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.
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Skills Required
- 4-6 years developing high-quality Android applications
- Deep proficiency in Kotlin
- Experience with Coroutines and Flow
- Hands-on experience with Jetpack Compose
- Experience with Hilt or Dagger (dependency injection)
- Experience with Retrofit
- Experience with Espresso (UI testing)
- Strong knowledge of MVVM/MVI patterns and Clean Architecture
- Deep knowledge of Android SDK, threading, offline storage, caching, localization, and accessibility
- Proven ability to ship production-quality code with robust testing (unit and integration)
- Ability to leverage AI development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor)
What the Team is Saying
Navan Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Employer-sponsored medical, dental, and vision coverage extend to employees and dependents, alongside mental-health resources like Headspace. Employer-verified plan listings confirm active U.S. medical coverage.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible vacation (unlimited PTO) is advertised in the U.S., while the U.K. page specifies five weeks of PTO, underscoring regional structure. A company-wide Quiet Week around year-end, paid holidays, and sick time are also referenced in benefits materials.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is clearly defined at 16 weeks for the birthing parent and 10 weeks for the non-birthing parent. Family medical leave and related supports are also noted.
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What We Do
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.
Why Work With Us
At Navan, we’re never satisfied with the status quo, and we know breakthrough ideas come from diverse perspectives. We are committed to cultivating a workplace that reflects the diversity of the customers we serve while fostering leadership and innovation.
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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
In-person connections is the foundation of Navan, the connections forged through face-to-face interactions improve company culture and what we can achieve together. We operate on a hybrid working model, which we define as four days a week in-office.
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