AI Engineer at Navan

<p>We are seeking a <strong>AI Engineer </strong>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.<br><br>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.</p> <p><strong>What You’ll Do</strong><br>• Design and develop scalable, high-performance backend services and APIs.<br>• Implement integrations with AI platforms and services.<br>• Work with AI specialists to translate AI capabilities into production-ready features.<br>• Ensure high reliability, performance, and security of AI-powered systems.<br>• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to gather requirements and deliver solutions.</p> <p><strong>What We’re Looking for:</strong><br>• 5+ years of professional backend engineering experience.<br>• Strong proficiency in at least one backend programming language (Java etc).<br>• Experience building and maintaining production-grade APIs and microservices.<br>• Solid understanding of distributed systems, data structures, and algorithms.<br>• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.<br>• Track record of delivering consumer-facing products at scale.</p> <p>• Experience with AI/ML platforms and services (OpenAI, Hugging Face, etc.)<br>• Familiarity with LLMs, RAG, or conversational AI.<br>• Knowledge of vector databases and embedding technologies.<br>• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).<br>• Understanding of AI/ML concepts and implementation patterns.</p><div class="content-conclusion"><p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Navan uses AI-assisted Automated Employment Decision Tool (Metaview) to assist with evaluating resumes against job qualifications for this role. All final decisions are made by human recruiters and hiring managers.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Human oversight:</strong>&nbsp;<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Metaview does not automatically reject candidates or make final hiring decisions. Our recruiters and hiring managers review all outputs and make the final hiring decision regarding every application.&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li> <p><strong>Your rights: </strong>If you prefer to have your application reviewed without AI assistance, you may request a human evaluation by entering your email <a href="https://my.metaview.app/applications/opt-out?organization=15dd7e883f">here</a>. Your decision to do so will not affect how your candidacy is evaluated.&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> <p>Please refer to our<a href="https://navan.com/candidate-privacy-notice"> Candidate Privacy Notice</a> for more information about our processing of personal data, and your rights.</p></div>