Software Engineer, Backend (Product)
Hex is hiring experienced, backend-leaning product engineers to expand the capabilities of its AI-powered analytics platform. In this role you join a product team building complex workflows that increase the reach and ergonomics of Hex's agentic analytics platform, with a particular focus on enabling Hex's AI agent across more customer segments and surface areas such as APIs, MCP, and command-line interfaces. The work spans the entire Hex application and includes owning full-stack product changes end-to-end.
Responsibilities
- ▹Build and extend Hex's API and CLI to enable powerful, ergonomic workflows for sophisticated technical users
- ▹Design MCP server and client implementations to expand entry points into the platform's 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 enterprise features are intuitive, reliable, and secure
- ▹Propose and implement well-architected, scalable systems in collaboration with the broader Hex team
Requirements
- ▹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 and pragmatic tradeoffs
- ▹Willingness to make changes anywhere in the stack to drive impact
Soft skills
What we offer
- ▹Competitive total rewards package with market-benched salary and equity
- ▹Comprehensive health benefits
- ▹Flexible paid time off
- ▹Salary range for this role: $198,000 - $295,000
About the company
Hex builds a web-based notebook and app authoring platform focused on AI-powered, integrated analytics. The stack uses TypeScript and React with Apollo GraphQL and Redux on the frontend, an Express/Apollo GraphQL server on the backend interacting with Postgres, Redis, and Kubernetes, and Terraform, Helm, and AWS for deployment.