Senior Backend Engineer - Platform
LemonadeTel-Aviv, Tel-Aviv District, Israel
Posted October 28, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
Lemonade is a customer-centric insurance company aiming to be the most loved insurer globally. Through innovative technology and AI-driven claims processing, Lemonade offers instant coverage across various insurance products including Renters, Home, Pet, Car, and Life. As a Certified B-Corp, the company emphasizes social impact through its Giveback program, which donates a portion of premiums to community-selected nonprofits.
Job Description
We are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join our Platform team in Tel Aviv. The role involves building core platform services and APIs to support multiple development teams, collaborating with engineers and tech leads, and owning infrastructure stability. This position focuses on building robust microservices architectures and minimizing friction for product teams.
Requirements
- Adaptability, drive, and an efficiency mindset
- 5+ years of software engineering experience
- Deep experience with distributed systems and microservices
- Hands-on expertise with modern infrastructure - AWS, Kafka, RabbitMQ, EKS, SQS, Lambda, Helm, Terraform, or Pulumi
- TypeScript proficiency with Rust experience strongly preferred
- Platform or core team background
- Developer empathy
