Android Engineer
About the position
Navan is looking for an Android Engineer who is passionate about building high-quality mobile applications. In this role, you will collaborate with a team of talented engineers to design, build, and enhance the next generation of our mobile applications in the travel management space.
As a valued contributor, you will work on implementing new travel features, fixing bugs, refactoring code, and conducting thorough testing. You'll also have the opportunity to collaborate with other teams to deliver world-class mobile experiences.
What You'll Do
- Help reimagine the future of business travel through innovative mobile experiences.
- Implement and iterate on new features and ideas in a fast-paced environment.
- Collaborate closely with designers, engineers, and product managers to define and refine the best mobile user experience.
- Analyze and optimize UI performance, efficiency, and quality.
- Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, testing, and best practices in mobile development.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
- 0-1 years of experience developing Android applications.
- Solid understanding of the full app development lifecycle.
- Experience building consumer-facing applications and publishing apps to the market.
- Proficiency in Kotlin as the primary development language.
- Working knowledge of the Android SDK, its various versions, and how to write scalable code for diverse Android devices.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines.
- Good understanding of Android design principles, third-party libraries, and best practices.
- Hands-on experience with:
- Cloud messaging APIs
- Offline storage
- Background processing & threading
- Performance tuning & caching optimization
- Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, and software design, with a focus on delivering testable, scalable, and maintainable code.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with modern Android frameworks such as Kotlin Coroutines/Flow, Hilt, Retrofit, and Jetpack Compose.
- Familiarity with architectural patterns like MVVM or MVP.
- Experience with unit testing and UI testing using Espresso.
- Interest in accessibility best practices for mobile applications.
If you're excited about building world-class mobile experiences and shaping the future of business travel, we’d love to hear from you!
The posted pay range represents the anticipated low and high end of the compensation for this position and is subject to change based on business need. To determine a successful candidate’s starting pay, we carefully consider a variety of factors, including primary work location, an evaluation of the candidate’s skills and experience, market demands, and internal parity.
For roles with on-target-earnings (OTE), the pay range includes both base salary and target incentive compensation. Target incentive compensation for some roles may include a ramping draw period. Compensation is higher for those who exceed targets. Candidates may receive more information from the recruiter.
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