Senior Android Engineer
Navan
Navan is looking for a Senior Android Engineer who is passionate about pushing mobile technologies to their limits. In this role, you will collaborate with a team of talented engineers to design, build, and enhance the next generation of our mobile applications in the travel management space. You will own critical features—from high-performance booking flows to real-time expense management—ensuring a seamless, world-class experience for millions of global users.
What You’ll Do:
- Design, Build, and Evolve: Architect and develop end-to-end features using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose. You will build responsive interfaces while evolving the robust architecture that powers them.
- Build Enterprise-Grade Workflows: Create intuitive UIs and powerful logic for complex domains such as dynamic travel policies, approval chains, and real-time synchronization.
- Optimize Performance: Analyze and optimize UI performance, memory efficiency, and background processing to ensure a high-quality user experience.
- Own Features End-to-End: Take technical ownership of a problem domain, facilitating the design, development, and launch of key features and microservices.
- Champion Best Practices: Contribute to a culture of technical excellence by writing high-quality, well-tested code and advocating for modern testing and monitoring standards.
- Collaborate Across Teams: Work cross-functionally with Product and Design to deliver complex, cross-domain features in a collaborative environment.
What We’re Looking For:
- 4-6 years of experience developing high-quality Android applications in a fast-paced environment.
- Deep Proficiency in Kotlin as the primary development language, including experience with Coroutines and Flow.
- Modern Android Stack: Hands-on experience with Jetpack Compose, Hilt/Dagger, Retrofit, Espresso.
- Architectural Knowledge: Strong understanding of MVVM/MVI patterns and Clean Architecture principles. Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, and design.
- Platform Fundamentals: Deep knowledge of the Android SDK, threading, offline storage, caching optimization, localisation and accessibility.
- Engineering Rigor: Proven ability to ship production-quality code equipped with robust testing (Unit, Integration) and documentation.
- Efficiency: Ability to leverage AI development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor) to accelerate development while maintaining high code quality.
About Navan
Navan (Nasdaq: NAVN) is the leading all-in-one business travel, payments, and expense management platform that makes travel easy for frequent travelers. From finding flights and hotels to automating expense reconciliation, with 24/7 support along the way, Navan delivers an intuitive experience travelers love and finance teams rely on. See how Navan customers benefit and learn more at navan.com.
Culture of Excellence
Our team is our competitive edge — a high-performance group of smart, driven people committed to winning together. This dedication to excellence is why we’ve been recognized as a Best Place to Work by Built In (2023–2026), a G2 Best Global Software Company (2025-2026), a CNBC Disruptor 50 (2022-2025), and a Forbes Fintech 50 (2022-2025). At Navan, we provide an environment where top talent excels, offering the autonomy and fast-paced trajectory needed to build a defining career and do the best work of your life.
Our Benefits
Navan offers a comprehensive benefits program designed to support your well-being, financial security, and life outside of work. Our benefits, thoughtfully tailored by country to meet local needs, include healthcare coverage, insurance offerings, and wellness resources for you and your family.
We support long-term financial growth through retirement savings programs and opportunities to participate in our equity plans, so you can share in Navan’s success. To promote balance, we offer flexible time off, country-specific holidays, and paid parental leave for all new parents. Additional benefits include connectivity and commuting support, mental health resources, and exclusive travel-related perks. Wherever you’re based, our benefits evolve with you.
Workplace Policy
Navan believes in the value of in-person connections, whether that’s sitting down to have lunch with one another, taking a walking 1:1, or collaborating in a room together. The connections forged through face-to-face interactions improve company culture and drive business results. Navan invests in global office spaces — in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, among others — that feel welcoming. In-office perks such as company-provided lunches and happy hours create a strong team environment to help you do your best work. Our employees work from the office four days a week. Please expect this policy for all roles that are tied to an office.
Equal Opportunity
Navan is an equal opportunity employer. We make all employment decisions based solely on merit. We provide equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees without discrimination on the bases of race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We prohibit any such discrimination or harassment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring.
Accommodations
Navan complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act, and all applicable state or local law. Navan will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability in connection with applications for employment as required by law.
If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, you are welcome to email us at [email protected].
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