Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer

Job description

🚀 About Nava Benefits

Nava Benefits is one of the fastest growing benefits brokerages in America and the first to fuse cutting edge technology with benefits expertise to deliver an end to end benefits solution for growing businesses. Through better renewal strategy, benefits back-office support, and a modern member experience, employers turn to Nava to lower costs, delight employees, and augment HR teams. Nava is driven by the mission to fix healthcare in America, starting with the 160M Americans who get their healthcare through employers. Backed by leading investors and founded by seasoned entrepreneurs, we’re an ambitious group of people transforming the $50B / year benefits brokerage industry, and making a positive impact on the lives of Americans across the country.

Role Overview: As a full-stack Senior Software Engineer, you will be part of a Product squad to create tech-forward, AI-driven solutions that help HR teams and their employees navigate the complex world of benefits and healthcare.. You will leverage cutting-edge technologies, including AI and machine learning, to drive the development of scalable, intelligent applications that enable more automated and efficient business processes through exceptional user experiences.

🧠 Key Responsibilities:

1. Build web application / product features where you will apply programming principles and algorithms to design and implement scalable and robust systems with a focus on simplicity and efficiency.
2. Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, User Experience, Business Operations and Data Science to weigh trade-offs of near and long term solutions.
3. Support engineering through leadership, mentorship and leading by example – setting high standards for personal and team’s code quality, test coverage and performance.
4. Drive innovation through the use of AI tools and platforms for developing software and  implementing solutions.

🖊️ Preferred Experience:

1. 6+ years of software engineering experience.
2. Experience working in a fast-paced startup environment, with strong proven execution skills to deliver end-to-end functionality with data-driven feedback loops.
3. Highly proficient in developing modern full-stack web applications on client- and server- side.
4. Skilled in using AI coding tools to enhance software development and productivity, and proven track record as a change agent in development teams with deploying and using AI.
5. Experience using AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic Gemini, LLMs, etc., to build AI-powered solutions.
6. Working knowledge of cloud infrastructure and deployment.
7. Proven ability to lead and work well with cross-functional teams on complex projects.
8. Excellent communication skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders in handling complex decisions and changes.

☄️ Our Tech Stack:

• Frontend: React / Vite / Next.js

• Backend: Node / Nest.js / Express.js

• API: REST / Graphql

• AI: OpenAI / different AI platforms

• Language: Typescript

• Database: Postgres

• Infrastructure: AWS

🤝  Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

We believe that solving America’s healthcare problems requires leveraging our nation’s diversity. We are committed to creating an equitable and inclusive work environment and strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply. Applicants for this engineering position must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis with no need for sponsorship now or in the future. We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer who embodies our core values: Own the Outcome, Be a Great Co-pilot, Drive Progress Through Action, and Create Super Fans.

🩺 Benefits:

• Health & Wellness: Medical insurance, including a $0 premium HDHP plan for individuals, Dental, Vision, Telehealth and Virtual Primary Care Visits, OneMedical membership, Wellhub, and a $50 monthly benefit to improve your mental or physical health.
• Financial Support: Stock options, 401(k) with a $2,000 match, FSA, HSA, and access to Origin Financial.
• Work-Life: Flexible PTO, 12 weeks of paid parental leave with 2 weeks of transition time, $50 monthly connectivity reimbursement, and company-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance, with additional voluntary benefits like supplemental life, AD&D, hospital indemnity, accident, and critical illness coverage.
• Professional Support: $1,000 home office setup stipend and access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).