Software Engineer

The Flex platform helps clients develop a comprehensive compliance program, leveraging technology to instill a culture of safety and maintain a productive workplace. The platform combines features that are tailored to the needs of our client’s business, including audits and inspections, incident management, flexible training, and reporting and insights. As a member of our development team, the Senior Software Engineer will play a key role in delivering modern, web-based software for the Flex solution. In a full-stack capacity, the successful candidate will write and maintain high-quality code that empowers clients to keep their team safe. The innovative technology and user-customizable platform enables clients to collect, evaluate, understand, and implement safety and training information in real-time., * Actively contributes to and improves code reviews, using both engineering expertise and AI tools to raise overall quality.

• Communicates technical concepts, tradeoffs, and risks clearly to engineering peers, product partners, and stakeholders.
• Shares AI workflows, automation techniques, and best practices to increase overall team productivity.
• Takes end-to-end ownership of projects, proactively managing risks, dependencies, and follow-through.
• Actively mentors junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews, technical guidance, and pair programming.
• Encourages knowledge sharing through technical discussions, documentation, and internal learning sessions.
• Contributes positively to team culture by collaborating effectively, giving and receiving feedback constructively, and fostering continuous learning.

• Software engineering experience equivalent to senior-level software engineer
• Strong proficiency in Node.js and Typescript/Javascript
• Experience with modern web technologies such as Vue, React, or other component-based frameworks
• Ability to operate in an AI-first development environment where AI tools are actively used for architecture exploration, code generation, refactoring, test creation, and documentation. Engineers are expected to demonstrate effective prompt engineering and critical evaluation of AI-generated outputs.
• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and system design
• Strong debugging and performance optimization skills
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and CI/CD practices
• Familiarity with relational database technologies and SQL, including query optimization and data modeling concepts
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, thriving in an agile, team-based environment

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline preferred Success Criteria:

• Delivers high-quality, production-ready features on time with strong test coverage and minimal rework.
• Effectively leverages generative AI tools across the SDLC (design, implementation, testing, debugging, documentation) to improve speed and quality.
• Demonstrates strong judgment in validating, refining, and securing AI-generated code before production use.
• Translates ambiguous product requirements into well-structured technical plans and shipped solutions.
• Writes clean, maintainable, well-documented code that is easy for others to understand and extend.

• Annual Base Salary Range of 130k-150k
• Annual Bonus Opportunity of 10% As a growing company, Novara values its employees by supporting them with a full benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, PTO, Paid and Floating Holidays, 401k with Company match and immediate vesting, Company-funded Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Programs, and No-cost Mental Health Benefits. About Novara Novara provides safety and operational risk management software that empowers organizations to identify and resolve issues before they become incidents. Through the Flex and Risk Management Center platforms, Novara helps organizations address operational risk proactively by unifying data, increasing workforce engagement, and proactively managing risk. Novara’s combination of training, software, and tools puts people and safety first while protecting critical operations. Novara, a Providence Equity portfolio company, provides safety and operational risk management software that empowers organizations to identify and resolve issues before they become incidents. Through the Flex and Risk Management Center platforms, Novara helps organizations address operational risk proactively by unifying data, increasing workforce engagement, and proactively managing risk. Novara’s combination of training, software, and tools puts people and safety first while protecting critical operations. Novara launched January 1 2026, as an independent company, a spin-off of the Flex and RMC software businesses formerly part of KPA. Don’t meet every job requirement? At Novara, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply unless they meet every requirement. If you’re excited about the role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we still encourage you to apply! You might just be the right candidate for this or other roles. Please note that we may use AI tools to assist in the initial screening of resumes to help identify qualified candidates more efficiently. All decisions are reviewed by a human recruiter, and no hiring determination is made solely by automated means. Novara is committed to providing equal opportunity in all of our employment practices, including selection, hiring, promotion, transfer, and compensation, to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, religion, religious dress/grooming, color, ethnicity, sex (including sex stereotyping), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, creed, uniform service member status, military or veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, breast-feeding and/or pregnancy-related conditions, age, protected medical condition, leave status, physical or mental disability, genetic characteristics, or any other legally-protected status in accordance with the requirements of all federal, state and local laws. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at hr@novara.com. Please see our Candidate Privacy Notice Included Here