Sr. Software Engineer (Ruby) - Nava

Job Title: Sr. Software Engineer (Ruby)
Job Location: Remote
Job Listing URL: https://jobs.lever.co/nava/eb669ce1-58be-476d-bc7c-7923f170e8b4
Job Description: About Nava
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.

Position summary

You will work on small teams to build scalable infrastructure 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 full stack engineer in this role will be responsible for developing end to end systems for one of Nava’s major government partners. This is an opportunity to create a more secure and equitable experience for the public. The team will be extending the client’s existing codebase using mainly Java, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, and Cloud Services to build widely relied upon services by millions of people nationwide.
What you'll do
Working with fellow Nava engineers to design, review, and build well-crafted software
Collaborating with government partners and other contractors to architect, implement, and deploy new systems and improvements to existing systems
Working in an agile manner to efficiently ship new features that meet user needs
Creating tools and processes to automate our development, testing, and production workflows
Writing and reviewing technical documentation, and performing code reviews
Participating in an on-call rotation to support production systems and investigate issues when they occur
Taking part in hiring activities (e.g., submitting referrals, conducting interviews, and attending interview debriefs), as needed
Required skills
At least 6 years of hands-on professional work experience building web applications and creating APIs
Experience with Ruby, Ruby on Rails
Understanding of web and mobile user interface design best practices
Should be comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment in a self-directed manner that requires minimal supervision
Familiarity with web accessibility standards to deliver services that are not just minimally accessible, but a simple and intuitive experience for all users, including those who rely on assistive technologies
Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
Equal parts systems thinker and advocate for users
Highly resourceful, reliable, and detail-oriented
Ability to think strategically around trade-offs and short-term vs. long-term benefits
An adaptive, empathetic, collaborative, and positive mindset
Excellent written and real-time communication, technical and otherwise