Staff Software Engineer, Flights
Core
Building and scaling the next-generation flight platform (Navan's flagship product) to drive global business growth for enterprise customers.
Role type
Staff Software Engineer (Backend/Platform)
Builds
High-scale, complex flight booking and inventory systems
Domain
Travel technology / Airline retailing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Java, Spring Boot, AWS, distributed systems, microservices, API design, system architecture, mentorship, end-to-end ownership
Preferred skills
Travel industry domain knowledge (flights, bookings, inventory)
Technologies
Java, Spring Boot, AWS
Responsibilities
Design and develop robust, high-performance architecture and services; translate user insights into technical realities; solve complex and ambiguous engineering challenges; own critical features end-to-end from design to monitoring; mentor engineers and champion engineering excellence
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with technical leadership