Senior Android Engineer

Location:Palo Alto, CA

Department:Engineering

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.

As a key contributor, you will work on implementing new travel features, fixing bugs, refactoring code, and conducting thorough testing. You’ll also have the opportunity to collaborate with the platform team to deliver world-class mobile experiences.

What You’ll Do:

  • Reimagine the future of business travel through innovative mobile experiences.
  • Rapidly implement and iterate on new features and ideas.
  • Collaborate closely with designers, engineers, and product managers to define and refine the best mobile user experience.
  • Analyze and optimize UI performance, efficiency, and quality.
  • Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, testing, and best practices in mobile development.

What We’re Looking For:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
  • 5+ years of experience developing high-quality Android applications.
  • Strong understanding of the full app development lifecycle.
  • Experience building consumer-facing applications and publishing apps to the market.
  • Proficiency in Kotlin as the primary development language.
  • Deep understanding of the Android SDK, its various versions, and how to write scalable code for diverse Android devices.
  • Experience working with CI/CD pipelines.
  • Strong knowledge of Android design principles, third-party libraries, and best practices.
  • Hands-on experience with:
    • Cloud messaging APIs
    • Offline storage
    • Background processing & threading
    • Performance tuning & caching optimization
  • Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, and software design, with a focus on delivering testable, scalable, and maintainable code.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with modern Android frameworks such as Kotlin Coroutines/Flow, Hilt, Retrofit, and Jetpack Compose.
  • Strong knowledge of architectural patterns like MVVM/MVP.
  • Experience with unit testing and UI testing using Espresso.
  • Familiarity with accessibility best practices for mobile applications.

If you're excited about building world-class mobile experiences and shaping the future of business travel, we'd love to hear from you!

The posted pay range represents the anticipated low and high end of the compensation for this position and is subject to change based on business need. To determine a successful candidate’s starting pay, we carefully consider a variety of factors, including primary work location, an evaluation of the candidate’s skills and experience, market demands, and internal parity.

For roles with on-target-earnings (OTE), the pay range includes both base salary and target incentive compensation. Target incentive compensation for some roles may include a ramping draw period. Compensation is higher for those who exceed targets. Candidates may receive more information from the recruiter.

Pay Range
$120,000$215,000 USD

Navan About Us

Navan is the all-in-one super app that makes travel and expense easy so you can focus on being there, not getting there. Say goodbye to spending hours on the phone trying to change your flight or saving stacks of receipts to manually input expenses. From EAs and finance teams to travel managers and employees, Navan empowers people to focus on the things that matter most to them — all while providing companies with real-time visibility, savings, and control.

Navan’s investors include visionaries like Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Ventures, Greenoaks, Zeev Ventures, and entrepreneurs Lee Fixel, Adam Bain, and Elad Gil. Valued at $9.2B, Navan is well-positioned for continued growth as it continues its takeover of the travel and expense market.

In April 2023, Navan expanded in the Indian market with the acquisition of Tripeur, a modern, people-centric corporate travel and expense management company. The group’s fifth acquisition in under two years, Tripeur joined the Navan Group alongside Spanish meetings and events specialists, Atlanta Events & Corporate Travel Consultants; Berlin-based modern travel management company, Comtravo; leading Scandinavian travel agency Resia AB; and London-based high-touch TMC, Reed & Mackay — the latter of which remains a standalone brand.

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. All voices are valued here and you’ll have the resources, tools, and training you’ll need to do the best work of your life.

Our Benefits

Navan provides a comprehensive benefits package tailored to support your well-being and financial security. Our offerings include generous medical plans, dental, and vision benefits with premiums covered by Navan, as well as various insurance options designed to cover each family's needs. We also prioritize your holistic wellness with perks like paid parental and bereavement leave, subsidized commuter benefits, mental health support, connectivity stipends, and even pet insurance.

Workplace Policy

Navan believes in the value of in-person connections, whether that is sitting down to have lunch with one another, taking a walking 1:1, or collaborating in a room together. The connections forged through face-to-face interactions improve company culture and drive business results. Navan invests in global office spaces — in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, among others — that feel welcoming. Perks such as lunches and happy hours create a strong team environment to help you do your best work. We prioritize in-person connections and operate on a four-day-in-office work model. Please expect this policy for all roles that are tied to an office.

Equal Opportunity

Navan is an equal opportunity employer. We make all employment decisions based solely on merit. We provide equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees without discrimination on the bases of race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We prohibit any such discrimination or harassment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring.

Accommodations

Navan complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act, and all applicable state or local law. Navan will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability in connection with applications for employment as required by law.

If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, you are welcome to email us at talent-accommodations@navan.com.

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Job Search Best Practices

We have been made aware of recruitment scams involving fraudulent attempts to lure job seekers into sending money or personal information in return for fake job offers or coerce them into purchasing equipment by electronic funds transfer (Zelle, Venmo, etc.) Legitimate Navan recruiters will never ask for money in any recruitment or onboarding activities. All available job openings at Navan will be posted on Navan’s website and all Navan recruiters will be reachable through an email address ending in “@navan.com” or “@navan.tech” or "@talent.navan.com".