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Hex · 3 hours ago

Software Engineer, Foundations Team

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
senioritySenior Level
money$215K/yr - $270K/yr
date5+ years exp
Hex Technologies is focused on building and evolving the application-level infrastructure that powers their platform. The role involves designing, maintaining, and evolving core backend systems, with responsibilities that include API development, realtime communication, and internal tooling improvements.
AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Big DataBusiness IntelligenceDatabaseSoftware
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Responsibilities

Design and build backend frameworks and services used across the company
Own and evolve critical shared systems, including APIs, realtime transport, and job orchestration
Improve reliability, performance, observability, and security of foundational backend infrastructure
Partner with product teams to turn recurring needs into shared abstractions
Lead technical design discussions and help set architectural direction
Drive refactors, migrations, and system upgrades that reduce long-term complexity
Improve internal tooling to support debugging, operations, and customer-facing workflows
Mentor other engineers and contribute to strong engineering standards and practices

Qualification

TypescriptNode.jsSQLAPI designDistributed systemsAsynchronous workflowsRelational databasesBackground job systemsCloud infrastructureGraphQLWebSocketsBullMQTemporalObservability toolingCommunication skillsCollaborative mindset

Required

5+ years of professional software engineering experience with a strong backend focus
Experience working with Typescript/Node.js and SQL
Experience building and maintaining shared backend systems or frameworks used by multiple teams
Strong understanding of API design, distributed systems, and asynchronous workflows
Experience working with relational databases and data modeling at scale
Familiarity with background job systems, queues, or workflow orchestration tools
Comfort operating and evolving production systems over time
Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred)
Strong communication skills and a collaborative, leverage-oriented mindset

Preferred

Experience with Python
Hands-on experience with GraphQL, WebSockets, BullMQ, or Temporal
Familiarity with observability tooling (metrics, tracing, logging)
Background in data platforms, developer tools, or collaborative systems
Experience with frontend technologies (e.g. React, TypeScript) for end-to-end context
Open-source contributions, especially in backend or infrastructure projects

Benefits

Market-benched salary & equity
Comprehensive health benefits
Flexible paid time off

Company

Hex

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With Hex, anyone can explore data using natural language, with or without code, all on trusted context, in one AI-powered platform.
dateFounded in 2019
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
https://hex.tech

H1B Sponsorship

Hex has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2023 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$171.5M
Key Investors
avraSequoia CapitalAndreessen Horowitz
2025-05-28Series C· $70M
2023-03-23Series Unknown· $28M
2022-03-22Series B· $52M

Leadership Team

B
Barry McCardel
Co-Founder and CEO
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