Backend Developer

At Honeycomb, we're not just building technology , we’re reshaping the future of insurance. 

In 2025, Honeycomb  was ranked by Newsweek as one of “America’s Greatest Startup Workplaces,” and Calcalist named it as a “Top 50 Israel startup.” 

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 18 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

• Own full-stack feature development from ideation to production, including architecture, implementation, testing, and deployment
• Make independent tradeoff decisions, balancing speed, scale, maintainability, and user value
• Collaborate across engineering, product, and design to align on priorities, timelines, and technical solutions
• Working through ambiguity by framing constraints, narrowing options, and proposing actionable solutions
• Deliver clear technical outcomes and help translate them into measurable business impact

Basic Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in full-stack development, primarily in Node.js and a front-end framework like Angular (preferred), React, or Vue
• Proven experience shipping features in SaaS or product-led environments, including prioritization, tradeoffs, and iteration
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent field
• Strong ownership mindset: ability to identify opportunities, drive solutions, and close the loop

Nice to Have

• Experience working in a NoSQL database such as MongoDB
• Experience with TypeScript
• Experience with a design tool such as Figma
• Experience with Kubernetes and/or Docker deployment
• Experience with Firebase Services like Functions, Storage and Authentication
• Experience with logging services such as Datadog or Splunk

Benefits & Compensation:

• Salary Range: $140,000 - $170,000 (Pending Experience)
• Health Benefits
• Employee options grant
• 401K
• Flexible paid time off
• Paid national holidays