Senior Engineering Manager - Cloud-Native GovTech

Nava Public Benefit Corp.; Boston (MA); Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Vacation & holidays

12 federal holidays

Job summary

Nava Public Benefit Corp. is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead and mentor a high-caliber software team, while contributing technically as a senior engineer or tech lead.

The role emphasizes scalable cloud-native systems, architectural leadership, and close collaboration with product teams to deliver on complex government-focused projects. This remote-friendly position supports flexible schedules, competitive compensation, retirement benefits, and ongoing professional development, with a

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of experience 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 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.
• Ability to think strategically around trade-offs and short-term vs. long-term decisions.
• Work authorization to work in the United States without visa sponsorship now or in the future.
• May be subject to a government background check or security clearance, depending on the contract.

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 with milestones.
• Review architecture and designs from other project teams.
• Strategizing with leadership on ways to grow projects.
• Attending conferences and networking with potential clients.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Cloud platforms

RESTful APIs

PostgreSQL

Jenkins CI/CD

AWS

Microservices

Team leadership

Agile

Tools

JDBC

Hibernate

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Job description

Nava Public Benefit Corp. is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead and mentor a high-caliber software team, while contributing technically as a senior engineer or tech lead.

The role emphasizes scalable cloud-native systems, architectural leadership, and close collaboration with product teams to deliver on complex government-focused projects. This remote-friendly position supports flexible schedules, competitive compensation, retirement benefits, and ongoing professional development, with a