Sr. Product Engineer

What We’re Looking For:

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software engineering experience building and operating highly scalable, distributed production systems at an enterprise or global scale.
• Deep technical expertise in backend engineering stacks such as but not limited to Java, TypeScript/Node.js, Python, or Go or any VM based language, alongside a strong mastery of engineering fundamentals.
• Exposure to Front End technologies such as React or Angular.
• Extensive hands-on experience designing microservices, complex APIs, event-driven workflows, and working with distributed systems and databases.
• Proven track record of driving technical vision and leading the architecture of large, multi-team projects from inception through to successful production rollouts.
• Exceptional skills in systems observability, and have SLO/SLIs thought through.
• Experience with production debugging, and ensuring the reliability of critical Tier 1 services.
• Product mindset with the ability to balance immediate product delivery with long-term technical health and scalability.
• Experience with travel platforms, fintech, payment processing, or complex financial ledgers is a bonus.
• Navan uses AI-assisted Automated Employment Decision Tool (Metaview) to assist with evaluating resumes against job qualifications for this role. All final decisions are made by human recruiters and hiring managers.
• Human oversight: Metaview does not automatically reject candidates or make final hiring decisions. Our recruiters and hiring managers review all outputs and make the final hiring decision regarding every application.
• Your rights: If you prefer to have your application reviewed without AI assistance, you may request a human evaluation by entering your email here. Your decision to do so will not affect how your candidacy is evaluated.
• Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice for more information about our processing of personal data, and your rights.

Responsibilities

• Architect Core Backend Systems: Design, build, and scale high-performance, fault-tolerant microservices that process millions of travel and expense transactions globally.
• Build Micro Front Ends: Design and Build, clean and neat User interfaces for our users.
• Lead Technical Initiatives: Drive complex, cross-functional engineering projects from conception to deployment, making critical architectural trade-offs and setting technical standards for the wider backend organization.
• Optimize Performance & Reliability: Build robust APIs, asynchronous event-driven architectures, and scalable data pipelines with a relentless focus on low latency, high availability, and operational excellence.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner closely with product management, engineering leadership, data, and platform teams to translate ambiguous business requirements into cohesive, enterprise-grade technical solutions.
• Raise the Engineering Bar: Champion maintainable code, thoughtful abstractions, and rigorous testing. Act as a force multiplier by mentoring engineers, leading architecture reviews, and fostering a culture of strong operational ownership.
• What We’re Looking For:
• 6+ years of software engineering experience building and operating highly scalable, distributed production systems at an enterprise or global scale.
• Deep technical expertise in backend engineering stacks such as but not limited to Java, TypeScript/Node.js, Python, or Go or any VM based language, alongside a strong mastery of engineering fundamentals.
• Exposure to Front End technologies such as React or Angular.
• Extensive hands-on experience designing microservices, complex APIs, event-driven workflows, and working with distributed systems and databases.
• Proven track record of driving technical vision and leading the architecture of large, multi-team projects from inception through to successful production rollouts.
• Exceptional skills in systems observability, and have SLO/SLIs thought through.
• Experience with production debugging, and ensuring the reliability of critical Tier 1 services.
• Product mindset with the ability to balance immediate product delivery with long-term technical health and scalability.
• Experience with travel platforms, fintech, payment processing, or complex financial ledgers is a bonus.
• Navan uses AI-assisted Automated Employment Decision Tool (Metaview) to assist with evaluating resumes against job qualifications for this role. All final decisions are made by human recruiters and hiring managers.
• Human oversight: Metaview does not automatically reject candidates or make final hiring decisions. Our recruiters and hiring managers review all outputs and make the final hiring decision regarding every application.
• Your rights: If you prefer to have your application reviewed without AI assistance, you may request a human evaluation by entering your email here. Your decision to do so will not affect how your candidacy is evaluated.
• Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice for more information about our processing of personal data, and your rights.