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Make a positive impact for millions of people

Nava builds transformative digital services to help people access public benefits. As a client services company, we work with state and federal agencies to improve how people apply for benefits, navigate their healthcare, and more.

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Nava is a public benefit corporation

This means we’re accountable to our mission: to make it easier for people to access social safety net programs.

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Our values guide everything we do

We aim to be active stewards, pursue the root cause, and meet our other values in our work and culture.

Our teams must reflect the communities we serve

By 2025, we're committed to making Nava better match the representation of race and ethnicity in the US by comprising majority Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.

Benefits at Nava

We strive to provide our employees with industry-leading benefits, focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.

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  • Highly competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits

  • Unlimited sick time, including time off for mental health

  • 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave, including weekly meal deliveries, for eligible new birth, adoption, or foster parents

  • Life insurance and short and long-term disability

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  • Competitive compensation with transparent salary levels

  • Primarily remote workforce, depending project needs, with equitable pay no matter where you live in the U.S.

  • 4% 401k salary match

  • 37 paid days off per year: 20 vacation days, 5 floating holidays (prorated based on date of hire), and 12 holidays including the day after Thanksgiving and Juneteenth

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  • $2,000 a year to spend on professional development opportunities

  • Employee resource groups to provide community, mentorship, and support for employees from underrepresented groups

  • 6-week unpaid sabbatical after 3 years of service

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Knowing that my work directly impacts real people who are navigating life milestones and facing challenges is fulfilling.

Martelle Esposito, Partnerships and Evaluation Lead

Public Benefit Report 2024

Our annual Public Benefit Report details our impact as we work alongside government partners to modernize government services. Read about how we worked at every level of government service delivery to build positive ecosystems.

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A day at Nava

New projects, challenges, and opportunities mean no two days at Nava are alike.

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A day in the life of a project manager at Nava

Michelle Garfinkel describes her day-to-day work keeping teams on track as a project manager.

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A day as a Nava open source software engineer

Brandon Tabaska describes his day-to-day work as an open source software developer evangelist at Nava.

A day at Nava as a capture manager

Eliza Young-Ferguson, a capture manager, describes her day-to-day work helping Nava build its state portfolio.

A day at Nava as a business operations specialist

Paola Valdez, a business operations specialist, describes her integral role in helping Nava’s processes run smoothly and her work with the Juntos ERG.

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A day at Nava as a security engineer

Mohib Rizvi, a security engineer, describes building security architecture and the importance of mission-driven work.

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A day at Nava as a senior engineer

Kat Tipton, a senior engineer, describes the joys of software archeology and Nava’s strong culture of mentorship.

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More from our team

Get a sense of how we're growing our skills and our interview process.

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Transitioning from the private sector to civic tech

We speak with five Nava employees about the challenges and rewards of switching career paths.

Becoming a scrum lead at Nava

Hanya Moharram, a Designer/Researcher on Nava's PFML team, shares her thoughts on becoming a scrum lead.

Get things right from the beginning with equitable research recruitment

Traditional user research practices often exclude people essential to success of a service. Here are some practical tips to improve your approach.

Learning front-end development as a designer

Nava’s culture of thoughtful mentorship and support is designed to help people learn new skills on the job.

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Required EEO workplace notices

Nava’s approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion is more expansive than EEO requirements. But as a federal government contractor, we’re required to share these documents:

Learn about Nava’s approach in our Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion report.