Senior Backend Developer
Honeycomb
At Honeycomb, we're not just building technology, we’re reshaping the future of insurance.
In 2025, Honeycomb was recognized by Dun & Bradstreet as “Top 10 Best Start Up Companies to Work For” in Israel and named by LinkedIn as “Top 10 Startups in Chicago”.
How did we earn these honors?
Honeycomb is a rapidly growing global startup, generously backed by top-tier investors and powered by an exceptional team of thinkers, builders, and problem-solvers. Dual-headquartered in Chicago and Tel Aviv (R&D center), and with 5 offices across the U.S., we are reinventing the commercial real estate insurance industry, an industry long overdue for disruption. Just as importantly, we ensure every employee feels deeply connected to our mission and one another.
With over $55B in insured assets, Honeycomb operates across 20+ major states, covering 60% of the U.S. population and increasing its coverage.
If you’re looking for a place where innovation is celebrated, culture actually means something, and smart people challenge you to be better every day - Honeycomb might be exactly what you’ve been looking for.
What You’ll Do
- Take ownership of services and features, working in an agile environment to deliver high-quality solutions.
- As part of this team, you’ll take a key role in refactoring systems to build more robust, scalable, and streamlined services. This involves deep infrastructure work and modern service architecture.
- Design and build core micro-services, laying the foundation for our product and internal platforms.
- Collaborate with product managers, architects, and other developers to understand requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
- Continuously explore and evaluate new technologies and tools to improve efficiency and enhance the capabilities of our systems.
Basic Requirements
- 5+ years (senior-level) working with Node.js
- 3+ years working with MongoDB
- 1+ years' experience with NestJS framework
- Experience working with microservices architecture
- B.Sc in Computer Science/ Software engineering or equivalent field
- Independent but knows how to be professionally dominant in a team
Nice to Have
- Working with Kubernetes and Docker deployment
- Experience with Firebase Services like Functions, Storage and Authentication