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It’s super seamless.” Watch full video Company About Us Partners Careers Contact Us Join our team View job openings Region France Germany Netherlands Spain United Kingdom United States Your browser does not support the video tag. Introducing Navan Edge Early access The new standard for frequent travelers: tailored, rewarding, effortless. Get started Request a demo Log In France Germany Netherlands Spain United Kingdom United States Log In Log In Log In Site Reliability Engineer - 2 Location: Palo Alto, CA Department: Engineering At Navan, “It’s all about the user. All of them.” We’re passionate about providing a seamless one-stop experience for business travelers, no matter how they travel, where they stay, or where they’re going. We are constantly striving to make the most reliable and scalable systems possible to ensure that our services are available to our travelers when they need it most. With our exponential growth, we have many exciting challenges ahead and we’re looking for a passionate Site Reliability Engineer to join our team. As an SRE you will design and develop tooling, automation and infrastructure services that power the Navan services, used by thousands of travelers on a daily basis. You will work closely with development teams, release and productivity teams and security teams to identify customer needs and build innovative solutions to solve them. You will work across a vast array of systems and technologies, aiming to build an autonomous, monitored, fault-tolerant infrastructure that is optimized for both simplicity and uptime. You will collaborate with the backend and frontend engineering teams to ensure that product solutions are scalable, efficient, and reliable. You will design infrastructure to support our massive growth and work with the team to maintain the highest level of service. What You'll Do: Building a fast moving, high growth service. Navan is revolutionizing travel and expense services for the enterprise, and the product is evolving quickly. You are comfortable in a startup environment, enjoy seeing the product take shape, and have strong ownership of the success of your services. Designing, implementing and operating cloud infrastructure . You’re a fit for us if you think in terms of infrastructure as code, deployment pipelines, and building the guardrails to make going fast also going safely. Identifying reliability anti-patterns and solving them systemically . You dive deep into the data to evaluate the health of your systems, and you use it to improve visibility and reliability across the fleet of services. Finding and automating the toil out of our processes . You’d prefer to automate it entirely, or build a tool to empower your users rather than be the gatekeeper to the tool. Leveraging AI tools and platforms in your daily work to achieve autonomous operations, reduce toil, and improve system observability. Contributing to the definition and adoption of system reliability standards, including formalizing SLO/SLI frameworks, observability standards, and blameless post-mortem practices. Assisting in the adoption of AI-assisted developer tools and platforms to increase engineering productivity, enforce code quality standards, and enable real-time architectural validation. What We’re Looking For: 2+ years of progressive experience as an SRE or equivalent role. Passionate about solving problems and learning new tools and technologies Excellent communication skills working with stakeholders and domain experts across the company to design solutions to user problems Thrive in a fast-paced environment Demonstrated ability to contribute to and take ownership of technical infrastructure projects. Operate with a strong sense of ownership demonstrated through shipping production-quality code and infrastructure equipped with testing, monitoring and documentation Hands-on operational experience with Java based applications and services including JVM profiling and performance tuning (python, Node.js and Go are a plus) Hands-on experience building and operating distributed systems in a public cloud environment (preferably AWS), using CI/CD to deploy, manage and operate production systems, focusing on tooling and automation using tools such as maven and Jenkins. Hands-on experience with microservice architecture and related reliability and resiliency patterns such as throttling, queueing, and retries Hands-on experience with writing Infrastructure as Code in Terraform or Cloudformation or similar tools A passion for automating away everything, using scripting languages such as python, bash groovy (we prefer lazy engineers) Built, using, and automating monitoring systems such as NewRelic, DataDog, SignalFX, Kibana, Hands-on experience deploying, operating, and monitoring production-grade AI/ML microservices (e.g., RAG pipelines, agentic systems) on cloud platforms like AWS Fargate/ECS. Experience leveraging AI/LLM platforms (e.g., Gemini, Braintrust) and managing their secrets and infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and AWS SSM. Demonstrated ability to integrate AI-specific telemetry and advanced observability practices to enable predictive insights and systemic root-cause analysis. 