Platform Engineer

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:

Job Title: Platform Engineer 

Cost Center & Department: 13 – IT 

Org: Platform Engineering & Operations 

Job Summary 

As a Platform Engineer, you will play a critical role in both software development and DevOps practices, managing and enhancing our extensive application suite and cloud infrastructure. You will help drive our transformation in cloud infrastructure management and application reliability by developing internal platform solutions and supporting robust engineering operations. This position is ideal for candidates passionate about both software engineering and DevOps and is eager to collaborate within a high-performing team.

Essential Functions 

• Design, build, and maintain internal platform services and tooling, including Evolent’s Internal Developer Platform built on Spotify’s Backstage.
• Develop backend services, APIs, and platform plugins using Python, Go, or TypeScript.

• Enable container-based application delivery using Docker, Kubernetes, with a focus on AKS and Azure Container Apps.
• Create features that automate infrastructure and operational workflows using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible).
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support consistent, secure, and reliable deployments.
• Support and guide application teams through containerization and modern deployment patterns.
• Debug and resolve complex issues across application, platform, and infrastructure layers when required.

Required Qualifications 

• Strong background as a software engineer, building backend services, internal tools, or platforms.
• Proficiency in at least one modern language (Python, Go, or TypeScript preferred).
• Experience designing APIs and systems.
• Solid understanding of software design principles, testing strategies, and code quality standards.

• Experience with Terraform and Ansible.
• Working knowledge of containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with Git-based CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Azure Pipelines, etc.).

Preferred Qualifications 

• Familiarity with CNCF projects such as ArgoCD, Kyverno and KEDA. 

Education & Certifications 

• No specific education or certifications required for this role. 

General Performance Criteria 

• Expertise: Recognized as a go-to resource for specialized methods and continuously seeks to expand expertise. 
• Communication: Strives for clarity and effectiveness in all communications. 
• Domain: Demonstrates understanding of how work impacts stakeholders and business outcomes. 
• System: Plays a key role in designing and implementing major system enhancements. 
• Process: Upholds team processes and fosters accountability in a constructive manner. 
• Influence: Makes impactful contributions across the entire team. 

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.

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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.