Lead Backend Engineer - Remote

Overview

Cortex is the internal developer portal that cuts noise for developers with paved paths to production. Companies like Dropbox, Adobe, and Docker use Cortex to catalog, score, and assign action to improve service quality and velocity, so devs can get back to work that drives the business forward.

In Short

• Seeking a Lead Backend Engineer to build developer tooling.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems.
• Work with engineers to build new features and enhance existing ones.
• Optimize performance and reliability of backend systems.
• Conduct code reviews and provide feedback.
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code.
• Collaborate with product and support engineering teams.
• Improve planning, development, and deployment processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in backend applications.
• Experience with distributed systems and cloud platforms.
• Knowledge of modern data storage solutions.
• Strong skills in data structures and algorithms.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to mentor junior engineers.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity.
• 100% covered medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Fully covered life insurance.
• $400 monthly perks stipend.
• $1000 yearly Learning & Development stipend.
• 401k plan.
• Pet Insurance.
• Unlimited PTO.
• Remote & flexible working hours.
• All-Company Retreats.