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We are seeking a skilled Senior Backend Engineer to join our team and implement advanced AI solutions in our travel and expense management products. The ideal candidate will have strong backend engineering expertise and enthusiasm for working with cutting-edge AI technologies.
About the Role:
You'll be responsible for designing and implementing backend services that integrate AI capabilities including large language models (LLMs), retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and conversational interfaces into our consumer-facing products. This is an opportunity to expand your expertise into AI while leveraging your strong engineering foundation.
What You’ll Do
• Design and develop scalable, high-performance backend services and APIs
• Implement integrations with AI platforms and services
• Work with AI specialists to translate AI capabilities into production-ready features
• Ensure high reliability, performance, and security of AI-powered systems
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to gather requirements and deliver solutions
What We’re Looking for
• 5+ years of professional backend engineering experience
• Strong proficiency in at least one backend programming language (Java etc)
• Experience building and maintaining production-grade APIs and microservices
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, data structures, and algorithms
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases
• Track record of delivering consumer-facing products at scale
Nice-to-Have:
• Experience with AI/ML platforms and services (OpenAI, Hugging Face, etc.)
• Familiarity with LLMs, RAG, or conversational AI
• Knowledge of vector databases and embedding technologies
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Understanding of AI/ML concepts and implementation patterns
What We Offer:
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI technologies
• Collaborative and innovative work environment
• Professional development and learning opportunities in AI
Top Skills
What the Team is Saying
What We Do
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. In Oct 2022, Navan announced its Series G upround at a post-money valuation of $9.2B to help accelerate future growth plans.
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.
Why Work With Us
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.
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Navan Offices
Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
In-person connections is the foundation of Navan, the connections forged through face-to-face interactions improve company culture and what we can achieve together. We operate on a hybrid working model, which we define as three days a week in-office.
