At Novig, we have reimagined the sports betting landscape by building a sweepstakes-based sports prediction market. Our innovative platform allows users to engage in sports predictions without traditional gambling constraints. By leveraging the sweepstakes model, we ensure compliance with regulatory requirements while providing a unique, engaging, and profitable experience for our users. Our goal is to make sports prediction more accessible, fair, and enjoyable.
Novig’s founders, Jacob and Kelechi, are recent Harvard grads with experience at Jane St & BoA who started Novig with the belief that a commission-free P2P exchange model will replace the exploitative and unprofitable betting model of traditional sportsbooks. They themselves were sophisticated sports bettors who grew increasingly frustrated by the latency, discriminatory practices, monotony, and non-profitability of the retail sports betting experience.
As the regulatory landscape evolves in the United States, Novig is positioned to become a leading innovator with our unique focus on research and technology.
$90k – $110k • meaningful equity
About Novig
Novig is building America's #1 sports prediction market. Founded by Jacob Fortinsky and Kelechi Ukah, we are the only platform to offer commission-free sports trading. We deliver better pricing, full transparency, and a more efficient market structure for users by eliminating the traditional sportsbook model.
Backed by the best - Novig has raised over $100M from some of Silicon Valley’s top investors including Pantera, Forerunner, Lux, NFX, Paul Graham, and Joe Montana.
We’re here to fix a rigged system where the house always wins and sports fans always lose. Novig is building the future of sports betting. Our mission is to financialize and democratize sports betting - transforming it from a closed, casino-controlled system into a two-sided, fair, efficient market where users have the power.
Chronically Online Savant: You’ve spent your 10,000 hours on the timeline. You know the unwritten rules, the viral formats, and the exact moment a trend is born. You "Know Ball" and are in your comfort zone breaking news before the mainstream media or rationing bad takes in the replies.
End-to-End Asset Production: You are a true full-stack creator. You don’t wait for a design team; you concept, script, edit, and ship high-impact short-form video and static content independently.
AI-Augmented Workflow: You are always looking for the latest tools to enhance the output and improve your workflow
Chaos & Strategy: You’ll help with multi-channel posting across platforms, crafting viral hooks, and community-driven engagement that makes us a prominent voice in the industry.
Growth Engineering: You are obsessed with the backend performance data and always optimizing to improve future performance. You A/B test to directly impact follower growth, brand sentiment, and user acquisition.
The Novig Voice: You speak every platform’s language fluently. You can translate complex prediction markets into "timeline-native" content that meets the audience on a human level
Self-Directed: An organized self-starter who thrives working without direction. You see a gap in the conversation and you ship the solution without being asked.
The Pedigree: Experience running and growing social accounts
“I work with extremely stellar people, I own real systems, and decisions happen fast. No politics, no waiting for needless red tape. If something's broken, I fix it. If I build something good, it ships.”
“The people! So smart, thoughtful, fun to work with, passionate about their craft, etc”
“I'm having the most fun I've had in my entire career.”
If you want responsibility, trust, and the chance to help build the future of sports prediction markets - take your shot, we’d love to connect.
Our work is tied to live sports - that means potential nights, weekends, and pressure included.
If you need clear swim lanes, a heavy process, or someone to tell you what to do, this won’t be the right environment.
$90k – $110k base, benchmarked at top-tier tech companies
Meaningful equity for every employee, regardless of role
100% health premiums covered
99% dental & vision covered
401(k) with 4% company match
HSA + $1,080 annual company contribution
$27/day lunch stipend when working from our NYC office
$35/day dinner stipend when working from the NYC office after 6:30pm
Union Square, NYC
In-person 4 days a week - we like being around each other (don’t worry there are snacks).
We're building the first high-frequency sports prediction trading platform.
Stack: mobile app in React Native; backend exchange and trading components in Java; database layer in PostgreSQL, Mongo, S3.
We’re a nimble team of researchers, engineers, statisticians, and other flavors of nerd who want to tackle some of the most challenging open-ended problems at the intersection of sports, game theory, and technology.
If you enjoy solving hard interdisciplinary problems, then you’ll enjoy working at Novig.
Proof: People who work at Novig solve hard interdisciplinary problems. □
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