Evidation is seeking a Staff Engineer to integrate AI Agents, automation, and AI-driven tooling into their workflow and the broader engineering practice, aiming to set the standard for AI-augmented engineering, solve complex problems, accelerate development velocity, and mentor others in AI-first ways of working.
Requirements
- Deep knowledge of Ruby on Rails and Expo/React Native.
- Experience with automated testing (Playwright, Postman, or equivalent) and integrating tests into CI/CD.
- Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions or similar).
- Strong grasp of distributed systems, REST/GraphQL APIs, and modern cloud architectures (AWS).
- Hands-on experience with AI-assisted coding and automation tools.
- Eagerness to stay on the bleeding edge of AI development trends (prompt engineering, agent-based workflows, automated testing).
- Experience building dynamic infrastructure beyond Terraform.
Responsibilities
- Lead design and architecture across backend (Ruby on Rails), frontend (Expo/React Native), and infrastructure.
- Provide deep technical expertise, guiding teams through complex architecture, trade-offs, and long-term technical investments.
- Drive the technical vision and strategy in alignment with company goals.
- Take ownership of critical technical areas, ensuring projects are delivered with quality and speed.
- Set and uphold high engineering standards, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability in system design.
- Mentor engineers on both technical depth and effective use of automation.
- Experiment with and integrate AI tools into the software development lifecycle: design, coding, testing, deployment, and operations.
Other
- Genuinely values being in-person, working side-by-side and building things together.
- Ability to influence teammates in adopting AI-first practices.
- Track record of driving architectural decisions or leading technical initiatives.
- Ability to mentor engineers and set technical direction across projects.
- Strong communication skills to work effectively across engineering, product, and leadership.
