Senior Engineer - Backend (Remote, FT)
Ness
Remote
senior
engineer
backend
remote
team
healthcare
ceo
technical
remote
health
early stage
startup
fintech
December 2, 2022
Ness
Las Vegas, Nevada
FULL_TIME
Description
Who We Are
Ness is an early-stage, remote-first startup at the unique intersection of fintech and healthcare. We're on a mission to build a world where everyone can afford to get and stay healthy.
Fresh off a $15.5m seed round funded by some of the most iconic operators and entrepreneurs in the space (e.g. Sweetgreen, Headspace, One Medical, Thrive Market) and started by the former CEO & Founder of Greatist (acquired by Healthline in 2019), we're building an AmEx-like credit card for health. We've got enormous ambitions to flip healthcare on its head through an alternative to health insurance that rewards consumers for the right behaviors and brings down the cost of healthcare.
What Impact You Can Make
Generally, we're looking for someone who is excited about building the platform that will power a brand new mobile-native product and has previously been part of creating a delightful consumer-first user experience.
Ultimately, you will be one of our most important builders responsible for laying the technical foundation of a truly innovative product with the potential to change healthcare forever. We can't build this business without someone like you.
Requirements
You May Be The Ideal Candidate If...
None of these are requirements, just the kinds of people and experiences we think could be most successful here.
We aren't a family, we're an incredible team. A super team that does things differently... At Ness, our core values are the source of our POWER.
Pencil It In
We move fast, try new things fearlessly, think differently, and learn from our mistakes.
One Ness
We're all on the same team, have short memories, plus can "disagree and commit."
Work Crispy
We value clear, rigorous thought, give regular feedback, and we're always prepared.
Embrace Your Mythical Creature
Our differences make us special. Come as you are (but no trolls, please!)
Right Way to Win (Not The Easy Way)
We believe in doing well AND doing good.
How We Hire
First, we don't discriminate. We know from experience a more diverse and inclusive team leads to bigger impact and success.
First, we want to figure out if you've got the right experience for this position and working at Ness is a fit for you and us. We'll have reviewed your application and resume in detail, so this discussion will be mostly a "behavioral" interview focused on what you've done before. We want to build conviction you'll succeed in this job the same way you've succeeded in the past.
Then, you'll have time to ask us anything! (Well, mostly anything.)
Why? Well, we want to see your work and learn how you think. We believe communication skills are key for leaders in a remote-first company-and want a chance to see you share your expertise. We'll share more details about this when we get there!
Here, we want to explore if we're a good fit for each other. We will have reviewed your application, previous work samples, and any prior meeting notes in detail. The discussion will give you a chance to show off your technical expertise and help us learn what brings out the best in you and what's next. We want to be confident Ness can offer the environment (culture, responsibility, org structure, etc...) that's led you to the most professional success so far.
Then, you'll have time to ask questions, too!
No recruiters or agencies, please. Thanks!
Please be aware of fake job offers coming from people claiming to be Ness Well, Inc. employees. Ness employees and/or our recruiters will never ask you for money or personal information like bank account numbers, and will always ask for a phone call or video call as the first step in our hiring process.
Who We Are
Ness is an early-stage, remote-first startup at the unique intersection of fintech and healthcare. We're on a mission to build a world where everyone can afford to get and stay healthy.
Fresh off a $15.5m seed round funded by some of the most iconic operators and entrepreneurs in the space (e.g. Sweetgreen, Headspace, One Medical, Thrive Market) and started by the former CEO & Founder of Greatist (acquired by Healthline in 2019), we're building an AmEx-like credit card for health. We've got enormous ambitions to flip healthcare on its head through an alternative to health insurance that rewards consumers for the right behaviors and brings down the cost of healthcare.
What Impact You Can Make
Generally, we're looking for someone who is excited about building the platform that will power a brand new mobile-native product and has previously been part of creating a delightful consumer-first user experience.
