Nava is hiring a
Software Engineer

Summary

Join Nava, a consultancy and public benefit corporation working to make government services simple, effective, and accessible to all, as a Software Engineer. The incumbent collaborates with fellow engineers to design, review, and build well-crafted software, creating efficient tools and processes to automate development, testing, and production workflows.

Requirements

• 4+ years experience developing software in a team environment, preferably building distributed systems
• Experience working with EDI Gateways, Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), and claims systems
• Experience with Java/Python
• Meaningful experience working on web-based systems, both front-end and back-end
• Experience working on large-scale applications and systems
• An adaptive, empathetic, collaborative and positive mindset
• Ability to think holistically around engineering issues
• Knowledge of engineering fundamentals and architecture
• Expertise developing well-crafted software
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, technical and otherwise
• Experience with modern web development frameworks
• Experience designing and implementing application architectures and code that is highly scalable, available, and performant
• Self-directed, requiring minimal supervision
• Ability to work with others on a team
• Previous experience as a software engineer
• Aptitude for giving and receiving feedback
• Experience with testing, specifically automated testing
• Knowing code quality tools such as Linter
• Experience with system design such as designing systems that will be sustainable with high usage, designing a front end and back end that talk to each other

Responsibilities

• Writing and implementing code
• Performing local testing to ensure acceptance criteria have been met
• Writing technical specifications (tech specs) to introduce new functionality or features to the codebase
• Receiving and applying feedback to the codebase before implementation
• Reviewing pull requests to identify needs prior to merging
• Providing feedback to teammates on pull requests for collaboration on proposed changes
• Implementing and testing updates for design systems such as web design
• Identifying and proposing solutions to blockers encountered with the work
• Collaborating with internal and external engineers via engineering huddles
• Attending standup meetings to discuss project updates and status
• Participating in refinements to estimate level of difficulty for each ticket
• Participating in biweekly retrospectives (retros) to discuss sprint efficiencies or inefficiencies
• Participating in sprint demo meetings to demonstrate work completed or in progress
• Sharing expertise with others by providing feedback to designers, project managers, and other engineers to develop solutions and priorities
• Serving as a resource to peers on Nava’s culture and expectations
• Participating in Engineering critiques with other teams to provide and receive feedback on work performed
• Interfacing with clients to provide project updates and propose solutions

Benefits

• Competitive benefits
• Generous time off
• Annual discretionary bonus
• Parental leave
• Employee wellness program
• Virtual doctor visits
• Fertility support
• Sabbatical leave
• 401k contributions
• Flexible work arrangements
• Home office setup
• Utilities reimbursement
• Learning and development
• Tuition and Professional development budget
• Equity stock options
• Employee referral program
• Commuter benefits
• Insurance coverage