Lemonade
Insurance
SeniorBackendEngineer
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“Senior Backend Engineer at Lemonade. Skills: Backend engineering, API design, System design. Build core insurance products. Own full lifecycle”
What You'll Achieve.
Ship customer-facing features; Measure real impact; Hit OKRs; Improve user experience
Industry & Context.
Data-driven decision making
Work in office most days
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
6+ years backend engineering experience, Product mindset, Ownership mentality, Experience making data-driven decisions, BSc in Computer Science or Mathematics or equivalent practical experience
Nice to Have
Exposure to TypeScript, Exposure to Ruby on Rails, Past contributions to open-source projects
What You'll Do.
Build core insurance products
Lead technical execution
Write maintainable code
Leverage autonomous tools
Mentor other engineers
Shape platform design
Contribute to implementation
Make data-driven decisions
Improve user experience
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work with Product teams; Work with QA teams; Work with Data teams; Work with ML teams; Self-sufficient squad
Full Job Description
We're looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to help ship customer-facing features that make insurance fast and delightful for our European users. You'll work directly with Product, QA, Data, and ML teams to take ideas from concept to production - then measure their real impact on millions of customers. Team Context: This role is critical for evolving our core European insurance products. You'll be part of the team with the biggest direct impact on our end users in the European market, ensuring our systems are robust, scalable, and responsive as we expand. We believe three things matter for every role at Lemonade: drive to push through challenges, efficiency that keeps standards high while moving fast, and adaptability that lets you pivot with data and AI insights. These aren't buzzwords, they're how we actually work. Our AI-first approach isn't just a tagline either. We're building the future of insurance with AI at the center, and we need people who are genuinely excited to learn and grow alongside these tools. IN THIS ROLE YOU'LL: - Build core insurance products customers use daily, owning the full lifecycle from concept to deployment - Lead technical execution within a self-sufficient squad, partnering with Product to define scope and hit OKRs - Design clean APIs and write maintainable code with performance, reliability, and security built in - Leverage our in-house autonomous tools to accelerate everything from environment setup to production deployment - Mentor and elevate other engineers through design reviews, pair sessions, and knowledge sharing - Shape the next generation of the Lemonade platform by contributing to its design and implementation - Make data-driven decisions that directly improve user experience across our European markets WHAT YOU'LL NEED: - 6+ years of backend engineering experience building and shipping large-scale products - Strong product mindset with a history of focusing on exceptional user experience - Proven ownership mentality from
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