Software Engineer (JS/Node)

About Nava: Nava is a consultancy and public benefit corporation working to make government services simple and effective. We guide agencies constrained by legacy systems to a future with sharp user experiences built on secure, reliable, fault-tolerant cloud infrastructure.

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. The full stack engineer in this role will be focused on JavaScript and Node.js and developing end to end systems for one of Nava's major government partners.

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, perform code reviews

Required skills

• JavaScript, Node.js, NPM
• At least 4 years of experience of full-stack engineering contributing development initiatives
• Meaningful experience working on web-based systems, both front-end and back-end
• Experience working on large-scale applications and systems
• Experience with testing, specifically automated testing

Perks & Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision coverage
• Vacation, holidays, and floating holidays
• 401(k) match — Nava matches 4% of your salary
• Flexible work — remote-first environment
• Home office setup assistance