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# Design Engineer at Novig

- **Company:** Novig
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Posted:** 2026-10-27
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-28
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/novig/3a2caee1-c915-4093-83ee-ee70f9b3e939

## Job description

Design 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

As a Design Engineer at Novig, you sit at the intersection of design and frontend engineering. Working directly with our design and engineering teams, you’ll help craft the core experience of the best Sports Prediction Market in the world: prototyping in code, testing with real users, and shipping product experiences that feel fast, fluid, and polished down to the last detail.

Design at Novig is AI first and craft first. We use tools like Claude Code to go from idea to working software fast, then test it on real devices with real users. From there, we refine the motion, interaction, and micro details intensely until it feels right.

Who you are and what you will do

- Work AI-first: Use AI to translate ideas into working code, prototype different approaches, generate components, and iterate on implementations. Keep AI in the loop from initial concept through implementation.
- Obsess over the last 5–10%: Own how users experience and interact with the product, from transitions to the tiniest details most people overlook. Work closely with our design leads to bring their direction to life in code, then push it further.
- Help define our motion principles. Transitions, animations, and micro-interactions that feel snappy, smooth, and exciting.
- Connect design systems, product, and brand: Turn Novig’s design principles into scalable components and repeatable patterns. Evolve the design system to make distinctive, brand-driven experiences easier to create and maintain.
- Prototype in code and test with users: Build interactive prototypes, then gather feedback through user research tools. Use those insights to iterate on user flows before turning them into scalable, production-ready patterns.
- Prioritize performance and accessibility: Build experiences that are fast, inclusive, and reliable. Follow best practices for semantic structure, navigation, focus states, and motion preferences. Partner with engineers to debug and optimize over time.
- Move fast with ownership and curiosity: You move quickly and adapt well in fast-paced environments, with a bias toward ownership and action and clear and thoughtful communication.

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! They're smart, thoughtful, fun to work with and passionate about their craft.”

“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
- $50/monthly company contribution to employee transit
- $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

## About Novig

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Novig is a commission-free, peer-to-peer sports prediction market that allows users to trade on sports outcomes against each other rather than against the house.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series A; Y Combinator Summer 2022)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, USA
- **Founded**: 2021
- **Founders**: Jacob Fortinsky (CEO) and Kelechi Ukah (CTO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Sports prediction markets / sports trading (disrupting traditional sportsbooks)
- **Target customers**: B2C – sports fans and retail traders looking for fair, transparent betting alternatives
- **Mission**: “Create a faster, fairer future for traders and fans — free from hidden fees, house edges, and account limits.”

## Products & Services
- **[Novig Platform]**: A mobile and web app that enables peer-to-peer sports trading with zero commission. Users set their own odds, trade in real-time, and benefit from full market transparency. Available in 35+ U.S. states.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Over $105 million raised in total funding (including a $18M Series A announced in 2026)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Pantera Capital, Forerunner Ventures, Lux Capital, NFX, Y Combinator, Paul Graham, Joe Montana
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Fastest growing sports prediction market in the U.S.
  - Received CFTC approval to operate as a regulated exchange
  - Team grew to 55 employees (~23 in product & engineering)
  - Available in 35+ states nationwide

## Competitive Advantages
- **Commission-free model**: No house edge or hidden fees; users trade directly with each other.
- **Peer-to-peer exchange**: Better pricing and transparency than traditional sportsbooks.
- **Regulatory edge**: CFTC-regulated, providing legitimacy and trust in a grey-market industry.
- **Backed by top-tier investors**: Deep war chest and network from Silicon Valley’s best.

## Strategic Focus
- Continue expanding into new states and product features.
- Drive user adoption by marketing the fairness and efficiency of prediction markets vs. sportsbooks.
- Build out engineering and operations teams to scale the platform and maintain reliability during high-traffic events.

## Why Work Here
- **High-growth, well-funded startup**: Over $105M raised with massive market opportunity in the expanding sports betting sector.
- **Impact & ownership**: Engineers and product teams directly shape a platform used by millions.
- **Engineering culture**: Modern tech stack (Rust, TypeScript, React Native, Node.js, Python, AWS, Kafka, GraphQL, Redis, PostgreSQL, Terraform, Docker).
- **Work model**: Hybrid in-office (NYC headquarters) with 4 days/week in-office expected; remote options available for select roles.
- **Benefits**: Competitive salary ($170K–$225K for L4 Backend Engineer), equity, comprehensive health coverage.
- **Values-driven**: “Challenge the House”, “Truth Over Ego”, “Move Fast, Think Long”, “Fans First, Always”.
- **Passionate team**: Sports fans building for sports fans.

## Sources
1. [Y Combinator – Novig](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/novig)
2. [Novig Careers](https://novig.com/careers)
3. [Built In – Novig](http://www.builtin.com/company/novig)
4. [Novig Landing Careers](https://landing.novig.com/careers)

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