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# Senior Engineering Manager (Java)

- **Company:** Nava Pbc
- **Location:** California City, CA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Code Review, Information Engineering, Relational Databases, DevOps, Hibernate (Java), Java Database Connectivity, PostgreSQL, Software Engineering, Spring-boot, Technical Debt, Software Coding, Restful APIs, Jenkins, Microservices
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25303_90f8b72dced452dbe25e7fc7e2af7068

## About the Role

* At least 10 years of experience working in an agile, multidisciplinary team environment, preferably designing and building medium to large-scale on Cloud platforms
 * Experience designing and implementing production-grade, cloud-native microservices and RESTful APIs using Java, Spring Boot, and containerized deployment patterns
 * Experience with using relational databases, preferably Postgres, using JDBC and ORM mappers like Hibernate
 * Experience with DevOps, preferably with Jenkins CI/CD
 * Experience utilizing AWS cloud native services and data engineering
 * Ability to think strategically around trade-offs and short-term vs. Legal authorization to work in the United States
 * 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

## Description

Nava's Software Engineering Manager is responsible for the career growth of their direct reports, ensuring reports receive guidance, relevant feedback and are correctly compensated. As a manager at Nava, you are also a technical contributor as either an individual contributor or a technical lead.

Be Active Stewards, Pursue the Root Cause, Think Long-Term, Build Together, Inclusion is Essential and Progress Takes Work.

Engineering Management/Technical Leadership

 * Writing code and performing code reviews
 * Writing and reviewing technical specifications
 * Working closely with cross-functional product teams to identify and mitigate technical risks
 * Guiding the engineering team on planning, estimation, prioritization, trade-offs, and balancing technical debt and meeting project milestones
 * Review architecture and designs from other project teams
 * Strategizing with leadership on ways to grow projects
 * Attending conferences and networking with potential clients