry.
• Ensure no confidential, regulated, or protected information is used with unapproved AI services or tooling.
• Participate in peer reviews and validation processes for AI-assisted solutions.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits including health insurance benefits.
• Expected base salary/wage range for this position is $140,000 - 160,000.

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.