Job Application for Principal Software Engineer (AI + ML SaaS / Insurtech) at EvolutionIQ Principal Software Engineer (AI + ML SaaS / Insurtech) New York, NY Apply
About Us: EvolutionIQ’s mission is to deliver state of the art technology that helps insurance claims teams make claims handling more accurate, fair, and efficient, so that more people impacted by injury or illness can continue their lives with dignity and stability. We are currently experiencing massive growth and to accomplish our goals, we are hiring world-class talent who want to help build and scale internally, and transform the insurance space. Our team is our #1 priority, and we have been named one of Inc.’s Best Workplaces 3 years in a row and Built In’s Best Places to work in 2025 and 2026! Your Impact & Mission: As a Principal Software Engineer at EvolutionIQ, you will architect and deliver version 2 of our AI claims management platform. Your mission is to design and implement the next iterations of three foundational systems 1. Data Ingestion/Pipeline, 2. API Platform, 3. User facing application, that will handle tens of millions of documents daily, including unstructured data streams like OCR and phone call transcriptions. You'll leverage our proprietary EvolutionGPT platform and large language models (LLMs) to transform raw data into actionable insights, enabling rapid, code-free deployment of new products in two-week cycles. You will work closely with leadership to provide strategic technical software development direction for our business lines in Disability & Workers
Compensation. You will be responsible for defining technical
requirements, working on interesting technical challenges, playing an impactful role in transforming our 100+ person engineering organization and inspiring them as we scale. With a strong focus on First Principles thinking you will leverage large unstructured data sets, proprietary large language models (LLMs), including our EvolutionGPT platform and other cutting edge technologies to continue to innovate the EvolutionIQ claims guidance platform. This platform processes tens of millions of medical documents, structured and unstructured data streams and multiple data types to transform data science and claims guidance. What You’ll Achieve (Performance Outcomes): Technical Leadership: Provide strategic technical guidance across the engineering organization, leading the development and implementation of complex software solutions. Architecture Design: Architect scalable, secure, and high-performance systems that integrate cutting-edge AI and ML capabilities, focusing on unstructured data and LLMs. Hands-On Engineering: Act as a top contributor, rapidly turning ideas into thoughtful designs with multiple options, pros, and cons, and swiftly implementing frameworks. Mentorship: Mentor junior engineers, fostering their growth and aligning
the team with the technical vision. Collaboration: Partner directly with leadership, including the CTO and VPs, to align on technical strategy and deliver impactful solutions. Reliability and Delivery: Ensure reliable and successful deliveries to enterprise clients, learning from past experiences to improve future launches. Innovation: Drive first-principles thinking to solve 0-to-1 problems, working with data sets that have never been used for data science in our industry. Key Milestones: You will help deliver v2 of our platform to production, meeting all business goals with modular, configuration-based products that facilitate rapid, code-free deployment. Enable rapid product deployment, allowing us to launch new products in two-week cycles through modular and configuration-based designs. Transform unstructured data into valuable insights, enhancing our data processing capabilities and optimizing the platform’s signal-to-noise ratio. Mentor and inspire our 100+ person engineering team, fostering a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement. Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including Data Science, Machine Learning, Product Management, and UX Design, to deliver seamless, user-centric applications. Improve productivity and effectiveness of our software development teams, leading to measurable enhancements in our product development lifecycle. Prepare the platform for future growth, accommodating our projected 3X and 2X annual growth rates and expanding data volumes. About You (Key Competencies): 10-15+ years in software development, with at least five years in a leadership or principal role. Proven track record of architecting and delivering large-scale, critical systems into production. Extensive expertise in scalable cloud architecture, relational database design, and building multi-tenant backend systems. Deep understanding of processing unstructured data and working with large-scale datasets and LLMs. Expert in Python and other relevant technologies. Skilled in technical documentation, code reviews, and applying state-of-the-art engineering practices. Deep understanding of insurance-related data challenges preferred, able to present technical solutions with clear business impact. Strong collaborator with exceptional communication skills, capable of engaging technical and non-technical audiences. An inspirational technical leader with a track record of success in high-stakes projects. Work-life, Culture &
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Compensation: The base salary range is $270-300K, with flexibility depending on a candidate’s background and experience. An annual
bonus plan and company equity plan (RSUs) are also included in our
compensation package. Well-Being: Medical, dental, vision, short & long-term disability, life insurance and AD&D, and 401k matching. Additional family, wellness, and pet
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Salary
$110,000 - $250,000
Location
New York, NY
Total raised
$63.4M
Last stage
Growth
Investors
Jonathan Lewin
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
Tomas Vykruta
Co-Founder & CTO
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