Sr. Software Engineer (Fullstack-Eng Lead/Mgr)

Position Overview

• Location Type: [Not specified]
• Job Type: Full-time (Contingent, pending contract award)
• Salary: [Not specified]

Nava is a consultancy and public benefit corporation focused on simplifying and improving government services through technology modernization. They partner with federal, state, and local agencies to transform legacy systems into user-friendly, secure, and reliable cloud-based platforms. Nava's approach emphasizes human-centered design and modern engineering practices to create impactful digital products and services that benefit the public.

Position Summary

This role involves working on cross-functional teams to build scalable systems for government partners, modernizing legacy enterprise platforms to enhance public-facing processes and user experiences. The goal is to provide real-time, user-friendly access to essential programs and services. The Senior Software Engineer will be involved in all stages of development, from strategy and planning to post-production testing and support.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 6 engineers.
• Design, review, and build well-crafted software in collaboration with fellow Nava engineers.
• Architect, implement, and deploy new systems and improvements to existing systems in partnership with government clients and other contractors.
• Work in an agile manner to efficiently deliver new features that meet user needs.
• Create tools and processes to automate development, testing, and production workflows.
• Write and review technical documentation and perform code reviews.
• Participate in an on-call rotation for production system support and issue investigation.
• Contribute to hiring activities, including submitting referrals, conducting interviews, and participating in debriefs.

Requirements

• Open to Fullstack engineers.
• Minimum 7 years of experience working in an agile, multidisciplinary team environment, with a focus on designing and building medium to large-scale systems on Cloud platforms.
• Minimum 3 years of experience leading and mentoring engineering teams.
• Minimum 3 years of experience working with AWS.
• Experience building large-scale data services with FHIR/HL7 in the healthcare sector.
• Proficiency with a broad range of technologies including Angular (Typescript), Storybook, Apache server, Go, Java, Python, Spring Boot, OpenAPI, Fargate, Lambda, Jenkins, and Github Actions.
• Experience with big data technologies such as Apache Spark and Databricks.
• Demonstrated tenacity to dive into problems and iterate with working code.
• Ability to be both a systems thinker and an advocate for users.
• Highly resourceful, reliable, and detail-oriented.
• Strategic thinking ability regarding trade-offs and short-term vs. long-term benefits.
• Adaptive, empathetic, collaborative, and positive mindset.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including technical communication.

About Nava

Nava is a consultancy and public benefit corporation dedicated to making government services simple and effective. Since 2013, Nava has been trusted by federal, state, and local agencies to tackle complex technology modernization challenges. As a client services company, Nava guides agencies with legacy systems toward modern cloud infrastructure, focusing on user experience, security, and reliability. Nava bills for its time, offering expertise to help government partners enhance their digital products and services. The company prioritizes people, understanding user needs through human-centered design and modern engineering, enabling government partners to better serve the public and fulfill their missions. This focus allows Nava employees to engage in meaningful, impactful work connected to the public good.