Senior Backend Engineer / Backend Engineer

$175k – $250k • meaningful equity

Who we are

We’re here to fix a rigged system where the house sets the rules and always wins. Novig is the future of sports markets. It’s a peer-to-peer prediction market built to be a fair and transparent alternative to traditional sportsbooks. We put users first.

Why work here, in the words of the people who do

“Novig is extremely well positioned to win. We have the people, the culture, and the business to take advantage of the opportunity and maximize the markets and our valuation.”

“I joined Novig because it gave me a chance to be a part of a revolution.”

“I’m still here because I want to go head to head with the very best in our industry”

If you want responsibility, trust, and the chance to help build the future of sports betting - take your shot, the market is open.

The Fine Print

• Our work is tied to live sports - that means potential nights, weekends, and pressure included.

• If you need clear swim lanes, a heavy process, or someone to tell you what to do, this won’t be the right environment.

Who you are and why this role will excite you

• Excited to apply state-of-the-art technologies from modern financial exchanges to enforce transparent and efficient market practices in the future of sports betting

• Work across infrastructure, data layer, networking, and application logic, depending on your familiarity with different components of our tech stack

• Contribute to frontend product development to maintain an outstanding user experience

• Build out a developer-first API experience for algorithmic trading integrations

• Scale real-time data ingestion and distribution pipelines

• Expand product features by extending modular service logic on top of existing core functionality

• Bring a passion for sports, markets, and technology, with curiosity about complex computer science challenges

• Hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field

• Possess 3+ years of experience developing distributed systems with cloud-based architecture

• Proficient in a systems programming language such as Rust, Go, or C++

• Understand trade-offs between technical decisions and business requirements

• Exhibit strong leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills

• Thrive independently and in small teams responsible for a large technical surface area

We cover the spread

• $175k – $250k base, benchmarked at top-tier tech companies

• Meaningful equity for every employee, regardless of role

• Ownership is not symbolic here-it’s the point

• 100% health premiums covered

• 99% dental & vision covered

• 401(k) with 4% company match

• HSA + $1,080 annual company contribution

• $27/day lunch stipend when working from our NYC office

• $35/day dinner stipend when working from the NYC office after 6:30pm

Homebase

Union Square, NYC
In-person 4 days a week - we like being around each other (don’t worry there are snacks).

About Novig

Founded by Jacob Fortinsky and Kelechi Ukah, Novig is America's #1 Sports Prediction Market - the only platform to offer commission-free, peer-to-peer trading on sports. By eliminating the traditional sportsbook model, Novig delivers better pricing, full transparency, and a more efficient market structure for users.

Backed by the best

Novig has raised tens of millions of dollars from some of Silicon Valley’s top investors including Forerunner, YC, NFX, Paul Graham, and Joe Montana.