Navans Enterprise Team builds the critical operating system of our corporate travel platformhandling complex travel policies dynamic approval workflows user identity and enterprise-grade analytics. As an Engineering Manager you will lead a high-performing team of 5-10 full-stack engineers to build sophisticated configuration tools and scalable backend engines.
You will be responsible for translating business requirements into technical strategies balancing short-term execution with long-term architectural vision. By combining deep technical expertise with strong leadership you will foster a cooperative environment where engineers can thrive and do the best work of their careers.
What Youll Do:
- Lead & Mentor: Manage coach and grow a team of 5-10 talented full-stack engineers. Set performance goals conduct regular 1:1s and provide actionable feedback.
- Drive Execution: Collaborate closely with Product Managers Designers and other stakeholders to define project scopes deliverables and roadmaps for our Admin and User portals.
- Technical Leadership: Guide architectural decisions and trade-offs for our stack (Java/Spring Boot React/TypeScript SQL/NoSQL) ensuring the team delivers scalable secure and highly available microservices.
- Process Optimization: Maintain and improve agile development processes. Organize schedules track deliverables check work for technical accuracy and ensure robust operational reliability.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration:
Effectively communicate and coordinate work with other managers and staff to seamlessly integrate complex cross-domain features.
- Team Building: Identify staffing needs lead hiring efforts and onboard top-tier engineering talent to scale your team.
What Were Looking For:
- Experience: 8 years of hands-on software engineering experience building scalable systems plus at least 2 years of direct engineering management experience .
- Technical Depth: Strong architectural background with a solid understanding of both backend (Java Spring Boot Hibernate) and frontend ecosystems (modern frameworks like React/Angular/Vue and TypeScript).
- Leadership & Organization: Highly organized and detail-oriented. Proven ability to manage project delivery balance competing priorities and challenge the status quo to make our products better.
- Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to evaluate complex technical information solve intricate system challenges and validate the engineering methods used by your staff.
- Excellent Communication: Strong verbal and written skills for overseeing staff setting clear expectations and presenting technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Modern Workflow Awareness: An understanding of AI-enabled development tools (like GitHub Copilot or Claude) to help the team accelerate workflows while maintaining high quality.
Education: Bachelors or Masters degree in a technical discipline (Computer Science Engineering etc.) or equivalent practical experience.