Lead Software Engineer
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Job Location:
Atlanta, GA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
The worlds largest organizations rely on Evident to help them protect their business and brand from third-party risk. Our game-changing technology - which enables the secure exchange of risk data like proof of insurance identity business registration and other information - helps our customers verify that their partners have all of the required credentials to do business.
In todays new remote-first ever-changing regulatory environment our secure privacy-first enterprise platform accessible via web portal or API provides a highly scalable and configurable solution to manage communications storage decisioning and ongoing monitoring of credentials.
Evident is a VC-backed technology startup headquartered in Atlanta GA. Learn more at .
Were looking for a highly skilled Lead Software Engineer who will be a hands-on builder of the product and lead a small team (23 engineers) in an AI-first development environment. The core of this role is using AI tools as a primary force multiplier across the software lifecycle to accelerate delivery of SaaS products without sacrificing quality. Youll set direction raise engineering standards and guide the team through modern AI-enabled ways of building.
The role will be based in our office in Atlanta (hybrid work model with two days in the office and three days remote).
Key Responsibilities
- Hands-On Product Engineering
- Design build test and ship high-impact SaaS features and services
- Drive architecture decisions and technical execution from requirements to production
- Set and uphold standards for code quality reliability observability and security
- AI-First Development Leadership
- Evaluate implement and standardize AI tools across the SDLC (coding review testing docs incident analysis)
- Build AI-in-the-loop workflows for:
- Define guardrails for safe and effective AI use (security privacy IP data handling)
- Team Leadership & Coaching
- Lead and mentor a team of 23 engineers through planning execution and delivery
- Coach engineers on strong fundamentals and high-leverage AI-assisted workflows
- Provide technical guidance through design reviews code reviews and pairing
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with product design and leadership to deliver the right solutions quickly
- Communicate progress risks and opportunities clearly and proactively
- requirements/spec drafting
- design exploration and architecture docs
- code generation refactoring and migrations
- test creation and regression detection
- documentation runbooks and onboarding
Required Skills & Qualifications
- 5 years of professional software engineering experience including leading small teams or acting as a player/coach
- Proven ability to build and ship SaaS products end-to-end in fast-moving environments
- Strong system design and problem-solving skills; able to articulate tradeoffs clearly
- Deep practical experience using AI/LLM tools in daily engineering work with clear opinions on what drives real leverage
- Excellent communication and mentorship skills; comfortable leading change
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience integrating LLM-based features into production systems
- Background in developer productivity platform engineering or SDLC automation
- Familiarity with AI privacy security and compliance considerations
Why Evident
Our team solves a crucial problem with huge business potential together and we are able to see exactly how our contribution affects customers!
Competitive pay package including base pay and stock options
Full medical dental vision benefits and 401K
Unlimited PTO
Paid parental leave to support you and your family
Home internet stipend virtual events & more!
Recently named one of Atlantas Coolest Companies & 50 on Fire by Atlanta Inno
Recently named one of the Top 10 Fastest Growing Companies in Atlanta & one of the Best Places to Work in Atlanta by Atlanta Business Chronicle
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.
Key Skills
- Spring
- .NET
- C/C++
- Go
- React
- OOP
- C#
- Data Structures
- JavaScript
- Software Development
- Java
- Distributed Systems
About Company
Enhance third-party risk management with Evident's automated platform. Streamline vendor compliance and proactively manage risks with ease.
