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Hex

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Software Engineer, Backend – Platform

Backend EngineerSoftware EngineerOtherRemoteSeniorTeam 51-200Since 2019H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

New York

Posted

7 days ago

Salary

$198K - $295K / year

Seniority

Senior

Bachelor Degree6 yrs expEnglishPythonSQL

Job Description

• work on projects with high technical complexity and spanning across the stack, from backend data systems to 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

Job Requirements

  • 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

  • competitive total rewards package
  • market-benched salary
  • equity
  • comprehensive health benefits
  • flexible paid time off

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