Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Nava is a consultancy and public benefit corporation that helps government agencies modernize technology and improve public services. The Software Engineer will develop scalable, secure, cloud-native systems for government partners, contributing across strategy, implementation, deployment, testing, and production support.
Responsibilities
- Working with fellow Nava engineers to design, review, and build well-crafted software
- Collaborate with government partners and other contractors to architect, implement, and deploy new systems and improvements to existing systems
- Working in an agile manner to efficiently ship new features that meet user needs
- Creating tools and processes to automate our development, testing, and production workflows
- Writing and reviewing technical documentation, performing code reviews
- Participating in an on-call rotation to support production systems and investigate issues when they occur
- Taking part in hiring activities (e.g., submitting referrals, conducting interviews, and attending interview debriefs), as needed
Skills
- At least 5 years of experience working in an agile, multidisciplinary team environment, preferably designing and building medium to large-scale on Cloud platforms
- Experience designing and implementing production-grade, cloud-native microservices and RESTful APIs using Java, Spring Boot, and containerized deployment patterns
- Experience with using relational databases, preferably Postgres, using JDBC and ORM mappers like Hibernate
- Experience with DevOps, preferably with Jenkins CI/CD
- Experience utilizing AWS cloud native services and data engineering
- Tenacity to dive into problems and iterate on working code
- Highly resourceful, reliable, and detail-oriented
- Ability to think strategically around trade-offs and short-term vs. long term benefits
- An adaptive, empathetic, collaborative, and positive mindset
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, technical and otherwise
- Legal authorization to work in the United States
- Ability to meet any other requirements for government contracts for which candidates are hired
- Work authorization that doesn't require visa sponsorship, now or in the future
- Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, DC, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
- Disability, life, and accidental death insurance at no cost
- Vacation, holidays (including Juneteenth), and floating holidays
- 12 paid federal holidays each year on top of regular PTO
- Eligible employees receive a performance-based annual bonus when Nava meets its goals
- Paid parental leave for new parents, plus weekly meals delivered to your home
- Wellness platform offering physical, mental, and emotional health resources and support tools
- Virtual doctor visits with no copay through a virtual visit program, depending on available providers
- Extended unpaid sabbatical leave after continuous service for personal growth or rest
- 401(k) match of 4% of salary
- Remote-first environment with flexibility built around your schedule and responsibilities
- Company laptop and setup assistance provided via Staples for remote work needs
- Monthly reimbursement for eligible home office utility expenses
- Internal training programs and resources to help grow your professional skills
- LinkedIn Learning access and an annual allowance for courses, tuition, and certifications
- Referral bonus
- Pre-tax commuter programs to support in-office travel when applicable
- Collaborative and remote-friendly team environment
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