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Senior Backend Engineer

Novella is an InsurTech company that develops products for general liability, commercial property, and Lloyd's of London using AI.

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New York, NY
Company size
1–10
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5mo ago
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Senior Backend Engineer · Novella

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Job title
Senior Backend Engineer
Job location
New York, NY
Job description

The Role

We're looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our team. In your day-to-day work, you'll be responsible for building all aspects of our product, from discussing big ideas to debugging production issues. As one of our first 15 hires, you'll also help establish a strong engineering culture and take on a leadership role as the company grows.

The Day to Day

  • Design and develop AI driven application on modern technology stack.
  • Research and use AI tools in your line of work.
  • Collaborate closely with the founders and product team to define and implement our technical vision.

What We're Looking For

  • A true Senior Engineer with a minimum of 5 years of experience.
  • Excited about the challenge of building a new business from scratch, not just writing more code.
  • Excited to use generative AI tools in day-to-day work and adapt as the tools and best practices change.
  • Our backend stack right now:
    • Node, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Redis, AWS, Docker, GitHub, and GitHub Actions.
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Where this role is based

New York, NY

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Novella headquarters

New York City, NY

Company size

110 employees

Founded

2024

Total raised

$21,000,000

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Funding rounds

  • Series A$21M

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