Navan Backend Engineer interview experience

It started with a recruiter screening, then moved into multiple technical rounds. One low-level design round focused on how I’d approach design details, followed by a technical session that mixed DSA-style questions with a discussion tied to my resume and experience. After that came a system design round, and then a final culture-fit conversation meant to round out how I’d work day to day.

The whole process had a deliberately “challenge” vibe, but it never felt adversarial. People were professional and treated me more like a colleague than an interview target. I also had an onsite that