Senior Backend Engineer

Noom US • Princeton, NJ

22h • $165,000 - $195,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

As we continue to grow, we’re seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to help scale the Noom Med platform to support multi-medication management and long-term business expansion through 2026 and beyond. In this role, you will help redesign and re-architect our backend systems—evolving them from a single-medication model into a flexible, ecommerce-like, fulfillment-focused platform that supports the full post-purchase lifecycle. You’ll join a lean, high-impact team and play a critical role in building the next generation of our medication platform. Depending on timing, you may contribute to the MVP of the first version or help lead development of the second iteration of the platform.

Requirements

• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong backend focus
• Deep experience in Java and/or Kotlin
• Strong experience designing and working with relational databases
• Experience architecting and scaling backend systems in production environments
• A product-minded approach to engineering, with the ability to translate business objectives into technical solutions
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, evolving environment with high ownership
• Experience leveraging AI tools to enhance development workflows and efficiency
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across engineering and cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

• Redesign and re-architect the Noom Med backend to support multiple concurrent medications per user
• Build scalable systems that support provider visits, prescription management, and pharmacy fulfillment
• Develop backend services optimized for a multi-product, ecommerce-like post-purchase lifecycle
• Expand platform capabilities to allow users to manage and track multiple medications simultaneously
• Contribute heavily to hands-on coding (approximately 70%), with additional ownership in architecture (15%) and code review (15%)
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Growth (purchase flow) and Med Expansion teams to ensure seamless integration across systems
• Leverage AI tools to accelerate development velocity and improve engineering efficiency
• Ensure systems are reliable, secure, and extensible as the platform scales

Benefits

• Noom offers a comprehensive and generous total rewards package.
• This generally includes a discretionary performance-based bonus, stock awards, healthcare, disability & retirement benefits, paid holidays and paid leave, and various wellness programs, etc.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed