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Senior Backend Engineer, Growth Platform

Lemonade

Amsterdam
Full-time
5-10 years experience
On-site

Key Skills

Backend Engineering
Backend Services
Event-Driven Architecture
Data Pipelines
Customer Data Integration
Decision Engines
Business Logic
Personalization
Recommendation Systems
Machine Learning Integration
Experimentation Frameworks
TypeScript
NestJS
System Scalability
Service Reliability
Technical Mentoring

Job Description

What You’re Applying For Lemonade transformed insurance by replacing legacy processes with automation and machine learning. On the Growth Platform team, you will architect and build a brand-new growth engine: an event-driven platform that ingests customer signals from across our ecosystem to power intelligent decision-making across all customer touchpoints. You'll have full architectural ownership of the services and data pipelines that evaluate user context, trigger outreach, and directly influence company growth. We believe three things matter for every role at Lemonade: drive to push through challenges, efficiency that keeps standards high while moving fast, and adaptability that lets you pivot with data and AI insights. These aren't buzzwords, they're how we actually work. Our AI-first approach isn't just a tagline either. We're building the future of insurance with AI at the center, and we need people who are genuinely excited to learn and grow alongside these tools. In this role you'll Architect, build, and scale backend services that ingest and unify customer data from multiple sources into actionable signals for personalization, recommendations, and lifecycle journeys. Design the decision engines and business logic that orchestrate outreach across communication channels, integrating experimentation frameworks and machine learning models. Partner with product, data, and machine learning colleagues to turn customer insight into features people actually use. Own your services end to end, from code quality and performance to reliability after launch. Spot gaps in how we serve customers and drive the fix yourself. Drive engineering excellence - Mentor engineers and help shape the engineering roadmap of the team as the team grows. What you'll need 7+ years building production backend systems that run at scale. A track record of taking a problem from definition to a shipped, running solution with little day-to-day direction. Hands-on experience with at least one modern backend language, plus proof you pick up new stacks and tools quickly. A product mindset: you can explain why your work matters to customers and to the business. A BSc in Computer Science, Mathematics, or equivalent experience. Ready to work in an office environment most days of the week Bonus points for TypeScript and NestJS, customer lifecycle or CRM data, recommendation systems or experimentation platforms, or open-source contributions. Experience with customer lifecycle systems, customer data platforms (CDP), or dynamic experimentation frameworks. Experience integrating machine learning model outputs or predictive scores into backend workflows. Active contributions to open-source software. Things to know… Lemonade is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity. We never discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. If you require reasonable accommodations due to religious beliefs, pregnancy, or disabilities, let us know at any time.

Core Responsibilities

Architect and scale backend services and data pipelines that unify customer signals and power personalized recommendations and lifecycle outreach across communication channels. Own services from design through production reliability, collaborate with product and data teams, and mentor engineers while helping shape the team’s roadmap.

Requirements

Requires 7+ years of experience building production backend systems at scale, the ability to deliver solutions independently, and hands-on experience with a modern backend language. Candidates should have a product mindset and a BSc in Computer Science or Mathematics, or equivalent experience; TypeScript, NestJS, customer lifecycle systems, experimentation, and machine learning integration are advantageous.

About Lemonade

Industry: Insurance

Company size: 1,001-5,000 employees

Our mission is to become the most loved insurance company in the world. As a customer-centric tech company, we created an insurance experience across Renters, Home, Pet, Car, and Life that is smart, instant, and delightful. Our team of 1,200+ Lemonade Makers make it possible for over 2M customers throughout the US, UK and Europe to get coverage instantly, with nearly half of claims paid in a matter of seconds. Powered by AI and social impact, Lemonade is a purpose-built, technology-first insurance carrier. A Certified B-Corp, our commitment to social impact is embedded in every aspect of the company, and our Giveback program, which donates a percentage of leftover premiums to nonprofits selected by our community, has donated over $10M to organizations in need. If you want to be a part of it, check out our Lemonade Makers career page: https://makers.lemonade.com/

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