Associate Director - Application Engineering

Associate Director, Application Engineering

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Position Overview

Evolent partners with health plans and providers to deliver better outcomes for people with complex health conditions. We are seeking an experienced Associate Director, Application Engineering to lead a Scrum team in Pune, India, driving delivery of product and engineering initiatives that support scalable, reliable, and high-quality technology solutions. This role combines people leadership, technical depth, and cross-functional collaboration to help teams deliver meaningful business impact.

What You’ll Do

In this role, you will:

Lead engineering delivery and team performance

• Lead and manage a Scrum team of software engineers and QA professionals, including manual and automation testing resources
• Own end-to-end delivery of product initiatives in close partnership with Product Management and cross-functional stakeholders
• Drive predictable, high-quality execution across sprints and releases
• Foster accountability, ownership, and a culture of continuous improvement within the team

Provide people leadership and operational oversight

• Oversee day-to-day software development activities and ensure alignment to delivery commitments
• Conduct performance reviews and support career growth and development for team members
• Coach and mentor team members across technical, functional, and leadership dimensions
• Promote strong engineering discipline, delivery rigor, and adoption of best practices

Drive technical leadership and solution quality

• Provide technical leadership in the design, development, testing, and deployment of enterprise applications
• Analyze complex problems and recommend scalable, resilient, and high-performing solutions
• Identify opportunities to modernize architecture, improve maintainability, and challenge the status quo where appropriate

Partner across product and business teams

• Partner with Product Owners and key stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions
• Support backlog refinement, prioritization, sprint planning, and delivery planning activities
• Provide solution input, effort estimates, and engineering guidance throughout the development lifecycle

Advance agile execution and delivery excellence

• Lead Scrum ceremonies, remove delivery impediments, and help the team maintain focus on outcomes
• Continuously improve Agile ways of working to increase team effectiveness and delivery predictability

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with progressive leadership responsibility
• Experience leading Scrum teams and managing software delivery in Agile environments
• Strong expertise in Microsoft .NET, C#, ASP.NET MVC/Web API, and SQL Server
• Exposure to DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with Azure technologies such as Functions, Service Bus, Queues, Monitor, ACS etc.

Preferred:

• Experience in healthcare technology or a related regulated industry
• Experience with microservices, distributed systems, and modern application architecture patterns

At Evolent, we are committed to improving health outcomes for people with complex conditions. We look for leaders who thrive in a collaborative environment, bring a strong sense of purpose to their work, and are energized by the opportunity to build high-quality solutions that make a meaningful impact.

What Will Help You Succeed

• Strong sense of ownership and accountability
• Passion for mentoring, team development, and building inclusive, high-performing teams
• Commitment to continuous learning and improvement
• Ability to collaborate effectively and model Evolent values in day-to-day work

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.

Experience Level

Mid Level