Principal Software Engineer - FHIR

About Nava

Nava is a consultancy and public benefit corporation working to make government services simple and effective. Since 2013, 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 better 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 

Nava's 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.

What you'll do

• Working with software engineers in understanding FHIR objects and relationships, the standards landscape, and implementation considerations related to claims data
• Crafting long-term strategic roadmaps related to FHIR conformance and overall standards development
• Active work within the HL7 and related standards bodies
• Developing a deep understanding of the developer user space and their needs now and in the future
• Prototyping new features, tools, etc.
• Working closely with product, design, and engineering teams to share developer user needs now and in the future. This should deeply inform project direction
• Reviewing, improving, and writing user documentation, product and technical plans, and software with an eye toward user needs now and in the future
• Taking on software engineering tasks on an as-needed basis, including building new features needed by users or debugging user issues.

Required skills

• Current and/or prior experience developing API endpoints with Kotlin, Java, Python, Ruby, etc
• 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
• Strong experience in the healthcare industry - you live and breathe HL7/FHIR!
• Experience utilizing Smart on FHIR standards to build healthcare applications
• Tenacity to dive into problems and iterate in working code
• Equal parts systems thinker, software engineer and overall evangelist
• 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 verbal communication skills, technical and otherwise.

Other requirements

All roles at Nava require the following:

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Must meet any other requirements for government contracts for which candidates are hired.

Work authorization that doesn’t require visa sponsorship, now or in the future.

May be subject to a government background check or security clearance, depending on the contract.

Perks working with Nava

Top-tier benefits – Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.

Plenty of time off – Vacation, holidays (including Juneteenth), and floating days.

Annual bonus – When Nava wins, so do you.

Parental perks – Paid leave + weekly meal deliveries for new parents.

Wellness support – Full wellness program to keep you feeling your best.

Zero copay care – Virtual doctor visits at no cost through UHC.

Take a break – Sabbatical available after continued service.

401(k) match – We invest in your future with a generous match.

Flexible work – Remote-first with flexibility to fit your life.

Home office help – Setup support via Staples + company laptop.

Utility credit – Monthly contribution for at home costs (where applicable).

Growth resources – Learning programs to level up your skills.

Development budget – Funds for courses, tuition, and more.

Referral rewards – Help us grow and earn while you do.

Commute perks – Commuter benefits to get you moving.

Full coverage – Disability, life, and AD&D insurance included.

Culture that cares – Collaborative and remote-friendly.

Location

We 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. Additionally, if employed with Nava, you must be based in the U.S. and cannot work from outside the country.

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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.