Software Engineering Manager

3 weeks ago

Washington, United States Nava Public Benefit Corp Full time
About NavaNava is a consultancy and public benefit corporation working to make government services simple, effective, and accessible to all. Since 2013, federal, state, and local government agencies have trusted Nava to build transformative digital services to help people access public benefits. Meeting our mission is an opportunity to restore trust between people and public institutions. We focus on populations that are the least protected because the stakes are higher.As a client services company, we work with government agencies to improve how people apply for benefits, navigate their health care, and more. We bill for our time, selling our expertise and problem-solving methodology to government clients. Our clients hire us to help improve their products and services so that their users and beneficiaries have a better customer experience.These end-users—the humans who benefit from our work—are at the core of everything we do. We research beneficiaries' needs to help our government clients better deliver on their missions, providing everyone at Nava opportunities to do meaningful, impactful work.Position summaryNava's Software Engineering Manager is responsible for the career growth of their direct reports, ensuring reports receive guidance, relevant feedback, and are correctly compensated. Although the focus is on technical leadership, the incumbent is also a technical contributor who engages with IT management, technical delivery teams, users, and vendors to ensure the successful design, development, and delivery of technology-based solutions in support of Nava's culture and mission: Be Active Stewards, Pursue the Root Cause, Think Long-Term, Build Together, Inclusion is Essential and Progress Takes Work.
What you'll Do:
  • Writing and reviewing code and technical artifacts
  • Completing exploratory work using new tools or languages and teaching other engineers new languages/tools learned
  • Working closely with cross-functional product teams to identify and mitigate technical risks
  • Guiding the engineering team on planning, estimation, prioritization, trade-offs, balancing technical debt and meeting project milestones
  • Reviewing architecture and designs from other project teams
  • Ensuring code is compliant, following standards and best practices
  • Scoping and sequencing technical deliverables
  • Breaking down and sequencing technical work
  • Coordinating internally and externally to assess tech restraints and opportunities
  • Navigating technical approval processes
  • Assisting in sprint planning, quarterly planning and backlog refinement
  • Acting as a bridge between design and engineering for proper alignment to deliver expected user experience
  • Identifying gaps in current strategy and learning where problems may arise to identify a method to resolve the problem
  • Technical policy writing
  • Handling on call duties for the team
  • Facilitating regular 1:1s with direct reports, coaching junior engineers, addressing underperformance, recognizing excellent achievement
  • Providing honest and thorough performance reviews, making recommendations for promotion, advocating for direct reports, assisting in professional growth and creating an environment where the team feels psychologically safe
  • Performing timesheet review and approval and approval of expense reports
  • Participating in hiring activities such as employment interviews
  • Setting team norms to be intentional about the culture Nava wants to establish
  • Assisting other engineers in building team rapport
  • Participating in biweekly retro meetings to reflect on successes and failures on sprints and to capture thoughts on any action items for work that was completed recently
  • Collaborating with teams and stakeholders on near and long-term product roadmaps
  • Participating in client stakeholder meetings related to growth
  • Representing Nava in stakeholder meetings
  • Communicating project progress to clients, customers, vendors, and other relevant stakeholders as needed
  • Contributing to business development bids and proposals
  • Working with government stakeholders to obtain buy-in on technical initiatives
  • Strategizing with leadership on ways to grow projects
  • Attending conferences and networking with potential clients
  • Reviewing strategy plans and outlining technical requirements for potential work
  • Developing software prototypes and presenting to government stakeholders
  • Writing plans and estimates for developing software
Required Skills
  • 6+ years experience developing software in a team environment, preferably building distributed systems
  • Experience designing and implementing application architectures and code that is highly scalable, available, and performant
  • Self-directed, requiring minimal supervision
  • 2 or more years experience as a People Manager
  • An adaptive, empathetic, collaborative and positive mindset
  • Ability to think holistically around engineering issues
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, technical and otherwise
  • Ability to work with others on a team
Other requirementsAll roles at Nava require the following:
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States and meet any other requirements for government contracts for which they are hired.
  • Candidates who are offered a job with Nava must possess work authorization that does not require sponsorship by their employer for a visa now or in the future.
  • May be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information or applicants who are eligible for security clearances.
Perks working with Nava
  • Competitive benefits: We prioritize your well-being, offering highly competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits.
  • Generous time off: Enjoy 20 days of accrued PTO, 12 paid federal holidays, 5 prorated floating holidays, and unlimited sick leave.
  • Annual discretionary bonus: Paid annually to eligible employees. When Nava does well, you do well.
  • Parental leave: Receive 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave and weekly meal deliveries during your leave.
  • Employee wellness program: Access our comprehensive Employee Wellness Program.
  • Virtual doctor visits: Enjoy zero copay virtual doctor visits through UHC.
  • Fertility support: Benefit from fertility support and treatment options.
  • Sabbatical leave: We offer a sabbatical leave program.
  • 401k contributions: We match 4% of your salary in 401k contributions.
  • Flexible work arrangements: We offer flexible work arrangements to suit your needs.
  • Home office setup: Receive assistance with your home office setup and a monthly phone allowance.
  • Utilities reimbursement: Get a monthly partial reimbursement for utilities (where applicable).
  • Learning and development: Access our comprehensive learning and development program.
  • Tuition and Professional development budget: Receive a prorated annual tuition and professional development budget and a LinkedIn Learning license.
  • Equity stock options: Benefit from equity stock options.
  • Employee referral program: Participate in our employee referral program.
  • Commuter benefits: Enjoy commuter benefits.
  • Insurance coverage: Receive short and long-term disability insurance, as well as life and accidental death insurance.
  • Inclusive culture: Join our diverse, inclusive, highly collaborative, and vibrant culture that supports remote work.
LocationYou can work in a hybrid work arrangement from one of Nava's offices in NYC, DC, or San Francisco. We also have fully remote options if you reside in one of the following states:Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, DC, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin.*If you are not living in one of the states listed above, unfortunately, you will not be considered for a position at this time.Stay in touchSign up for our newsletter to find out about career opportunities, new partnerships, and news from the broader civic tech community.Nava PBC is an equal opportunity employer that is deeply committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, age, gender, religious or political beliefs, national origin or heritage, marital status, disability, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity, genetic information, pregnancy, status as a protected veteran or any characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion not only reflects our values as a public benefit corporation but also enriches our ability to do our work. Learn more about where we are today and hope to be by 2025.Please contact the recruiting team at recruiting@navapbc.com if you would like to request reasonable accommodation during the application or interviewing process.We participate in E-Verify. Upon hire, we will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. This role requires you to work from the contiguous United States. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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