Senior Software Engineer - Backend

September 22, 2024

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Nava is a public benefit corporation focused on making government services simple, effective, and accessible to all. Since 2015, Nava has partnered with federal, state, and local government agencies to tackle significant technology challenges and modernize service delivery. The company emphasizes human-centered design, developing flexible and resilient services that meet the needs of beneficiaries and government staff. Nava's work includes modernizing IT operations, enhancing digital experiences, and deploying AI-driven tools to connect people with public benefits.

Reimagining critical government services

201 - 500 employees

Founded 2015

🏛️ Government

🤝 B2B

☁️ SaaS

📋 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.