Senior Software Engineer (Full-Stack)

Navan

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Work type
On-site
Location
Redwood City, CA
Salary
$113,400–$252,000 / yr
Posted
41 days ago

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This role $183k
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This role pays less than 54% of similar roles. Most pay $147,568–$222,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $183k versus about $185k for comparable roles.

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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 · Senior Software Engineer (Full-Stack)

As a Senior Full-Stack Engineer at our platform, you will lead the technical strategy and architecture for core backend and frontend components, ensuring scalability and reliability. You will own complex domains end-to-end, from design to launch, and mentor engineers across the organization. Your role involves influencing cross-functional teams by aligning technical execution with business goals and fostering best practices in testing and documentation. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of software development experience, expertise in backend languages like Java or Python, and modern frontend frameworks such as React or TypeScript. You should also have a track record of designing large-scale distributed systems, driving cross-domain initiatives, and mentoring engineers to grow their technical skills and leadership capabilities. Experience with AWS, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices is essential for this role that focuses on delivering customer-focused innovations at scale.

What you'll do

  • Lead technical strategy and architecture for core backend and frontend components.
  • Own complex domains end-to-end, from design through development and ongoing evolution.
  • Influence cross-functional teams by aligning technical execution with business goals.
  • Raise the technical bar through code reviews and fostering best practices.
  • Mentor and coach engineers to grow their technical skills and leadership capabilities.
  • Partner with leadership to define and execute a multi-year technical roadmap.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of full-stack software development experience.
  • Mastery in backend languages and modern frontend frameworks.
  • Proven expertise in designing large-scale distributed systems.
  • Track record of owning complex technical domains end-to-end.
  • Experience mentoring engineers and driving cross-domain initiatives.
  • Strong background in cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps.

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