Backend Engineer

$170K – $225K

• meaningful equity

About Novig
Novig is building America's #1 sports prediction market. Founded by Jacob Fortinsky and Kelechi Ukah, we are the only platform to offer commission-free sports trading. We deliver better pricing, full transparency, and a more efficient market structure for users by eliminating the traditional sportsbook model.
Backed by the best - Novig has raised over $100M from some of Silicon Valley’s top investors including Pantera, Forerunner, Lux, NFX, Paul Graham, and Joe Montana.
Who We Are
We’re here to fix a rigged system where the house always wins and sports fans always lose. Novig is building the future of sports betting. Our mission is to financialize and democratize sports betting - transforming it from a closed, casino-controlled system into a two-sided, fair, efficient market where users have the power.
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

Why work here, in the words of the people who do
*“I work with extremely stellar people, I own real systems, and decisions happen fast. No politics, no waiting for needless red tape. If something's broken, I fix it. If I build something good, it ships.”*
*“The people! So smart, thoughtful, fun to work with, passionate about their craft, etc”*
*“I'm having the most fun I've had in my entire career.”*
If you want responsibility, trust, and the chance to help build the future of sports prediction markets - take your shot, we’d love to connect.
Not for everyone

• 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.

Compensation & Benefits

• $170K – $225K base, benchmarked at top-tier tech companies
• Meaningful equity for every employee, regardless of role
• 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).