Sr. Android Engineer
Navan
Navan is looking for a Staff Android Engineer to serve as a technical architect for our mobile ecosystem. In this role, you will solve organization-wide technical challenges, focusing on high-level system architecture, cross-platform strategy, and technical leadership. You will ensure our mobile platform can scale to support engineers and complex global travel requirements without friction.
What You’ll Do:
- Drive the Vision: Partner with engineering and product leadership to identify, plan, and execute the long-term technical vision for the Android platform.
- Architect Scalable Systems: Drive frameworks and modularization strategies that lead to significant improvements in developer velocity and user experience.
- Lead Through Influence: Provide technical leadership and mentoring to other mobile engineers across multiple teams.
- Resolve Systemic Debt: Identify and resolve organization-wide technical debt, assisting teams in understanding and adopting new technologies safely.
- Optimize Developer Experience: Improve CI/CD pipelines and Gradle build performance to support a large-scale engineering organization.
- Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work closely with Product and Sales teams to deliver high-impact features that align with global business needs.
What We’re Looking For:
- 8-10 years of software engineering experience, with a focus on large-scale distributed mobile systems.
- Architectural Mastery: Proven experience turning ambiguous problem spaces into clear, scalable architectural solutions.
- Deep Systems Knowledge: Expertise in lower-level Android concerns: bytecode manipulation, custom Gradle plugins, and advanced threading models.
- Leadership: Demonstrated ability to influence, working with technical and cross-functional teams to drive alignment.
- Modern Ecosystem: In-depth experience with the modern Android stack (Kotlin, Compose, Coroutines) and cloud-based mobile infrastructure.
- Problem Solver: Comfort with thinking outside the box to implement solutions for high-volume, enterprise-grade applications.
- Strategic Thinking: Experience designing mobile architectures that support global localization, accessibility, and high-performance data syncing.
- Innovation Mindset: Ability to leverage AI development tools (Cursor, Copilot) to accelerate the mobile SDLC while maintaining strict quality gates.
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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