Software Engineer (Active Federal Security Clearance)

July 13

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Building simple, effective, and accessible government services for all. Want to contribute? We're hiring!

Reimagining critical government services

201 - 500

Description

• Writing and implementing code • Performing local testing to ensure acceptance criteria have been met • Writing technical specifications (tech specs) to introduce new functionality or features to the codebase • Receiving and applying feedback to the codebase before implementation • Reviewing pull requests to identify needs prior to merging • Providing feedback to teammates on pull requests for collaboration on proposed changes • Implementing and testing updates for design systems such as web design • Identifying and proposing solutions to blockers encountered with the work • Collaborating with internal and external engineers via engineering huddles • Attending standup meetings to discuss project updates and status • Participating in refinements to estimate level of difficulty for each ticket • Participating in biweekly retrospectives (retros) to discuss sprint efficiencies or inefficiencies • Participating in sprint demo meetings to demonstrate work completed or in progress • Sharing expertise with others by providing feedback to designers, project managers, and other engineers to develop solutions and priorities • Serving as a resource to peers on Nava's culture and expectations • Participating in Engineering critiques with other teams to provide and receive feedback on work performed • Interfacing with clients to provide project updates and propose solutions

Requirements

• Technical skills: Python, Javascript, HTML, CSS • Full stack development, leadership and/or autonomous management of features and epics • Years of experience: 5 • 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 • Expertise developing well-crafted software • 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 and receiving feedback • 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

Benefits

• 11 paid holidays • Generous Accrued Time Off • Generous paid sick time • Annual day of service