Senior Software Engineer, Nova Credit
$192.9-234.9k
Salary applicable to US applicants, for Canadian applicants the range is 171,822 - 209,178 CAD
Cross-border credit reporting
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Cross-border credit reporting
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
$192.9-234.9k
Salary applicable to US applicants, for Canadian applicants the range is 171,822 - 209,178 CAD
101-200 employees
Company mission
To inspire and facilitate the flow of human diversity, helping the world's moving population to arrive and thrive.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of relevant experience, ideally in high-growth or early-stage startups
- Strong expertise in modern software technologies, with ability to quickly learn and ramp into our tech stack
- Proactive problem-solver with a demonstrated ability to independently navigate and resolve complex technical challenges in a fast-paced environment
- Strong collaborator and communicator, effectively bridging gaps between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders
What the job involves
- We're seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead key technical projects from design to delivery, drive the implementation of scalable and robust solutions across our products, and contribute to our technical roadmap while mentoring junior engineers
- YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS ACROSS A RANGE OF PROJECTS
- Designing and building enterprise-grade APIs and platform-level features (web and mobile)
- Leading the implementation and launch of new integrations with key data suppliers
- Developing and productizing advanced data models to effectively deploy new attributes and scores
- Advancing architectural enhancements to support new product use cases and ensure platform scalability
- IN THE FIRST MONTH, YOU'LL:
- Land your “new hire” ticket in the first week, and contribute to at least one key roadmap feature in the first month
- Familiarize yourself with our software development lifecycle and technical strategy
- Quickly grasp our business model, product offerings, and customer value proposition
- Integrate seamlessly with the team, understanding our working style, mission, and values
- IN THE FIRST QUARTER, YOU'LL:
- Lead significant technical initiatives, taking end-to-end ownership from design through delivery
- Consistently participate and make impactful contributions across team norms (e.g., project planning, thorough code reviews, QA, on-call rotation)
- Proactively collaborate with engineering, product, design, and other partner teams to drive cohesive development of complex projects
- Deepen knowledge of critical product artifacts and proactively identify opportunities for technical improvement
- Develop a clear understanding of how engineering decisions strategically impact our business and products
- IN THE FIRST YEAR, YOU'LL:
- Lead and successfully deliver complex features end-to-end, translating ambiguity into actionable technical milestones
- Champion best practices and implement technical enhancements that improve the scalability or maintainability of our product platform
- Become a trusted subject matter expert within your product vertical, comfortable translating product requirements into technical designs
- Influence technical decisions and direction of your team's roadmap
- Strengthen our engineering culture by regularly mentoring junior engineers and contributing to knowledge sharing
- OUR TECHNOLOGY STACK: We leverage Node.js, React, TypeScript, Python, PostgreSQL, and AWS to bring our products to life
Our take
For the 15 million new immigrants who arrive in the US each year, it’s crucial to have a working credit history. Without this, they’ll be unable to rent an apartment, apply for a credit card or in some cases even get a job. The issue is that their credit history won’t have travelled with them, so lenders in their new country won’t be able to verify their eligibility. Nova Credit's founders experienced this problem first-hand, as Esipov is a first-generation Russian immigrant.
Nova Credit imports financial histories to enable immigrants to set up lives in new countries, with their ‘Credit Passport’. This is a digital framework that connects an individual’s credit history information from one country into the country where they are currently residing.
Nova Credit is currently able to import credit history from 8 countries, its most recent addition being the UK in January 2023. Since being accepted to Y Combinator in 2016, the company has since raised considerable funding from major finance players such as HSBC. Nova Credit has grown its footprint significantly, covering more than 1 billion consumer credit profiles, with further expansion in sight.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Oct 2025
$35m
SERIES D
Oct 2023
$45m
SERIES C
Total funding: $149.5m
Company benefits
- Free flight anywhere in the world on every anniversary
- Complementary wellness benefits, including Headspace and Ginger subscriptions
- $75/month contribution by Nova towards commuter benefits
- Dental and vision are 95% subsidized for Nova Credit employees, and 50% for dependents
- Unlimited paid time off policy
- $1500/year professional development budget
- Catered lunch on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
- Health insurance
- SF / NY salaries across the US 🇺🇸
- $50/month contribution by Nova Credit towards your cell phone bill 🇺🇸
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Misha Esipov
(CEO)Previously Teaching Fellow at NYU Stern School of Business for 2 years and Investment Banker at Goldman Sachs for 3 years.
Nicky Goulimis
(Board Member)Previously worked for 3 years at Bain & Company, holding various positions such as Associate Consultant and Senior Associate Consultant. She served as COO until 2021.
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