
America's #1 Sports Prediction Market
$65K – $75K • meaningful equity
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.
You’re naturally curious. When something looks off, your instinct is to dig into the data, connect the dots, and uncover what others might miss.
You enjoy investigative work. Whether it’s spotting multi-accounting schemes, bonus abuse, or suspicious betting patterns, you like unraveling complex user behaviors.
You’re detail-oriented and analytical. You’re comfortable working with data, internal tools, and admin systems to identify risk and build clear, evidence-backed cases.
You’re decisive under pressure. You can make thoughtful judgment calls when the stakes are high and move quickly in a fast-paced environment.
You care about marketplace integrity. Protecting users and ensuring a fair, trustworthy exchange genuinely motivates you.
You’re excited to help build something new. The opportunity to strengthen Novig’s fraud and risk systems—and stay one step ahead of bad actors as the exchange scales—is energizing.
You have 1–3 years of experience in fraud operations, trust & safety, risk, or a similar investigative role.
You have experience in fintech, gaming, marketplaces, or high-volume e-commerce (strongly preferred).
You are comfortable working with data and internal tooling , and ideally familiarity with SQL or analytics tools like Looker or Tableau.
You have a strong investigative mindset and the ability to identify subtle patterns or anomalies in user behavior.
You possess clear communication skills , especially when explaining why an account or activity is suspicious to non-technical teammates.
“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 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.
$65K – $75K 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 or Remote
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.