Lead Software Engineer

The world’s 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 today’s 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 evidentid.com.

We’re looking for a highly skilled Lead Software Engineer who will be a hands-on builder of the product and lead a small team (2–3 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. You’ll set direction, raise engineering standards, and guide the team through modern, AI-enabled ways of building.

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:

• requirements/spec drafting

• design exploration and architecture docs

• code generation, refactoring, and migrations

• test creation and regression detection

• documentation, runbooks, and onboarding

• Define guardrails for safe and effective AI use (security, privacy, IP, data handling)

• Team Leadership & Coaching

• Lead and mentor a team of 2–3 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

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 Atlanta's 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