Hex · 2 months ago
Software Engineer, Compute
NYC
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$176K/yr - $220K/yr
6+ years expHex Technologies is looking for a senior or staff software engineer to join their Compute team. The role involves building and maintaining Hex's core compute platform, focusing on making it easy to use and ensuring high performance while tackling complex technical projects.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Big DataSoftwareAnalyticsBusiness IntelligenceDatabase
Responsibilities
On the compute team you’ll work on projects with high technical complexity and spanning across the stack, from our backend data systems to the frontend of Hex’s collaborative notebook interface
Using DuckDB to enable seamless data interoperability between Python and SQL code written by our users or AI agents
Building intelligent caching systems to speed up customer data queries
Implementing a graph-based dependency framework for optimizing multi-step execution plans
Instrumenting complex, multi-language systems to identify performance bottlenecks
Building visualizations into the product to help users understand the performance characteristics of their code
Qualification
Required
6+ years of engineering experience working on complex, data-driven systems or applications
Expert-level understanding of Python, SQL, jupyter kernels, and/or data warehousing systems
Deeply informed on industry trends around data processing, databases, and performant data architectures
You love diving into highly complex codebases and have a passion for designing elegant abstractions that improve correctness and developer productivity
An inexhaustible desire to understand where every millisecond of time could be going
An instinct for strategic thinking and aligning with business and product goals while keeping a healthy balance of velocity and engineering excellence
Experience working in a remote-first team and strong communication skills in this context
Benefits
Market-benched salary & equity
Comprehensive health benefits
Flexible paid time off
Company
Hex
With Hex, anyone can explore data using natural language, with or without code, all on trusted context, in one AI-powered platform.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$171.5MKey Investors
avraSequoia CapitalAndreessen Horowitz
2025-05-28Series C· $70M
2023-03-23Series Unknown· $28M
2022-03-22Series B· $52M
Leadership Team
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Barry McCardel
Co-Founder and CEO
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