Senior Engineering Manager (Java)

Nava PBC

12d•$135,900 - $153,000•Remote

About The Position

Nava’s Software Engineering Manager is responsible for the career growth of direct reports, providing guidance and relevant feedback, and ensuring appropriate compensation. The manager also serves as a technical contributor, either as an individual contributor or technical lead. The role focuses on technical leadership and works with cross-functional leaders, engineering teams, users, and vendors to design, develop, and deliver technology solutions in support of Nava’s culture and public-service mission. The position combines engineering management, hands-on technical contribution, and client and business development work. Responsibilities include building and reviewing software, guiding technical planning and architecture, maintaining production systems, and helping grow Nava’s client portfolio. The role is fully remote for candidates residing in the listed eligible states and requires work from the contiguous United States.

Requirements

At least 10 years of experience working in an agile, multidisciplinary team environment.
At least 1 year of experience as a people manager.
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 such as Hibernate.
Experience with DevOps, preferably Jenkins CI/CD.
Experience utilizing AWS cloud-native services and data engineering.
Tenacity to investigate problems and iterate on working code.
Highly resourceful, reliable, and detail-oriented.
Ability to think strategically about trade-offs and short-term versus long-term benefits.
Adaptive, empathetic, collaborative, and positive mindset.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, both technical and otherwise.
Prior experience working with stakeholders.
Legal authorization to work in the United States.
Ability to meet other requirements for government contracts for which the candidate is hired.
Work authorization that does not require visa sponsorship now or in the future.
Must work from the contiguous United States.

Nice To Haves

Experience designing and building medium- to large-scale systems on cloud platforms.
Experience with Postgres.
Experience with Jenkins CI/CD.

Responsibilities

Support direct reports’ career growth by providing guidance and relevant feedback and ensuring they are correctly compensated.
Write code and perform code reviews.
Write and review technical specifications.
Work with cross-functional product teams to identify and mitigate technical risks.
Guide the engineering team on planning, estimation, prioritization, trade-offs, and balancing technical debt with project milestones.
Review architecture and designs from other project teams.
Design technical roadmaps.
Propose and enforce technical architecture.
Maintain production systems.
Handle on-call duties and systematically debug and resolve issues.
Contribute to growing Nava’s client portfolio.
Work on business development bids.
Participate in client stakeholder meetings related to growth.
Work with government stakeholders to gain buy-in for technical initiatives.
Strategize with leadership on ways to grow projects.
Attend conferences and network with potential clients.
Review strategy plans and outline technical requirements for potential work.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
Disability, life, and accidental death insurance at no cost.
Vacation, holidays including Juneteenth, and floating holidays.
12 paid federal holidays each year, in addition to regular PTO.
Eligible employees may receive a performance-based annual bonus when Nava meets its goals.
Paid parental leave and weekly meals delivered to new parents’ homes.
Wellness program with physical, mental, and emotional health resources and support tools.
Virtual doctor visits with no copay, depending on available providers.
Earned extended unpaid sabbatical leave after continuous service.
401(k) match of 4% of salary.
Remote-first flexible work environment.
Company laptop and remote home-office setup assistance through Staples.
Monthly reimbursement for eligible home-office utility expenses.
Internal training programs and professional learning resources.
LinkedIn Learning access and an annual allowance for courses, tuition, and certifications.
Referral bonus for referring successful hires.
Pre-tax commuter programs for in-office travel when applicable.