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. Pay Range $86,325 — $191,900 USD About Navan Navan (Nasdaq: NAVN) is the leading all-in-one business travel , payments, and expense management platform that makes travel easy for frequent travelers. From finding flights and hotels to automating expense reconciliation, with 24/7 support along the way, Navan delivers an intuitive experience travelers love and finance teams rely on. See how Navan customers benefit and learn more at navan.com . Culture of Excellence Our team is our competitive edge — a high-performance group of smart, driven people committed to winning together. This dedication to excellence is why we’ve been recognized as a Best Place to Work by Built In (2023–2026), a G2 Best Global Software Company (2025-2026), a CNBC Disruptor 50 (2022-2025), and a Forbes Fintech 50 (2022-2025). At Navan, we provide an environment where top talent excels, offering the autonomy and fast-paced trajectory needed to build a defining career and do the best work of your life. Our Benefits Navan offers a comprehensive benefits program designed to support your well-being, financial security, and life outside of work. Our benefits, thoughtfully tailored by country to meet local needs, include healthcare coverage, insurance offerings, and wellness resources for you and your family. We support long-term financial growth through retirement savings programs and opportunities to participate in our equity plans, so you can share in Navan’s success. To promote balance, we offer flexible time off, country-specific holidays, and paid parental leave for all new parents. Additional benefits include connectivity and commuting support*, mental health resources, and exclusive travel-related perks. Wherever you’re based, our benefits evolve with you. Workplace Policy Navan believes in the value of in-person connections, whether that’s sitting down to have lunch with one another, taking a walking 1:1, or collaborating in a room together. The connections forged through face-to-face interactions improve company culture and drive business results. Navan invests in global office spaces — in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, among others — that feel welcoming. In-office perks such as company-provided lunches and happy hours create a strong team environment to help you do your best work. Our employees work from the office four days a week. Please expect this policy for all roles that are tied to an office. Equal Opportunity Navan is an equal opportunity employer. We make all employment decisions based solely on merit. We provide equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees without discrimination on the bases of race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We prohibit any such discrimination or harassment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring. Accommodations Navan complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act, and all applicable state or local law. Navan will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability in connection with applications for employment as required by law. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, you are welcome to email us at . Candidate Privacy Notice Please review Navan's Candidate Privacy Notice here . Job Search Best Practices We have been made aware of recruitment scams involving fraudulent attempts to lure job seekers into sending money or personal information in return for fake job offers or coerce them into purchasing equipment by electronic funds transfer (Zelle, Venmo, etc.) Legitimate Navan recruiters will never ask for money in any recruitment or onboarding activities. All available job openings at Navan will be posted on Navan’s website and all Navan recruiters will be reachable through an email address ending in “@navan.com” or “@navan.tech” or "@talent.navan.com". *Applies to select locations. 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(EU), Adyen N.V. San Francisco Branch (US), and Adyen N.V. London Branch (UK) About Navan Navan is the global AI-powered business travel and expense management platform that makes travel easy for frequent travelers. powering travel programs at more than 10,000 companies, including Canva , HelloFresh , DoorDash, Duolingo , and Steelcase. The platform simplifies travel, payments, and expense management with intuitive tools for booking, automated payments with built-in virtual cards, and seamless expense reporting. Navan delivers exceptional customer satisfaction , with a 96% CSAT and 43 NPS. Founded in 2015 by Ariel Cohen and Ilan Twig as TripActions, Navan reported $613M in LTM revenue and $7.6B in LTM gross booking volume, each for the twelve months ended July 31, 2025. The company aims to empower organizations worldwide to make corporate travel smarter and more efficient. Learn more at navan.com . Product Business Travel Expense Management Advanced Analytics Navan Rewards Sustainability Solutions Enterprises Small Business Accounting Teams Executive assistants Finance Teams Travel Managers Travelers By Industry Energy and Utilities Financial Services Food and Beverages Health and Wellness Industrial and Manufacturing Media and Entertainment Professional Services Real Estate and Construction Retail and Ecommerce Technology and Software Resources Guides Compare Us Blog Travel and Expense Glossary Per Diem Calculator Mileage Calculator Customers Case Studies Help Center Customer Resources End-User Resources Customer Reviews Company About Us Partners Careers Contact Us 4.7 out of 5 | 9K+ reviews return ( ); Region France Germany Netherlands Spain United Kingdom United States Website Terms of Use Privacy Security Accessibility Statement Modern Slavery Statement Status Your Privacy Choices © 2026 Navan The Navan card is issued by Celtic Bank (Member FDIC), Stripe Technology Europe Limited, Stripe Payments UK Limited, Adyen N.V. (EU), Adyen N.V. San Francisco Branch (US), and Adyen N.V. London Branch (UK) About Navan Navan is the global AI-powered business travel and expense management platform that makes travel easy for frequent travelers. powering travel programs at more than 10,000 companies, including Canva , HelloFresh , DoorDash, Duolingo , and Steelcase. The platform simplifies travel, payments, and expense management with intuitive tools for booking, automated payments with built-in virtual cards, and seamless expense reporting. Navan delivers exceptional customer satisfaction , with a 96% CSAT and 43 NPS. Founded in 2015 by Ariel Cohen and Ilan Twig as TripActions, Navan reported $613M in LTM revenue and $7.6B in LTM gross booking volume, each for the twelve months ended July 31, 2025. The company aims to empower organizations worldwide to make corporate travel smarter and more efficient. Learn more at navan.com .