Software Engineer (Gen AI - Typescript/Python)

Nava is a consultancy and public benefit corporation focused on improving government services. They are looking for a full-stack application engineer to experiment with generative AI to enhance the delivery of digital government services by building proofs-of-concept and internal tools.

Responsibilities:

• Develop tools that leverage generative AI along with our technology solutions to assemble functional demos of government digital services for a variety of government programs
• Design and implement example applications using our open source platforms that can be demonstrated to potential clients in bids and conferences
• Support project teams in using our platforms and iterate based on their feedback

Requirements:

• Proven ability to rapidly build and ship full end-to-end applications from scratch—frontend, backend, and integration
• Ability to work independently to turn loose ideas into functional software
• Comfort with developing MVPs quickly, rapid iterations, prototyping, and exploratory development
• Fluent in Python or TypeScript
• Experience building full-stack applications using web frameworks (for example, TypeScript with Next.js, Python with Django, or Ruby on Rails)
• Strong knowledge of object-oriented design patterns and ability to design elegant object-oriented APIs for use by other developers
• Legal authorization to work in the United States
• Ability to 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
• Exposure to or interest in Domain-Driven Design (DDD) patterns
• Experience using GenAI APIs, fine-tuning, prompt engineering, or evaluation frameworks is helpful but not required