Software Engineer (Python/Data)
About The Position
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 role is pending contract award. As a Software Engineer (Data) you’ll partner with government stakeholders and Nava’s engineering, design, and product teams to modernize data architectures and pipelines for critical public programs. You’ll design and implement scalable data models and databases, improve pipeline performance and security, and build systems that support the storage, processing, and analysis of large-scale data. You will support the data needs of multiple teams, systems, and products in addition to creating and optimizing our government partners' data architecture.
Requirements
- Minimum of 6 years of experience with professional software engineering practices using such tools and methodologies as Agile Software Development, Test Driven Development, CI/CD, and Source Code Management
- Experience with building ETL pipelines to ingest, process, and store data
- Prior experience with Python programming for both data processing and server-side use cases
- Experience with data cleaning, modeling, schema design while protecting sensitive data
- Proficient with building data integrations using both API and file-based protocols
- Proficient with relational databases and advanced SQL queries, particularly with Postgresql
- Experience with using data observability tools to maintain data infrastructure and data quality
- Proficient in refining high-level goals into high-impact, low-effort tasks and milestones based on human-centered design practices to prioritize options for stakeholders
- 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
- This role requires you to work from the contiguous United States.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Databricks and Snowflake
Responsibilities
- Work with cross-functional project teams to gather business requirements and translate to detailed technical specifications
- Work with Government partners to assist and develop data engineering applications and pipelines that will enable data services and processing capabilities, such as advanced analytics, AI/ML, and experimentation
- Design, develop, test, automate, and deploy data engineering solutions in a cloud platforms, such as AWS
- Participate in software design and code reviews
- Develop automated testing, monitoring and alerting, and CI/CD for production systems
Benefits
- comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
- disability, life, and accidental death insurance
- vacation, holidays (including Juneteenth), and floating holidays
- 12 paid federal holidays each year on top of your regular PTO
- when Nava meets its goals, eligible employees receive a performance-based annual bonus
- paid time off for new parents, plus weekly meals delivered to your home
- full platform offering physical, mental, & emotional health resources & support tools
- see doctors online with no copay through a virtual visit program (depending on available providers)
- earn extended unpaid leave after continuous service for personal growth or rest
- Nava matches 4% of your salary to support your retirement savings plan
- remote-first environment with flexibility built around your schedule and responsibilities
- company laptop & setup assistance provided via Staples for remote work needs
- monthly reimbursement to help offset eligible home office utility expenses
- internal training programs and resources to help grow your professional skills
- LinkedIn Learning access & an annual allowance for courses, tuition, & certs
- get rewarded when you refer great people who join the Nava team
- pre-tax commuter programs to support in-office travel when applicable
- A collaborative and remote-friendly team environment where people genuinely care
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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