staff software engineering Mobile Engineer tech_leadership 8-10 yrs

About this role

Navan is hiring a staff-level Mobile Engineer in the software engineering function based in Bangalore, IN. The posting calls out experience with Kotlin, CI/CD, Mobile Development, Android and roughly 8–10 years of relevant work.

Role
Mobile Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
staff
Track
Tech leadership
Employment
Full-time
Location
Bangalore, IN
Experience
8–10 years
Department
Engineering
AI Summary
Staff Android Engineer serving as technical architect for mobile ecosystem. Drives long-term platform vision, designs scalable systems, provides technical leadership, and resolves organization-wide technical debt. Requires 8-10 years experience with large-scale distributed mobile systems, deep Android expertise (bytecode, Gradle, threading), and proven architectural leadership.

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Job description

from Navan careers

Navan is looking for a Staff Android Engineer to serve as a technical architect for our mobile ecosystem. In this role, you will solve organization-wide technical challenges, focusing on high-level system architecture, cross-platform strategy, and technical leadership. You will ensure our mobile platform can scale to support engineers and complex global travel requirements without friction.

What You’ll Do:

  • Drive the Vision: Partner with engineering and product leadership to identify, plan, and execute the long-term technical vision for the Android platform.
  • Architect Scalable Systems: Drive frameworks and modularization strategies that lead to significant improvements in developer velocity and user experience.
  • Lead Through Influence: Provide technical leadership and mentoring to other mobile engineers across multiple teams.
  • Resolve Systemic Debt: Identify and resolve organization-wide technical debt, assisting teams in understanding and adopting new technologies safely.
  • Optimize Developer Experience: Improve CI/CD pipelines and Gradle build performance to support a large-scale engineering organization.
  • Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work closely with Product and Sales teams to deliver high-impact features that align with global business needs.

What We’re Looking For:

  • 8-10 years of software engineering experience, with a focus on large-scale distributed mobile systems.
  • Architectural Mastery: Proven experience turning ambiguous problem spaces into clear, scalable architectural solutions.
  • Deep Systems Knowledge: Expertise in lower-level Android concerns: bytecode manipulation, custom Gradle plugins, and advanced threading models.
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