Sr. Software Engineer (Eng Lead/Manager)

Nava - Senior Software Engineer

About Nava: Nava is a consultancy and public benefit corporation working to make government services simple and effective. Since 2013, federal, state, and local agencies have trusted Nava to help solve technology modernization challenges.

Role Overview: You will lead a cross-functional team to build scalable systems for government partners, designing and implementing services that millions of Americans depend on. This role focuses on modernizing legacy enterprise platforms to improve public-facing processes and user experiences through human-centered design and modern engineering practices.

Location: Remote position available in: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, DC, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a team of 6-8 engineers
• Collaborate with government partners and contractors to architect and deploy new systems
• Design, review, and build software using agile methodologies
• Create tools and processes to automate development, testing, and production workflows
• Participate in on-call rotation for production system support
• Conduct technical documentation and code reviews
• Support hiring activities including interviews and referrals

Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in agile, multidisciplinary team environments building large-scale systems on AWS
• 3+ years of engineering team management and mentoring experience
• 3+ years of hands-on AWS experience
• Experience building large-scale data services with FHIR/HL7 in healthcare
• Proficiency with Angular, TypeScript, Go, Java, Spring Boot, Python, Apache server, and big data technologies (Spark, Databricks)
• Strong systems thinking and user advocacy skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship

Compensation & Benefits: $135,900 - $153,000 annually Comprehensive health coverage, 401(k) match (4%), annual performance bonus, parental leave, sabbatical leave after continuous service, professional development budget, home office setup assistance, and monthly utility reimbursement.