Navan is a comprehensive corporate travel and expense management platform designed to simplify business travel and expense processes for companies of all sizes. It offers an all-in-one solution that empowers employees to book and manage travel while providing businesses with unparalleled visibility, control, and savings. Key products include Navan Travel for seamless booking with extensive inventory and exclusive rates, and Navan Expense for streamlining expense management through automation and AI-powered insights. Navan Connect allows users to link existing credit cards for integrated approval workflows and reconciliation. The platform caters to various user roles, including travelers, travel managers, finance teams, and executive assistants, aiming to foster in-person connections by making travel and expense management efficient. Navan is recognized for its innovation in travel tech, including its adoption of New Distribution Capability (NDC) content and AI integration across its platform. The company boasts a strong customer rating of 4.7/5 based on over 8,000 reviews, indicating high user satisfaction and market traction.
Navan is a comprehensive corporate travel and expense management platform designed to simplify business travel and expense processes for companies of all sizes. It offers an all-in-one solution that empowers employees to book and manage travel while providing businesses with unparalleled visibility, control, and savings. Key products include Navan Travel for seamless booking with extensive inventory and exclusive rates, and Navan Expense for streamlining expense management through automation and AI-powered insights. Navan Connect allows users to link existing credit cards for integrated approval workflows and reconciliation. The platform caters to various user roles, including travelers, travel managers, finance teams, and executive assistants, aiming to foster in-person connections by making travel and expense management efficient. Navan is recognized for its innovation in travel tech, including its adoption of New Distribution Capability (NDC) content and AI integration across its platform. The company boasts a strong customer rating of 4.7/5 based on over 8,000 reviews, indicating high user satisfaction and market traction.
Experience with Java and Spring Boot (or equivalent backend frameworks/languages)
Familiarity with distributed systems, microservices, and API design
Comfortable working with cloud platforms (AWS or similar)
Strong sense of ownership demonstrated through delivering production-quality features and supporting them after release
Ability to effectively leverage AI development tools to accelerate coding, testing, and troubleshooting
Good communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly
Experience with relational and NoSQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, etc.)
Familiarity with event-driven systems (Kafka, CDCs, or other messaging frameworks)
Exposure to observability tools (logging, tracing, monitoring)
Understanding of scalability challenges in high-growth environments
What the job involves
We are looking for a Backend Engineer to join our growing team, designing and building core services and APIs that power our platform, used by thousands of travelers every day
You’ll work closely with engineers, product managers, and designers to deliver reliable, scalable, and high-quality solutions
This role combines the excitement of working in a fast-paced environment where you can have a direct impact, with the stability and resources of an established company
Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs that support critical business functionality
Collaborate with product and frontend teams to deliver customer-facing features end-to-end
Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code following best practices
Debug, monitor, and resolve production issues to ensure reliability and performance
Participate in code reviews, giving and receiving constructive feedback
Stay current with backend technologies and leverage AI-assisted development tools (Copilot, CodeGPT, Claude, Cursor) to improve speed and quality
