Fullstack Software Engineer (Flights)

Navan; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave

Commuter benefits

Healthcare

Flexible Vacation

Health and Wellness

Fuel for Connection

Pet Friendly

IATAN discounts

401k

Connectivity Allowance

Learning & Development

Job summary

Navan is seeking a Senior Frontend Software Engineer (Flights group) to help build and scale Navan’s flagship flight platform. You will tackle high-scale frontend challenges, collaborating with engineers, product managers, and designers to ship impactful features for global travelers.

You will own end-to-end experiences, drive architectural decisions for scale, and champion excellence in performance and observability.

Qualifications

• Leadership & Influence: Demonstrated ability to drive technical change and motivate engineers.
• Deep Experience: 5+ years of UI/frontend development in high-growth, agile environments.
• System-Level Thinking: Experience with large-scale frontend systems and architectural improvements.
• Collaborative Spirit: Low-ego, high-impact problem solving; communicates with diverse stakeholders.
• Technical Mastery: Expert in JavaScript and TypeScript; proficient in React and Angular.

Responsibilities

• Own the End-to-End Experience: Drive complex features from inception to launch with product/design partners.
• Architect for Scale: Lead frontend architecture and translate business needs into scalable technical frameworks.
• Champion Operational Excellence: Define frontend reliability, performance, and observability practices (APM).
• Supercharge Developer Velocity: Improve DX with internal frameworks and pipelines to speed shipping.
• Mentor and Elevate: Provide code reviews and mentoring on best practices and design patterns.
• Bridge the Stack: Contribute cross-stack improvements with backend/system awareness.

Skills

Leadership

Frontend experience

System architecture

Collaboration

JavaScript/TypeScript

React

Angular

Job description

• Navan has transformed the corporate travel, payment, and expense landscape by relentlessly prioritizing the user experience
• As a Senior Frontend Software Engineer in the Flights group, you will play an essential role in building and scaling Navan’s flagship product—a next-generation flight platform that drives global business growth and gets people where they need to be
• This is a high-scale, highly complex engineering environment where your work will directly impact travelers worldwide
• You will solve challenging architectural problems, collaborate with a global team of elite engineers, product managers, and designers, and write code that powers a platform trusted by the world’s largest enterprises
• If you are passionate about developer experience, system performance, and building flawless user interfaces, this is your place to build
• Own the End-to-End Experience: Drive complex features from inception to launch. Partner closely with product and design to ship impactful features, monitor their real-world impact, and iterate based on data
• Architect for Scale: Lead application design and implement critical portions of our frontend architecture. You will translate complex business requirements into scalable, high-quality technical frameworks
• Champion Operational Excellence: Set the gold standard for frontend reliability, performance, and measurability. You will define the team’s approach to application performance monitoring (APM) and continuously optimize the user experience
• Supercharge Developer Velocity: Build and refine internal frameworks and frontend pipelines that drastically improve developer experience (DX), code health, and time-to-ship for the entire engineering organization
• Mentor and Elevate: Establish credibility quickly through high-quality code and rigorous design reviews. You will mentor fellow engineers on best practices, modern design patterns, and system architecture
• Bridge the Stack: While this is a frontend-focused role, you will have the autonomy to work full-stack. A strong understanding of backend systems and APIs will allow you to drive holistic, cross-system improvements

Benefits

• Parental leave
• Commuter benefits
• Healthcare
• Flexible Vacation
• Health and Wellness
• Fuel for Connection
• Pet Friendly
• IATAN (travel-related discounts)
• 401k (retirement plan)
• Connectivity Allowance
• Learning & Development

Requirements

• Leadership & Influence: A proven track record of driving positive technical change within engineering organizations. You know how to motivate peers, instill technical accountability, and achieve measurable results
• Deep Experience: 5+ years of dedicated UI/frontend development experience in high-growth, agile environments
• System-Level Thinking: A comprehensive understanding of the technical intricacies of large-scale frontend systems, with a sharp eye for identifying and executing architectural improvements
• Collaborative Spirit: A low-ego, high-impact approach to problem-solving. You communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Technical Mastery: Expert-level proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript, with strong hands-on experience in modern frontend frameworks, specifically React and Angular