Senior Software Engineer (Ruby)

Nava Public Benefit Corp.; United States; Remote; USD 136,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Company holidays

Annual bonus

Parental leave

Wellness program

Remote-friendly environment

Home office setup

Job summary

Nava Public Benefit Corp. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join small teams building scalable Rails-based services for government partners. You will design, implement, and deliver end-to-end systems that millions rely on, prioritizing simplicity, security, and accessibility.

You'll work across strategy, development, testing, and post-production support, collaborate with government staff and contractors, and participate in on-call rotations in a remote-friendly, United States–based role.

Qualifications

• Experience with Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Typescript.
• At least 12 years of experience in full-stack engineering in fast-paced environments.
• Meaningful experience with web-based, front-end and back-end systems.
• Experience on large-scale applications and systems.
• Adaptive, empathetic, collaborative mindset; strong communication.
• Knowledge of engineering fundamentals and architecture.
• Experience with modern web development frameworks.
• Ability to design scalable, available, performant architectures.
• Self-directed with ability to work in a team and give/receive feedback.
• Experience with automated testing and code quality tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, review, and build well-crafted software with fellow engineers.
• Collaborate with government partners and contractors to architect, implement, and deploy improvements.
• Work in an agile manner to ship features meeting user needs.
• Create tools to automate development, testing, and production workflows.
• Write and review technical documentation and perform code reviews.
• Participate in an on-call rotation to support production systems.
• Take part in hiring activities as needed.

Skills

Ruby

Ruby on Rails

Typescript

Full-stack engineering

Web-based systems

Large-scale applications

Agile development

System design

Code quality

On-call rotation

Tools

Linter

Testing frameworks

Job description

Nava is a consultancy and public benefit corporation working to make government services simple and effective. Since 2015, federal, state, and local agencies have trusted Nava to help solve highly scrutinized technology modernization challenges.

As 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.

This 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.

Position summary

You 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.

The 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.

What you'll do

• Work with fellow Nava engineers to design, review, and build well-crafted software
• Collaborate with government partners and other contractors to architect, implement, and deploy new systems and improvements to existing systems
• Work in an agile manner to efficiently ship new features that meet user needs
• Create tools and processes to automate our development, testing, and production workflows
• Write and review technical documentation, performing code reviews
• Participate in an on-call rotation to support production systems and investigate issues when they occur
• Take part in hiring activities (e.g., submitting referrals, conducting interviews, and attending interview debriefs), as needed

Required skills

• Experience with Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Typescript
• At 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
• 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
• 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, receiving feedback and ability to nurture team health
• 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

Desired skills

Compensation

$135,900 - $153,000 USD

Other requirements

All roles at Nava require the following:

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

May be subject to a government background check or security clearance, depending on the contract

Perks working with Nava

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

Location

We have fully remote options if you reside in one of the following states:

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