Senior Software Engineer - Backend

September 22

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Reimagining critical government services

201 - 500

Description

• Working with fellow Nava engineers to design, review, and build well-crafted software. • Collaborating 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, and 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.

Requirements

• At least 6 years of hands-on professional work experience building web applications and creating APIs. • Experience with backend & DevOps skills, Java Spring, Kubernetes, and SQL/RDS. • Understanding of web and mobile user interface design best practices. • Should be comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment in a self-directed manner that requires minimal supervision. • Familiarity with web accessibility standards to deliver services that are not just minimally accessible, but a simple and intuitive experience for all users, including those who rely on assistive technologies. • Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills. • Equal parts systems thinker and advocate for users. • 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 real-time communication, technical and otherwise.