Manager, Engineering

Navan

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On-site
Location
Redwood City, CA
Posted
48 days ago

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About Navan

Navan (formerly TripActions) is a travel and expense management platform that provides corporate travel booking, expense management, and card solutions to simplify business travel for enterprises. Industry: Travel Management & Financial Technology

Navan currently has 20 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $113,400–$252,000 across 7 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Manager, Engineering

As an Engineering Manager at Navan's Enterprise Team, you will lead a high-performing team of 5-10 full-stack engineers to develop sophisticated configuration tools and scalable backend engines for the corporate travel platform. Your responsibilities include translating business requirements into technical strategies, mentoring team members, driving project execution with cross-functional stakeholders, and ensuring architectural decisions align with long-term vision using Java/Spring Boot, React/TypeScript, SQL/NoSQL technologies. You will also optimize agile processes, hire top-tier talent, and communicate effectively across departments to integrate complex features seamlessly. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of software engineering experience, at least 2 years in management roles, and a strong background in both backend and frontend ecosystems, along with excellent leadership and analytical skills.

What you'll do

  • Lead and mentor a team of 5-10 full-stack engineers to set performance goals and provide feedback.
  • Define project scopes, deliverables, and roadmaps for Admin and User portals in collaboration with stakeholders.
  • Guide architectural decisions for Java/Spring Boot, React/TypeScript, SQL/NoSQL stacks to ensure scalable microservices.
  • Maintain agile development processes, organize schedules, track deliverables, and ensure operational reliability.
  • Hire and onboard top-tier engineering talent to scale the team and meet staffing needs.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of hands-on software engineering and at least 2+ years of direct engineering management.
  • Strong background in backend technologies (Java, Spring Boot) and frontend frameworks (React/TypeScript).
  • Proven leadership skills to manage project delivery and balance priorities effectively.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities for complex technical challenges.
  • Superior communication skills for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

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