Your Future Evolves Here
Evolent Health has a bold mission to change the health of the nation by changing the way health care is delivered. Our pursuit of this mission is the driving force that brings us to work each day. We believe in embracing new ideas, challenging ourselves and failing forward. We respect and celebrate individual talents and team wins. We have fun while working hard and Evolenteers often make a difference working in everything from scrubs to jeans.
Are we growing? Absolutely and Globally. In 2021 we grew our teams by almost 50% and continue to grow even more in 2022. Are we recognized as a company you are supported by for your career and growth, and a great place to work? Definitely. Evolent Health International (Pune, India) has been certified as “Great Places to Work” in 2021. In 2020 and 2021 Evolent in the U.S. was both named Best Company for Women to Advance list by Parity.org and earned a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index (CEI). This index is the nation's foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality.
We recognize employees that live our values, give back to our communities each year, and are champions for bringing our whole selves to work each day. If you’re looking for a place where your work can be personally and professionally rewarding, don’t just join a company with a mission. Join a mission with a company behind it.
What You’ll Be Doing:
Lead Software Engineer
About the Role
Evolent is looking for a Lead Software Engineer to be a key contributor in building scalable, secure, and high-performance healthcare applications. This role requires strong technical expertise along with the ability to lead design and development efforts, mentor team members, and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade applications using ASP.NET MVC, Web forms, .NET Core, C#, and SQL Server
- Lead end-to-end software development lifecycle (SDLC) including design, development, testing, and production support
- Architect scalable and secure solutions by applying design patterns and principles
- Provide technical leadership to the team, conduct design/code reviews, and ensure adherence to coding standards
- Collaborate with product owners, QA, and other stakeholders to design and deliver high-quality features
- Drive performance optimization, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis
- Contribute to modernization initiatives including migration to cloud-native or microservices-based architectures
- Identify and recommend new technologies and tools to improve system performance, scalability, and developer productivity
- Participate in deployment, release management, and production stability improvements
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to building a strong engineering culture
Required Qualifications
- 6–8 years of experience in software development
- Strong hands-on experience with:
- ASP.NET / .NET Core
- C#
- SQL Server
- Azure resources (functions, storage, keyvalut, App Config, App insights)
- Solid understanding of:
- Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
- Design patterns & Principles (SOLID, etc.)
- Software engineering best practices
- Experience in building scalable web applications and APIs
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced Agile environment
- Experience with code reviews, CI/CD, and version control systems (Git)
Good to Have
- Experience in application modernization / legacy transformation
- Exposure to microservices architecture, cloud (Azure), or distributed systems
- Knowledge of healthcare domain / EMR / payer systems
- Experience with performance tuning and security practices
Soft Skills
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to lead technical discussions and influence decisions
- Proactive mindset with focus on ownership and delivery excellence
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.
Mandatory Requirements:
Employees must have a high-speed broadband internet connection with a minimum speed of 50 Mbps and the ability to set up a wired connection to their home network to ensure effective remote work. These requirements may be updated as needed by the business.
Evolent Health 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.
Skills Required
- 6-8 years of experience in software development
- Hands-on experience with ASP.NET / .NET Core
- Hands-on experience with C#
- Hands-on experience with SQL Server
- Experience with Azure resources (Functions, Storage, Key Vault, App Configuration, Application Insights)
- Solid understanding of Object-Oriented Programming, design patterns and SOLID principles
- Experience building scalable web applications and APIs
- Experience with code reviews, CI/CD, and version control systems (Git)
- Ability to work in a fast-paced Agile environment and strong problem-solving skills
- High-speed broadband internet (minimum 50 Mbps) and ability to set up a wired home connection
- Ability to complete identity verification, background check, in-person I-9 verification, and potential drug screening
- Experience in application modernization, microservices, cloud (Azure), or distributed systems
- Knowledge of healthcare domain / EMR / payer systems
- Experience with performance tuning and security practices
Evolent Health Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Evolent Health and has not been reviewed or approved by Evolent Health.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Salaried roles commonly include unlimited PTO alongside paid holidays, volunteer time off, and a sabbatical option after several years. Feedback suggests time-off flexibility is a meaningful lifestyle strength for many roles.
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Healthcare Strength — Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage is paired with a publicly highlighted emphasis on mental-health resources, including a 2026 Gold Bell Seal from Mental Health America. This recognition signals above-baseline support for employee health needs.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — A remote-first approach for most positions and flexible work arrangements are consistently emphasized. Feedback suggests these elements add notable non-cash value to the overall package.
Evolent Health Insights
What We Do
Evolent Health delivers proven clinical and administrative solutions that improve whole person health while making health care simpler and more affordable. Our three solutions—Evolent Care Partners, New Century Health and Evolent Health Services—encompass total cost of care management, specialty care management and administrative simplification. Evolent serves a national base of leading payers and providers, is the first company to receive the National Committee for Quality Assurance's Population Health Program Accreditation, and is consistently recognized as a top place to work in health care nationally. OUR PEOPLE We were named one of “Becker’s 150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare” in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 and are proud to be recognized as a leader in driving diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) efforts. Evolent achieved a 100% score on the 2020 Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index, making us one of the best places to work for LGBTQ+ employees. We were also named on the Best Companies for Women to Advance List 2020 and 2021 by Parity.org. OUR CULTURE Our accessible leadership team cultivates an open-door environment. We don’t like approval chains; we love ideas and people with the courage and conviction to bring novel solutions forward. We win as a team and always ask how we can do better. We respect and encourage commitments outside of work. OUR COMPENSATION & BENEFITS We recognize and reward our most valuable asset—our team—with competitive pay and annual performance-based bonuses. Evolent also offers comprehensive health benefits, a company-matched 401(k) and flexible spending accounts. Every salaried Evolent employee receives unlimited Personal Time Off and is eligible for a month-long sabbatical after working five years with Evolent. This account is monitored closely by our company. Please message us at [email protected] with any questions or concerns.
