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Since 2015, federal, state, and local agencies have trusted Nava to help solve highly scrutinized technology modernization challenges.\nAs a client services company, we guide agencies constrained by legacy systems to a future with sharp user experiences built on secure, reliable, fault-tolerant cloud infrastructure. We bill for our time, offering our expertise and problem-solving approach to help our government partners enhance their digital products and services. People are at the heart of our work, from members of the public who rely on benefit programs to government agency staff. Through human-centered design and modern engineering best practices, we help our government partners understand user needs and deliver on their missions more effectively. This focus gives everyone at Nava the opportunity to do work that is meaningful, impactful, and deeply connected to public good.\nThis role is open for multiple levels and titles. Final title/compensation will be determined by how your interview weighs against our core competencies during your interview cycle. This position is contingent pending contract award. \nPosition summary \nYou will work on small teams to build scalable applications for our government-designing, implementing, and delivering services that millions of Americans depend on. You care deeply about working on technology that improves people’s lives, but don’t think technology is always the answer. You are passionate about building large-scale systems that are inclusive, well-designed, fast, scalable, and secure, and you'll help set high standards for our teams in terms of simplicity, empathy, and accessibility.\nThe Senior Software Engineer in this role will be focused on Ruby on Rails and developing end to end systems for one of Nava's major government partners. The objective is to modernize an existing legacy enterprise platform to improve its public facing processes, and experiences which will enable users to have more access to the programs and services that they need, in real-time, in a more user friendly and uncomplicated way. This individual will be involved in everything, from strategy, and planning through to post production testing, and support.\nWhat you'll do\nWork with fellow Nava engineers to design, review, and build well-crafted software\nCollaborate with government partners and other contractors to architect, implement, and deploy new systems and improvements to existing systems\nWork in an agile manner to efficiently ship new features that meet user needs\nCreate tools and processes to automate our development, testing, and production workflows\nWrite and review technical documentation, performing code reviews\nParticipate in an on-call rotation to support production systems and investigate issues when they occur\nTake part in hiring activities (e.g., submitting referrals, conducting interviews, and attending interview debriefs), as needed\nRequired skills\nExperience with Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Typescript\nAt least 12 years of experience of full-stack engineering contributing development initiatives, in a fast paced, dynamic environment in a self directed manner, that required minimal supervision\nMeaningful experience working on web-based systems, both front-end and back-end\nExperience working on large-scale applications and systems\nAn adaptive, empathetic, collaborative and positive mindset\nAbility to think holistically around engineering issues\nKnowledge of engineering fundamentals and architecture \nExpertise developing well-crafted software\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills, technical and otherwise\nStrong Client services experience \nExperience with modern web development frameworks\nExperience designing and implementing application architectures and code that is highly scalable, available, and performant\nSelf-directed, requiring minimal supervision\nAbility to work with others on a team\nPrevious experience as a software engineer\nAptitude for giving, receiving feedback and ability to nurture team health \nExperience with testing, specifically automated testing\nKnowing code quality tools such as Linter\nExperience 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\nDesired skills\nEngineering management experience \n\nCompensation\n$135,900—$153,000 USD\nOther requirements\nAll roles at Nava require the following:\nLegal authorization to work in the United States\nAbility to meet any other requirements for government contracts for which candidates are hired\nWork authorization that doesn’t require visa sponsorship, now or in the future\nMay be subject to a government background check or security clearance, depending on the contract\nPerks working with Nava\nHealth coverage - comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans to support your overall health needs\nInsurance coverage - Nava provides disability, life, and accidental death insurance at no cost\nTime off - vacation, holidays (including Juneteenth), and floating holidays to rest and recharge\nCompany holidays - enjoy 12 paid federal holidays each year on top of your regular PTO\nAnnual bonus - when Nava meets its goals, eligible employees receive a performance-based annual bonus\nParental leave - paid time off for new parents, plus weekly meals delivered to your home\nWellness program - full platform offering physical, mental, & emotional health resources & support tools\nVirtual care - see doctors online with no copay through a virtual visit program (depending on available providers)\nSabbatical leave - earn extended unpaid leave after continuous service for personal growth or rest\n401(k) match - Nava matches 4% of your salary to support your retirement savings plan\nFlexible work - remote-first environment with flexibility built around your schedule and responsibilities\nHome office setup - 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Upon hire, we will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. This role requires you to work from the contiguous United States. \nEqual Employment Opportunity\nNava is committed to providing equal employment opportunities without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, gender and/or gender identity or expression, color, creed, religion, religious creed, age, national origin, ethnicity, disability, veteran or military status, sex, sexual orientation, reproductive health autonomy, pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth, genetic information, domestic violence victim status, marital status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Nava prohibits any such discrimination or harassment. 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