Navan·Software Engineer

Navan Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

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San Francisco, CAPosted Dec 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My first interaction was an AI-based round that felt jarringly different from a normal recruiter screen.

The timer was set to 20 minutes, and it cut me off strictly at the mark even though I hadn’t finished my answer. I remember thinking the pacing punished me more than it tested my actual understanding.

The format also left me wishing for the typical early conversation with a recruiter—something that would at least set context and let the process feel human. Instead, it felt more like I was being evaluated against a rigid machine-timed interaction.

It didn’t lead to an offer. More than the difficulty, what stuck with me was the abrupt cutoff and how it made the round feel less reflective of

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