Software Engineering Manager

About the position

The Software Engineering Manager at Evolent Health will lead a team of software and data engineers to design, build, integrate, and maintain data pipelines that support healthcare data integration and operations. This role focuses on managing data from various healthcare systems, ensuring data quality, and enabling accessibility for analysis and decision-making, all while fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow engineering resources, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment.
• Identify and recruit top talent to expand the team as the company grows.
• Conduct regular performance reviews, provide feedback, and create development plans for team members.
• Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of engineering projects, ensuring they are completed on time and within budget.
• Manage a large-scale migration project, ensuring minimal disruption to existing services and seamless integration with the enterprise system.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align engineering efforts with business objectives.
• Drive the development and enhancement of data pipelines to ensure they meet the highest standards of data quality and performance.
• Quickly identify gaps in team processes and institute "just in time" processes, tools, and best practices to solve gaps just before they become a problem.
• Ensure all data engineering activities comply with healthcare regulations and standards, such as HIPAA.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• Proven experience in software/data engineering, with a focus on healthcare data. Previous leadership or management experience is preferred.
• 3+ years of experience in designing solutions and strategic planning, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, SQL, and .NET full stack development.
• Experience with data engineering tools and platforms like Apache Spark, Hadoop, and cloud services (e.g., AWS, GCP) is a plus.
• Experience with developing cloud-native services and applications, either on the public cloud (AWS/Google/Azure) or an equivalent private cloud.
• Experience with healthcare regulations and standards, such as HIPAA, as well as healthcare systems and domains (FHIR/HL7, EMR/EHR, Claims, Members, Providers, Payors, etc.).
• Experience with designing and implementing well-thought-out APIs in a service-oriented architecture.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance benefits
• Bonus component based on pre-defined performance factors