[Remote] Senior Software Engineer (Java)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Nava is a consultancy and public benefit corporation working to make government services simple and effective. The Senior Software Engineer improves engineering quality through technical leadership, documentation, mentoring, and best practices while leading migration efforts and collaborating with government stakeholders, product teams, and contractors. The role also contributes to client growth through business development, stakeholder engagement, and technical strategy.

Responsibilities

• Writing code and performing code reviews
• Writing and reviewing technical specifications
• Working closely with cross-functional product teams to identify and mitigate technical risks
• Guiding the engineering team on planning, estimation, prioritization, trade-offs, and balancing technical debt and meeting project milestones
• Review architecture and designs from other project teams
• Designing technical roadmaps
• Proposing and enforcing technical architecture
• Maintaining production systems
• Handling on-call duties and systematically debugging and resolving issues when they occur
• Working on business development bids
• Participating in client stakeholder meetings related to growth
• Working with government stakeholders to get buy-in on technical initiatives
• Strategizing with leadership on ways to grow projects
• Attending conferences and networking with potential clients
• Reviewing strategy plans and outlining technical requirements for potential work

Skills

• * At least 10 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
• * Prior experience working with stakeholders
• 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
• We have fully remote options if you reside in one of the following states: 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

• Health coverage — comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans to support your overall health needs
• Insurance coverage — Nava provides disability, life, and accidental death insurance at no cost
• Time off— vacation, holidays (including Juneteenth), and floating holidays to rest and recharge
• Company holidays — enjoy 12 paid federal holidays each year on top of your regular PTO
• Annual bonus — when Nava meets its goals, eligible employees receive a performance-based annual bonus
• Parental leave — paid time off for new parents, plus weekly meals delivered to your home
• Wellness program — full platform offering physical, mental, & emotional health resources & support tools
• Virtual care — see doctors online with no copay through a virtual visit program (depending on available providers)
• Sabbatical leave — earn extended unpaid leave after continuous service for personal growth or rest
• 401(k) match — Nava matches 4% of your salary to support your retirement savings plan
• Flexible work — remote-first environment with flexibility built around your schedule and responsibilities
• Home office setup — company laptop & setup assistance provided via Staples for remote work needs
• Utility support— monthly reimbursement to help offset eligible home office utility expenses
• Learning opportunities — internal training programs and resources to help grow your professional skills
• Development opportunities — LinkedIn Learning access & an annual allowance for courses, tuition, & certs
• Referral bonus — get rewarded when you refer great people who join the Nava team
• Commuter benefits — pre-tax commuter programs to support in-office travel when applicable
• Supportive culture — A collaborative and remote-friendly team environment where people genuinely care

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