Ultimately, you will be one of our most important builders responsible for laying the technical foundation of a truly innovative product with the potential to change healthcare forever. We can't build this business without someone like you.
Requirements
You May Be The Ideal Candidate If...
None of these are requirements, just the kinds of people and experiences we think could be most successful here.
- You have significant experience working in a regulated industry (especially fintech!).
- You are eager to be a hands-on contributor and actively work with a growing engineering team around you as we scale.
- You are pragmatic with technology choices and can balance the need for velocity and iteration with a strategic and scalable architecture.
- You thrive in the ambiguity of an early stage startup and are motivated by the search for product market fit.
- You understand the need for moving fast but not breaking things.
- You have some direct experience with moving money, ideally in the debit/credit/charge card space.
- You are passionate about the impact you can have on bringing much needed affordability to the wellness industry.
- You enjoy collaborating closely with mobile or frontend developers and building API's that can help them move faster.
- You have done enough third party integrations to understand how to approach it successfully.
- You get excited about one or more of the following tech stack buzzwords: Python, FastAPI, Django, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, Terraform, GraphQL, Event driven systems, Pub/Sub, Immutable data stores.
- Understand key customer needs and propose technology-driven solutions.
- Build reliable, scalable backend systems.
- Drive the strategy and best practices for our services including architecture principles, testing, CI/CD pipeline.
- Set the foundation for a high performance, remote first engineering culture.
- Work closely with product, design, and marketing teams to shape and influence our product strategy and roadmap.
- Our mission, vision, and plans are BIG-we plan to make a huge impact on global health equity one day soon.
- We're as small a company as it gets, so no bullshit, incredible ownership, and sky-high opportunity.
- Our CEO & Founder has successfully built and sold a business before AND already raised capital to build this one.
- Our CEO & Founder has also proven to be a successful brand & growth marketer-key challenge in this space.
- You'll get to work remotely and set your own schedule. We don't expect to have an IRL office for the foreseeable future.
We aren't a family, we're an incredible team. A super team that does things differently... At Ness, our core values are the source of our POWER.
Pencil It In
We move fast, try new things fearlessly, think differently, and learn from our mistakes.
One Ness
We're all on the same team, have short memories, plus can "disagree and commit."
Work Crispy
We value clear, rigorous thought, give regular feedback, and we're always prepared.
Embrace Your Mythical Creature
Our differences make us special. Come as you are (but no trolls, please!)
Right Way to Win (Not The Easy Way)
We believe in doing well AND doing good.
How We Hire
First, we don't discriminate. We know from experience a more diverse and inclusive team leads to bigger impact and success.
- Meeting / First Hello
First, we want to figure out if you've got the right experience for this position and working at Ness is a fit for you and us. We'll have reviewed your application and resume in detail, so this discussion will be mostly a "behavioral" interview focused on what you've done before. We want to build conviction you'll succeed in this job the same way you've succeeded in the past.
Then, you'll have time to ask us anything! (Well, mostly anything.)
- Project / Show Off
Why? Well, we want to see your work and learn how you think. We believe communication skills are key for leaders in a remote-first company-and want a chance to see you share your expertise. We'll share more details about this when we get there!
- Meet More of The Team
Here, we want to explore if we're a good fit for each other. We will have reviewed your application, previous work samples, and any prior meeting notes in detail. The discussion will give you a chance to show off your technical expertise and help us learn what brings out the best in you and what's next. We want to be confident Ness can offer the environment (culture, responsibility, org structure, etc...) that's led you to the most professional success so far.
Then, you'll have time to ask questions, too!
- References
- The Decision / Job Offer
No recruiters or agencies, please. Thanks!
Please be aware of fake job offers coming from people claiming to be Ness Well, Inc. employees. Ness employees and/or our recruiters will never ask you for money or personal information like bank account numbers, and will always ask for a phone call or video call as the first step in our hiring process.
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