Navan · 7 hours ago
Software Engineer - Backend
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid Level
$101K/yr - $175K/yr
2+ years expNavan is seeking a Backend Engineer to join their growing team, designing and building core services and APIs for their platform. The role involves collaborating with product managers and designers to deliver reliable, high-quality solutions while maintaining backend services and addressing production issues.
Business TravelFinancial ServicesPaymentsSoftware
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs that support critical business functionality
Collaborate with product and frontend teams to deliver customer-facing features end-to-end
Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code following best practices
Debug, monitor, and resolve production issues to ensure reliability and performance
Participate in code reviews, giving and receiving constructive feedback
Stay current with backend technologies and leverage AI-assisted development tools (Copilot, CodeGPT, Claude, Cursor) to improve speed and quality
Qualification
Required
2–4 years of professional experience building backend systems or APIs
Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, concurrency, networking)
Experience with Java and Spring Boot (or equivalent backend frameworks/languages)
Familiarity with distributed systems, microservices, and API design
Comfortable working with cloud platforms (AWS or similar)
Strong sense of ownership demonstrated through delivering production-quality features and supporting them after release
Ability to effectively leverage AI development tools to accelerate coding, testing, and troubleshooting
Good communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly
Preferred
Experience with relational and NoSQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, etc.)
Familiarity with event-driven systems (Kafka, CDCs, or other messaging frameworks)
Exposure to observability tools (logging, tracing, monitoring)
Understanding of scalability challenges in high-growth environments
Company
Navan
Navan provides travel, expense, and corporate card management to automate manual processes and drive spend visibility.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.25BKey Investors
Goldman Sachs Bank USACoatueGreenoaks
2025-10-30IPO
2025-04-07Convertible Note
2022-12-08Debt Financing· $400M
Leadership Team
Ariel Cohen
CEO and Co-Founder
Carlos Avelar
Account Executive
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