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Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Cortex is an Engineering Operations Platform that helps organizations reduce developer friction and improve operational maturity across teams, serving customers from startups to Fortune 100 enterprises. We're seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer to design, implement, and scale core backend systems, drive reliability and performance improvements, and collaborate closely with product, support, and customers to deliver enterprise-grade tooling.

Skills

  • 5+ years building backend applications with modern languages
  • Experience with distributed systems and microservice architectures
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms and running services in production
  • Proficiency with relational and NoSQL databases (Postgres, MySQL, MongoDB)
  • Solid fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and system design
  • Experience with observability, monitoring, and incident response
  • Strong testing practices and experience writing maintainable code
  • Excellent collaboration and communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs that meet enterprise requirements
  • Implement new features and enhance existing systems in collaboration with cross-functional teams
  • Optimize performance, reliability, and scalability of backend systems
  • Participate in production operations and incident response on a rotational basis
  • Conduct and receive code reviews, providing constructive technical feedback
  • Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code following best practices
  • Partner with product, leadership, sales, and customers to inform technical design and user experience
  • Continuously improve planning, development, and deployment processes

Education

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience

Benefits

  • National medical, dental & vision insurance (100% employer-covered for employees)
  • Unlimited PTO and flexible working hours
  • 401(k) plan
  • Gender-neutral parental leave
  • $1,000 yearly Learning & Development stipend
  • $400 monthly perks stipend
  • Competitive equity package
  • Pet insurance
  • Remote-first culture with periodic company offsites
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March 26, 2026
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