Ness is an early-stage, remote-first startup at the unique intersection of fintech and healthcare. We’re on a mission to build a world where everyone can afford to be healthy.

We’re fresh off a $15.5M seed round and funded by some of the most iconic operators and entrepreneurs in the space (e.g., Sweetgreen, Headspace, One Medical, Thrive Market).

Started by the former CEO & Founder of Greatist (acquired by Healthline in 2019), we're building an AmEx-like credit card for health. We’ve got enormous ambitions to flip healthcare on its head through an alternative to health insurance that rewards consumers for the right behaviors and brings down the cost of healthcare.

tl;dr: We're an early-stage startup hiring Senior Mobile Engineers who are excited about building a greenfield platform and have worked with payments, rewards, and perhaps even card issuance. This position is fully remote, but US-time zones only, please! We're on an ambitious mission to build a world where everyone can afford to be healthy. More details about us, the role, and the interview process below.

Base comp $180k-$210k, dependent on experience

Meaningful equity and benefits—see our Callings page for more details

What Impact You Can Make

Generally, we're looking for someone who loves building the first version of a mobile-native product and has previously helped create a delightful consumer-first user experience.

Ultimately, you will be one of our most important builders responsible for laying the technical foundation of a truly innovative product with the potential to change healthcare forever. We can't build this business without someone like you.

Our Core Values

We aren't a family, we're an incredible team. A super team that does things differently... At Ness, our core values are the source of our POWER.

Pencil It In

We move fast, try new things fearlessly, think differently, and learn from our mistakes.

One Ness

We're all on the same team, give regular feedback, have short memories, plus can "disagree and commit."

Work Crispy

We value clear, rigorous thought, and we're always prepared.

Embrace Your Mythical Creature

Our differences make us special. Come as you are (but no trolls, please!)

Right Way to Win (Not The Easy Way)

We believe in doing well AND doing good.

You May Be The Ideal Candidate If...

If you don’t meet 100% of the below qualifications, you should still seriously consider applying. We take a holistic approach to evaluating talent for our team.

• You have significant experience working on a mobile-first product in a regulated industry (especially fintech!).

• You are eager to be a hands-on contributor and actively work with a growing engineering team around you as we scale.

• You are pragmatic with technology choices and can balance the need for velocity and iteration with a strategic and scalable architecture.

• You thrive in the ambiguity of an early-stage startup and are motivated by the search for product market fit.

• You understand the need to move fast but not break things.

• You have some direct experience with moving money, ideally in the debit/credit/charge card space.

• You are passionate about the impact you can have on bringing much-needed affordability to the wellness industry.

Things You Might Do...

• Understand key customer needs and propose technology-driven solutions.

• Build delightful user experiences.

• Drive the strategy and best practices for our mobile-first app including architecture principles, testing, CI/CD pipeline.

• Set the foundation for a high performance, remote-first engineering culture.

• Work closely with product, design, and marketing teams to shape and influence our product strategy and roadmap.

Why You Might Be Excited About Us

• Our mission, vision, and plans are BIG—we plan to make a huge impact on global health equity one day soon.

• We're as small a company as it gets, so no bullshit, incredible ownership, and sky-high opportunity.

• Our CEO & Founder has successfully built and sold a business before AND already raised capital to build this one.

• Our CEO & Founder has also proven to be a successful brand & growth marketer—key challenge in this space.

• You'll get to work remotely and set your own schedule. We don't expect to have an IRL office for the foreseeable future.

How We Hire

First, we don't discriminate. We know from experience a more diverse and inclusive team leads to bigger impact and success.

1. First Hello

You'll talk to our Engineering leader on a 30-minute video call. There's nothing to prepare in advance.

First, we want to figure out if you've got the right experience for this position and if working at Ness is a fit for you and us. We'll have reviewed your application and resume in detail, so this discussion will be mostly a "behavioral" interview focused on what you've done before. We want to build conviction you'll succeed in this job the same way you've succeeded in the past.

Then, you'll have time to ask us anything! (Well, mostly anything.)

2. Meet More of the Team

You'll connect with our Product leader for 30 minutes. Again, there's nothing to prepare in advance.

This gives us an opportunity to introduce you to the closest cross-functional partners with Ness engineers. Similarly to the First Hello, we want to understand how you work.

You'll also have a chance to dig in with your own questions.

3. Technical Projects

After this, we'll arrange a 30-minute meeting with one of our senior engineers focused exclusively on your technical experience. Following this, you'll meet with another senior engineer on the team for up to 90 minutes to work on a technical project. These meetings may not necessarily happen in a single time block.

Why? Well, we want to see your work and learn how you think. We believe communication skills are key for leaders in a remote-first company—and want a chance to see you share your expertise.

We'll share more details about this when we get there!

4. Final Interview

You'll finally meet our CEO & Founder, Derek, on a 30-minute video call.

Here, we want to explore if we're a good fit for each other. We will have reviewed your application, take-home, and any prior meeting notes in detail, so the discussion will be focused mostly on what brings out the best in you and what's next. We want to be confident Ness can offer the environment (culture, responsibility, org structure, etc...) that's led you to the most professional success so far.

You'll have time to ask questions, too!

5. References

Oh—and, with your help, we'll reach out to folks you've worked with in the past. We're usually pretty far along here, so this is mostly about learning from outside perspectives about how to manage and empower you best.

If relevant, we might have you also meet some other folks on the team. This can be a great opportunity to get a better feel for us and for us to get a better feel for you!

6. The Job Offer

Got this far? That means you're in. Expect a personal call and welcome to the team!

No recruiters or agencies, please. Thanks!

Please be aware of fake job offers coming from people claiming to be Ness Well, Inc. employees. Ness employees and/or our recruiters will never ask you for money or personal information like bank account numbers, and will always ask for a phone call or video call as the first step in our hiring process.