Senior Backend Developer

About Lemonade

Lemonade operates as a full-stack insurance company powered by AI and behavioural economics and driven by social good. Lemonade is a licensed insurance carrier offering renters, homeowners, life, and pet insurance in the United States, contents and liability insurance in Germany and the Netherlands, and renters insurance in France.

Lemonade replaces brokers and bureaucracy with bots and machine learning, delivering zero paperwork and instant everything. The company uses artificial intelligence and behavioural economics to set rates for the homes and renters it insures.

Position

We’re looking for a Senior Backend Developer who’s a true tech geek and creative thinker. We use only Macs, run Linux on our servers, and are passionate about automation, AI, and bots.

If you think about coding as craftsmanship, have an academic background in software engineering, excel at execution, and want to learn how to build incredible software at record speeds—you’ve come to the right place. For the time being this is a remote position, so the role will require someone who is independent, excellent at time management, and comfortable collaborating from afar.

Your qualification

• 5+ years working as a backend developer
• BSc Computer Science, Mathematics, or any related degree
• Experience working in a Linux environment
• Passion for code craftsmanship
• Knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases
• Smart problem-solver who is self-motivated and quick to learn
• Loves getting shit done!
• Experience working on high-scale, production-grade projects
• Previous contributions to open source projects is a plus
• Experience working with globally distributed teams is a plus