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Senior/Principal Software Engineer (Python)
navapbc • Remote
Posted: September 10, 2026
Job Description
Position summary
As the Tech Lead, you will define the technical strategy and lead the engineering team in building modern, scalable, open-source solutions. You will coordinate across delivery teams, guide architecture and implementation, and ensure that the system meets business needs, technical standards, and long-term maintainability goals. You will collaborate with the product team, government stakeholders, and other contractors to build new systems and make improvements to existing systems.
What you'll do
- Lead and manage a team of engineers, providing regular coaching, feedback, and support for professional growth
- Define the technical vision and architectural roadmap in collaboration with clients and the delivery team
- Work closely with government stakeholders to get buy-in on technical initiatives. Build technical alignment across client, stakeholders, and vendor partners
- Act as a liaison between developers, executives, and non-technical stakeholders
- Make key architectural decisions that balance long-term program goals with short-term delivery needs
- Oversee technical delivery, managing risks, dependencies, and trade-offs to keep projects on track
- Establish and enforce engineering best practices in code quality, testing, security, and documentation
- Work closely with cross-functional product teams to identify and mitigate technical risks
- Guide the engineering team on planning, estimation, prioritization, trade-offs, and balancing technical debt and meeting project milestones
Required skills
- 10+ years of software engineering experience, including 2+ years managing engineers and leading technical delivery
- Proven ability to architect and deliver scalable, maintainable, and secure distributed systems
- Advanced proficiency in modern programming languages and frameworks (e.g., Python, React, Node.js, or equivalent)
- Strong understanding of system integration, data migration, and API/interface development
- Hands-on experience with DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, automated testing, and cloud environments (AWS or equivalent)
- Experience building and managing cross-functional engineering teams, fostering alignment and collaboration with product, design, and client stakeholders
- Familiarity with open-source development and community-driven initiatives
- Demonstrated ability to lead with empathy, build trust, and create an environment where engineers can thrive
Additional Content
Position summary
As the Tech Lead, you will define the technical strategy and lead the engineering team in building modern, scalable, open-source solutions. You will coordinate across delivery teams, guide architecture and implementation, and ensure that the system meets business needs, technical standards, and long-term maintainability goals. You will collaborate with the product team, government stakeholders, and other contractors to build new systems and make improvements to existing systems.
What you'll do
- Lead and manage a team of engineers, providing regular coaching, feedback, and support for professional growth
- Define the technical vision and architectural roadmap in collaboration with clients and the delivery team
- Work closely with government stakeholders to get buy-in on technical initiatives. Build technical alignment across client, stakeholders, and vendor partners
- Act as a liaison between developers, executives, and non-technical stakeholders
- Make key architectural decisions that balance long-term program goals with short-term delivery needs
- Oversee technical delivery, managing risks, dependencies, and trade-offs to keep projects on track
- Establish and enforce engineering best practices in code quality, testing, security, and documentation
- Work closely with cross-functional product teams to identify and mitigate technical risks
- Guide the engineering team on planning, estimation, prioritization, trade-offs, and balancing technical debt and meeting project milestones
Required skills
- 10+ years of software engineering experience, including 2+ years managing engineers and leading technical delivery
- Proven ability to architect and deliver scalable, maintainable, and secure distributed systems
- Advanced proficiency in modern programming languages and frameworks (e.g., Python, React, Node.js, or equivalent)
- Strong understanding of system integration, data migration, and API/interface development
- Hands-on experience with DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, automated testing, and cloud environments (AWS or equivalent)
- Experience building and managing cross-functional engineering teams, fostering alignment and collaboration with product, design, and client stakeholders
- Familiarity with open-source development and community-driven initiatives
- Demonstrated ability to lead with empathy, build trust, and create an environment where engineers can thrive