Associate Software Engineer at Evolent Health

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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 Collaborate with other engineers to design and develop software solutions. Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code following best practices. Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and adherence to standards. Assist in troubleshooting and debugging software issues. Contribute to the development of new features and enhancements. Work with cross-functional teams to understand project requirements and deliver solutions. Maintain and update documentation for the software development process. Test and validate software applications to ensure they meet quality standards. Stay updated with emerging technologies and contribute to improving processes. 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. Requirements Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field. Proficiency in at least one programming language such as C# or Python. Familiarity with version control systems like Git. Basic understanding of software development methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum). Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail. Good communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative environment Preferred Requirements 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. #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 recruitingteam evolent.com 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.

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Your Future Evolves Here
Join Evolent for the mission. Stay for the culture.
Collaborate with other engineers to design and develop software solutions.
Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code following best practices.
Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and adherence to standards.
Assist in troubleshooting and debugging software issues.
Contribute to the development of new features and enhancements.
Work with cross-functional teams to understand project requirements and deliver solutions.
Maintain and update documentation for the software development process.
Test and validate software applications to ensure they meet quality standards.
Stay updated with emerging technologies and contribute to improving processes.
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.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
Proficiency in at least one programming language such as C# or Python.
Familiarity with version control systems like Git.

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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.

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