Lead Software Engineer, Backend

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Cortex The Lead Software Engineer, Backend at Cortex designs, implements, and maintains scalable backend systems that power the platform. This role involves solving technical problems, optimizing performance, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain scalable, and efficient backend systems and services that meet enterprise requirements
Work alongside other engineers to build new features and enhance existing ones
Optimize and improve the performance, reliability, and scalability of existing backend systems
Participate in operating our systems in production, including Incident Response on a rotational basi
Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members
Write clean, maintainable, and testable code that adheres to best practices
Partner closely with engineering, product, leadership, sales, and our customers to better understand design requests and user experiences
Continually improve existing planning, development, deployment processes
Bachelor s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience
7+ years of experience building backend applications using any modern programming language
Experience with distributed systems, microservices, and cloud computing platforms
Experience with modern data storage solutions, such as MySQL, Postgres, MongoDB etc.

Qualification

Starting Salary RangeCompetitive Equity PackageNational medicalUnlimited PTO flexible working hours401k planGender-neutral parental leave

Required

Solid fundamental skills in data structures, algorithms, and web development best practices
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
Strong communication and collaboration skills
Ability to mentor and coach junior engineers
Starting Salary Range: $215,000 and $245,000
Competitive Equity Package
National medical, dental vision insurance (we cover 100% for employees!)
Unlimited PTO flexible working hours
401k plan
Gender-neutral parental leave
$1000 yearly Learning Development stipend
$400 monthly perks stipend (use it on anything)