Software Engineer, Backend (Product)
Backend-leaning product engineer building AI analytics platform features like APIs, CLI, MCP, and access control systems. Requires 5+ years experience with complex systems, enterprise integrations, and remote collaboration.
About the job
What you will do
Our backend product engineers work on features across the entire Hex application. Here are some example projects:
- Build and extend Hex’s API and CLI to enable powerful, ergonomic workflows for our most sophisticated technical users
- Design MCP server and client implementations to expand entry points into our capabilities
- Design and implement a next-generation access control system, including role-based access control (RBAC), admin request/approval flows, and tiered admin roles that scale with complex organizations
- Own full-stack product changes end-to-end, from backend policy enforcement to admin-facing workflows, ensuring these enterprise features are intuitive, reliable, and secure
- Propose and implement well-architected, scalable systems in collaboration with the broader Hex team
About You
- 5+ years of backend or full-stack software engineering experience
- Skilled at building systems with high levels of complexity and intricate business logic
- Deep interest and/or experience in developing state-of-the-art agentic workflows involving disparate systems and tools
- Experience working in a remote-first team, with strong communication skills in that context
- A passion for technical collaboration, including RFCs, code reviews, and architecture discussions
- Hands-on familiarity with enterprise integrations: SSO, SCIM-based provisioning, audit logs, MFA, and delegated access
- A strategic mindset that balances business and product goals with engineering excellence—you understand tradeoffs between user value and technical complexity and operate pragmatically
- Willingness to make changes anywhere in the stack to drive impact
Our stack
Our product is a web-based notebook and app authoring platform. Our frontend is built with Typescript and React, using a combination of Apollo GraphQL and Redux for managing application state and data. On the backend, we also use Typescript to power an Express/Apollo GraphQL server that interacts with Postgres, Redis, and Kubernetes to manage our database and Python kernels. Our backend is tightly integrated with our infrastructure and CI/CD, where we use a combination of Terraform, Helm, and AWS to deploy and maintain our stack.
Compensation
The salary range for this role is: $198,000 - $265,000
Skills
TypeScript, React, Apollo Graphql, Express, Postgres, Redis, Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm, AWS, SSO, SCIM, RBAC
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