Lead Backend Engineer

Our Engineering Team

Our Engineering team builds the technology that powers Nooms mission from consumer-facing health products to the B2B infrastructure that enables enterprise partnerships at scale. Within our B2B focus area we move fast build with purpose and tackle complex backend challenges that directly shape how Noom serves health plans and employers.

About the Role

Our AI Team is looking for a Lead Backend this role youll own significant backend engineering scope driving key agentic AI engineering initiatives across the business while providing hands-on technical leadership to a small team of engineers. This is an IC-first role: 80% engineering 20% managing others.

Youll work closely with other engineering leaders in the org to define scope optimize how we support the business and lead GenAI projects that extend what were already building. If you love staying hands-on and doing the engineering work and want to lead this is the role for you.

You Will

• Own and deliver backend engineering work across Nooms AI and Agentic initiatives
• Partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders across our engineering product and healthcare teams to define scope and prioritize engineering work
• Provide day-to-day technical guidance and mentorship to offshore direct reports
• Architect and implement scalable backend systems using Java and/or Kotlin that support Nooms enterprise client base
• Help shape and continuously improve how the Engineering team operates

About You

If youre interested in solving complex technical challenges and lead with innovation as we shape the future of health this role may be for you!

You Have

• 8 years of backend engineering experience with a strong command of Java Kotlin or other languages
• Demonstrated experience as a lead-level IC and comfortable owning significant technical scope while guiding others
• Strong ability to collaborate cross-functionally to define technical scope and deliver against business priorities
• Experience with or interest in managing remote and/or offshore engineers across time zones
• A pragmatic adaptable mindset; you move fluidly between engineering and light people leadership without losing momentum

What Makes This Job Amazing

• This is an engineering-first role; youll spend 80% of your time doing the work you love with real ownership over meaningful areas that powers Nooms business
• Youll have a direct seat at the table. working closely with other stakeholders to shape scope and priorities not just execute them
• Youll join a mission-driven company making a real difference in peoples health

What Youll Earn and Enjoy

• Pay that reflects your impact. Compensation benchmarked to the market and shaped by your impact and value.
• Investment in your future. A 401(k) with company match to help you build long-term financial security.
• Time to truly recharge. Paid holidays generous time off Summer Fridays and a company-wide Summer Break week so the whole team can unplug together.
• Care that covers it all. Access to top-tier medical plans for you and your family including a premium-free plan option alongside dental vision and life insurance.
• Support for growing families. Paid parental leave to give you the time and flexibility to focus on what matters most.
• And more to help you thrive. Stock awards a performance-based bonus and exclusive access to Nooms products so you can grow with us win with us and enjoy what we build.

The base salary range for this position is $179000 $211000. Actual compensation is determined by job-related factors including experience skills qualifications and location.

This role is based in our Princeton office with a hybrid schedule (2 days per week on-site).

More About Noom

Noom is a leading whole-person health platform on a mission to help people live better longer. We combine personalized medication with the science of behavior change and psychology to help people build lasting habits and live longer healthier lives. With nationally-recognized holistic programs spanning weight diabetes prevention GLP-1 support menopause longevity and more we serve millions through health plans employers and direct-to-consumer offerings. As a trailblazer in the world of health and wellness Noom makes healthy living easy fun and deeply rewarding.

Were more than a health tech companywere a movement. This belief extends to our culture: we empower our people to think big act boldly and take pride in their contributions to shaping the future of health. With a strong remote culture as well as offices in NYC and Princeton weve been named one of the Best Places to Work by Inc. Fortune Glassdoor and Quartzincluding honors for technology and diversity.

Join us in shaping the future of health. Whether youre remote or in-office youll be part of a passionate mission-driven team working to make the world a healthier placeone habit at a time.

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