Staff Software Engineer

Navan; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Navan is seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer for the Enterprise Team to help build the operating system of our corporate travel platform. You will own end-to-end features, with Java/Spring Boot backend and modern frontend interfaces for Admin and User portals.

You'll design scalable APIs, data models, and enterprise-grade workflows, collaborating across teams, and mentoring others while advancing testing, monitoring, and reliability. 7–9 years of relevant experience is expected.

Qualifications

• 7-9 years of software development experience in SaaS or consumer web apps.
• Backend focus: Java and Spring Boot, designing secure scalable APIs.
• Frontend focus: React/Angular/Vue with TypeScript, state management.
• Experience with microservices architecture and AWS cloud.
• Strong ownership, collaboration, and ability to ship production-quality code.
• Ability to leverage AI tools to accelerate development.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and evolve end-to-end features across the stack.
• Develop backend Java/Spring Boot services and frontend interfaces for Admin/User portals.
• Create enterprise-grade workflows and data-driven services for policies and approvals.
• Own features end-to-end and ship reliable microservices.
• Collaborate across engineering, product, and design teams.
• Drive long-term technical vision with leadership involvement.
• Mentor engineers and promote best practices in testing and reliability.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

TypeScript

React/Angular/Vue

AWS

Microservices

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Git

CI/CD

SQL/NoSQL

Job description

Navan has transformed the corporate travel, payment, and expense landscape by consistently prioritizing user needs. As a Senior Full Stack Engineer on the Enterprise Team, you will be a technical leader helping to build the "operating system" of our corporate travel platform. Our team owns the critical infrastructure that allows companies to function globally—managing everything from granular travel policies and dynamic approval workflows to user identity and enterprise-grade analytics.

What You’ll Do

• Design, Build, and Evolve: Architect and develop end-to-end features across the stack. You will evolve the robust Java/Spring Boot backend services that power our platform, while building the responsive frontend interfaces for our Admin and User portals.
• Build Enterprise-Grade Workflows: Create powerful backend engines and supporting UIs for complex business domains, such as configuring travel policies, visualizing approval chains, and managing user roles/permissions.
• Build Data-Driven Services: Architect and scale APIs and data services that manage high volumes of data, ensure transactional integrity, and power reporting features and seamless integrations.
• Own Features End-to-End: Take technical ownership of a problem domain, facilitating the design, development, and launch of key microservices and features that have a direct impact on our users.
• Collaborate Across Teams: Work cross-functionally with various engineering, product, and design teams to deliver complex, cross-domain features in a collaborative environment.
• Drive the Vision: Partner with engineering and product leadership to identify, plan, and execute the long-term technical vision for your domain and be a subject matter expert.
• Champion Best Practices: Contribute to a culture of technical excellence by writing high-quality, well-tested code, mentoring other engineers, and advocating for best practices in testing, monitoring, and operational reliability.

What We’re Looking For

• 7-9 years of experience in software development, building complex systems for SaaS products or consumer-facing web applications in a fast-paced environment.
• Backend Expertise: Deep, hands-on experience in backend development using Java and Spring Boot. You should be highly skilled in data modeling, query optimization, and designing secure, scalable APIs to support enterprise-level features.
• Frontend Proficiency: Solid experience with frontend development (4+ years) using modern frameworks like React, Angular, or Vue, along with proficiency in TypeScript and managing application state.
• Systems Architecture: Extensive experience designing and implementing scalable applications across microservices, distributed systems, and cloud platforms like AWS.
• Collaborative Ownership: Demonstrates strong ownership and a collaborative mindset, with clear communication skills and a proven ability to ship production-quality code equipped with robust monitoring and documentation.
• AI-Enabled Workflow: Ability to effectively leverage AI development tools (such as GitHub Copilot, CodeGPT, Claude, and Cursor) to accelerate development and innovate on engineering workflows.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field—or equivalent hands-on experience.

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