Software Engineer
Company websitenovig.us (Novig, opens in new tab)
Base salary $200K to $260K
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in New York, NY
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- LocationNew York, NY
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (2 h ago) · observed since
About this job
Software Engineer
$200k – $260k • meaningful equity
About Novig
Novig is building America's #1 sports prediction market. Our mission is to financialize and democratize sports trading - taking a closed system run by casinos and turning it into a fair, efficient, two-sided market where the power sits with users.
With Novig recently becoming a CFTC-designated market — the fastest designation of its kind in US history— we're bringing the prediction market built for sports fans nationwide.
We're backed by some of Silicon Valley's top investors — Pantera, Forerunner, Lux, NFX, Paul Graham, and Joe Montana — who have collectively invested over $100M behind this vision.
About the Role
The infrastructure behind sports trading is broken and this role gives you the opportunity to fix it. Working across the stack, you'll borrow from the world of modern financial exchanges to build markets that are actually transparent and efficient, while keeping the experience seamless for the people using it. You'll own real-time data pipelines, shape the API that algorithmic traders live in, and have a real say in architecture decisions. One day you're deep in systems-level code, the next you're shipping a frontend component with Design. If sports, markets, and genuinely hard engineering problems get you out of bed in the morning, read on.
Who you are and what you will do
Excited to work across the full stack to build the next generation of sports betting infrastructure
Apply technologies used in modern financial exchanges to enforce transparent, efficient market practices while delivering a seamless user experience
Play a key role shaping both the market engine and the interface through which users engage with it
Build and maintain a developer-first API experience for algorithmic trading and power users
Expand product features by extending modular backend services and contributing to frontend components
Scale real-time data ingestion, processing, and distribution pipelines
Collaborate closely with Design and Product teams to build performant, intuitive user interfaces
Contribute to architecture and system design decisions across the stack
Improve observability and reliability across backend and frontend systems
Bring a passion for sports, markets, and technology, with curiosity about complex computer science challenges
Hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
Proficient in a systems programming language (e.g., Rust, Go, C++) and at least one modern frontend framework (e.g., React, Vue)
Experienced developing distributed systems with cloud-based architecture
Strong product intuition with the ability to translate business needs into technical solutions
Communicate clearly, solve problems effectively, and thrive both independently and in fast-moving, cross-functional teams
Why work here, in the words of the people who do
“I work with extremely stellar people, I own real systems, and decisions happen fast. No politics, no waiting for needless red tape. If something's broken, I fix it. If I build something good, it ships.”
“The people! So smart, thoughtful, fun to work with, passionate about their craft, etc”
“I'm having the most fun I've had in my entire career.”
If you want responsibility, trust, and the chance to help build the future of sports prediction markets - take your shot, we’d love to connect.
Not for everyone
Our work is tied to live sports - that means potential nights, weekends, and pressure included.
If you need clear swim lanes, a heavy process, or someone to tell you what to do, this won’t be the right environment.
Compensation & benefits
$200k – $260k base, benchmarked at top-tier tech companies
Meaningful equity for every employee, regardless of role
100% health premiums covered
99% dental & vision covered
401(k) with 4% company match
HSA + $1,080 annual company contribution
$27/day lunch stipend when working from our NYC office
$35/day dinner stipend when working from the NYC office after 6:30pm
Homebase
Union Square, NYC
Source: Novig on Ashby · View original posting (opens in new tab)
Pay in context
This role's base floor ($200,000) is above 79% of the 10,166 Software Engineering roles nationwide listed on this site; 288 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $161,000; the middle half runs from $140,000 to $191,000.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 6, 2026.
This listingSoftware Engineer$200K to $260K
Design Engineer$200K to $260K
Senior Backend Engineer, Core Trading Systems$200K to $260K
Product Designer$150K to $180K
Affiliate GTM Lead$130K to $160K
Product Data Analyst$130K to $180K
People Operations Manager$110K to $140K
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Software Engineer (this listing) | $200K - $260K |
| Design Engineer | $200K - $260K |
| Senior Backend Engineer, Core Trading Systems | $200K - $260K |
| Product Designer | $150K - $180K |
| Affiliate GTM Lead | $130K - $160K |
| Product Data Analyst | $130K - $180K |
| People Operations Manager | $110K - $140K |
Observed changes
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-08-17
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: New York
USD 200,000 – 260,000 · 1 YEAR · Salary
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- The pay is an annual base salary in US dollars with a minimum of at least $100,000.
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