Senior Backend Engineer, Partner Platform

Senior Backend Engineer, Partner Platform | Lemonade Careers Open Menu Renters Homeowners Car Pet Life Giveback Close Menu Renters Homeowners Car Pet Life Giveback All Positions > Tech Development > Senior Backend Engineer, Partner Platform Senior Backend Engineer, Partner Platform Amsterdam, Netherlands | Tech Development | Full-time Not your everyday company Lemonade completely reinvented how insurance works. As a customer-centric tech company, we created an insurance experience that is smart, instant, and delightful. At Lemonade, you’ll be working with a group of like-minded makers, who get a kick out of moving fast and delivering great products. We surround ourselves with some of the smartest, most motivated, creative people who are filled with positive energy and good karma. Unlike most publicly traded companies, we’re nimble and efficient. We take pride in the fact that we still think and operate like a startup. We don’t care much about titles and hierarchy and instead focus on innovation, bold moves, and challenging the status quo. We’re built as a lean, data-driven organization that relies on a common understating of objectives and goals to provide teams with autonomy and ownership. We don’t like spending our days in meetings and we skip committees altogether. At Lemonade, there’s no such thing as going over someone’s head. We have zero tolerance for bureaucracy, office politics, and lean-back personalities. As a Public Benefit Corporation and a certified B-Corp, we deliver environmental and social impact using our products and tech. Through our Giveback program, we partner with organizations such as the ACLU, New Story, The Humane Society, Malala Fund, American Red Cross, 360.org, charity: water, and dozens of others, and have donated millions towards reforestation, education, animal rights, LGBTQ+ causes, access to water, and more. Awarded ‘best workplace’ Best Workplace and Best-Led Company by Inc. Magazine “World Changing” by Fast Company Recognized as a World Changing Idea by Fast Company Magazine Ranked #1 Home insurance in America Won best renters and homeowners insurance in America by US News, and others Best Pet Insurance in America Rated “Best Overall Pet Insurance” by Better Homes & Gardens Rated 4.9 ⭐ on the App Store Among the highest rated apps of all time What you’re applying for We’re looking for a senior backend engineer to help us build an automated partnerships platform that will enable Lemonade to scale partnerships by 10x. You’ll design and build core backend components that directly power Lemonade’s revenue stream - from developing our public APIs to creating our in-house tracking system and building internal tools to boost efficiency and automation. Our vision is to build a platform that enables partners to distribute and sell Lemonade products in a self-serve manner, while empowering our partner managers to focus on scale. Your work will have an immediate impact on Lemonade’s growth and dollar value! 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: Design and build Lemonade's public API from the ground up using our TypeScript/Node.js stack (NestJS, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, AWS) Collaborate directly with various technical and business stakeholders across Lemonade to deliver scalable solutions. Research and architect API design patterns, you'll own decisions that shape how thousands of partners interact with Lemonade Leverage AI tools to accelerate development and explore low/no-code solutions that reduce our time-to-market, Build developer-facing tools like documentation portals and SDKs, powered by AI where it makes sense. Develop scalable platform solutions that ensure future readiness while keeping technical debt to an absolute minimum. Balance immediate business needs with long-term architectural decisions as we scale this new revenue channel What you'll need: Adaptability, drive, and an efficiency mindset — we believe these matter most in human-AI collaboration 7+ years as a backend engineer with experience building APIs that other developers actually use Strong communication skills and enthusiasm for working with stakeholders — you'll be in direct contact with internal teams and business stakeholders. Experience working on product-focused teams, where your code directly serves business goals The ability to elevate those around you. We champion critical thinking and a commitment to constantly raising the bar. TypeScript/Node.js experience (or strong willingness to dive deep into our stack) Track record of making architectural decisions on projects that needed to scale Ready to work in an office environment most days of the week Enthusiasm about learning and adapting to the exciting world of AI — a commitment to exploring this field is a fundamental part of our culture Things to know… Lemonade is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity. We never discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. 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