<div><span><b>About Nava</b></span></div><div><span>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. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span>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.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Position summary </b></div><div><br /></div><div><span>Navas Principal Software Engineer (FHIR) is an expert in HL7 FHIR and related standards and serves as a vital bridge between Nava, technical experts, external developers, and clients. As an architect, strategist, consultant, and translator, your mission will be to drive the overall strategy and architecture for FHIR-based software services within major federal agencies. The incumbent is a dynamic, technically-oriented individual who possesses an innate ability to delve deep into technology, find ways to improve it, and help the end user community understand and adopt our clients’ technologies. The Principal Engineer is someone adept at speaking with customers, gathering their feedback, and helping translate that feedback into action with the project team. Your role will encompass various collaborative efforts with clients to shape the product roadmap, providing subject matter expertise when investigating customer issues, training engineers, and driving technical overall direction within the organization.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3>What youll do</h3><ul><li>Working with software engineers in understanding FHIR objects and relationships, the standards landscape, and implementation considerations related to claims data</li><li>Crafting long-term strategic roadmaps related to FHIR conformance and overall standards development</li><li>Active work within the HL7 and related standards bodies</li><li>Developing a deep understanding of the developer user space and their needs now and in the future</li><li>Prototyping new features, tools, etc</li><li>Working closely with product, design, and engineering teams to share developer user needs now and in the future- this should deeply inform project direction</li><li>Reviewing, improving, and writing user documentation, product and technical plans, and software with an eye toward user needs now and in the future</li><li>Taking on software engineering tasks on an as-needed basis, including building new features needed by users or debugging user issues</li></ul><h3>Required skills </h3><ul><li>Current and/or prior experience developing API endpoints with Kotlin, Java, Python, Ruby, etc</li><li>At least 6 years of experience working in an agile, multidisciplinary team environment, preferably designing and building medium to large-scale web applications on Cloud Platforms</li><li>Strong experience in the healthcare industry - you live and breathe HL7/FHIR!</li><li>Experience utilizing Smart on FHIR standards to build healthcare applications</li><li>Tenacity to dive into problems and iterate in working code</li><li>Equal parts systems thinker, software engineer and overall evangelist</li><li>Highly resourceful, reliable, and detail-oriented</li><li>Ability to think strategically around trade-offs and short term vs. long term benefits</li><li>An adaptive, empathetic, collaborative and positive mindset</li><li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills, technical and otherwise</li></ul><div><b>Other requirements</b></div><div><b><i>All roles at Nava require the following:</i></b></div><div><span>Legal authorization to work in the United States</span></div><div><span>Ability to meet any other requirements for government contracts for which candidates are hired</span></div><div><span>Work authorization that doesn’t require visa sponsorship, now or in the future</span></div><div><span>May be subject to a government background check or security clearance, depending on the contract</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Perks working with Nava</b></div><div><span><b>Health coverage</b> — comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans to support your overall health needs</span></div><div><span><b>Insurance coverage</b> — Nava provides disability, life, and accidental death insurance at no cost</span></div><div><span><b>Time off </b>— vacation, holidays (including Juneteenth), and floating holidays to rest and recharge</span></div><div><span><b>Company holidays</b> — enjoy 12 paid federal holidays each year on top of your regular PTO</span></div><div><span><b>Annual bonus</b> — when Nava meets its goals, eligible employees receive a performance-based annual bonus</span></div><div><span><b>Parental leave</b> — paid time off for new parents, plus weekly meals delivered to your home</span></div><div><span><b>Wellness program</b> — full platform offering physical, mental, &amp; emotional health resources &amp; support tools</span></div><div><span><b>Virtual care</b> — see doctors online with no copay through UnitedHealthcare’s virtual visit program</span></div><div><span><b>Sabbatical leave</b> — earn extended unpaid leave after continuous service for personal growth or rest</span></div><div><span><b>401(k) match</b> — Nava matches 4% of your salary to support your retirement savings plan</span></div><div><span><b>Flexible work</b> — remote-first environment with flexibility built around your schedule and responsibilities</span></div><div><span><b>Home office setup</b> — company laptop &amp; setup assistance provided via Staples for remote work needs</span></div><div><span><b>Utility support </b>— monthly reimbursement to help offset eligible home office utility expenses</span></div><div><span><b>Learning opportunities</b> — internal training programs and resources to help grow your professional skills</span></div><div><span><b>Development opportunities</b> — LinkedIn Learning access &amp; an annual allowance for courses, tuition, &amp; certs </span></div><div><span><b>Referral bonus</b> — get rewarded when you refer great people who join the Nava team</span></div><div><span><b>Commuter benefits</b> — pre-tax commuter programs to support in-office travel when applicable</span></div><div><span><b>Supportive culture</b> — A collaborative and remote-friendly team environment where people genuinely care</span></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Location</b></div><div><span>We have fully remote options if you reside in one of the following states: </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span>Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, DC, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span>*If you are not living in one of the states listed above, unfortunately, you will not be considered for a position at this time. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Stay in touch</b></div><div><span>Sign up for our </span><a href="https://navapbc.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=c69eb1fd5475fa5122ef55965&amp;id=a994830182"><span>newsletter</span></a><span> to find out about career opportunities, new partnerships, and news from the broader civic tech community. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span>Please contact the recruiting team at recruiting@navapbc.com if you would like to request reasonable accommodation during the application or interviewing process.  </span></div><div><br /></div><div><i><span>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. </span></i></div>