💼 About This Role

You'll lead the teams building Navan's core Events Platform and architect new products for complex travel needs. Your impact will drive scalability and reliability of backend systems handling high-volume transactions. This role offers the chance to integrate AI-driven workflows using proprietary travel data.

🎯 What You'll Do

• Set engineering roadmap for Specialty Travel and Events division
• Mentor engineering leaders and hire top talent
• Drive scalability and reliability of backend systems
• Partner with Product, Design, and Operations on cross-team initiatives

📋 Requirements

• 10+ years of software development experience
• 5+ years leading cross-functional development teams
• 3+ years managing managers
• Deep expertise in complex distributed systems

✨ Nice to Have

• Travel industry experience
• Background in API-driven technical approaches
• Experience with vendor and supplier partnerships

🎁 Benefits & Perks

• 🏖️ Unlimited PTO
• 🏥 Health insurance
• 💰 Equity
• 📈 401k matching

📨 Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks · AI estimate

1. 1Recruiter Screen· 30 min
2. 2Technical Interview· 60 min
3. 3Hiring Manager Interview· 45 min