Software Engineer
Description For Software Engineer
Cortex, a rapidly growing enterprise Internal Developer Portal platform, is seeking a Software Engineer to join their fully remote team of ~100 passionate individuals. Recently raising $60M in Series C Funding, Cortex helps engineering teams drive progress, optimize productivity, and reduce technical debt. The role involves designing and maintaining scalable backend systems, working with distributed systems and modern data storage solutions, and collaborating across teams. The position offers competitive compensation ($135K-$175K), comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to work on developer tooling that shapes the future of developer experience. The company maintains a strong culture with regular all-company offsites and emphasizes both technical excellence and cross-functional collaboration. This role is perfect for engineers who are passionate about building developer tools, have strong backend development experience, and thrive in a remote-first environment focused on engineering excellence.
Responsibilities For Software Engineer
- 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
- Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members
- Participate in operating our systems in production, including Incident Response on a rotational basis
- Write clean, maintainable, and testable code that adheres to best practices
- Partner closely with engineering, product, leadership, sales, and customers
- Continually improve existing planning, development, deployment processes
Requirements For Software Engineer
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience
- 3+ 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.
- Knowledge of current standard methodologies and to try, learn and adapt to new technologies
- 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
Benefits For Software Engineer
- Competitive salary and equity
- National medical, dental & vision insurance (100% covered)
- Fully covered life insurance
- $400 monthly perks stipend
- $1000 yearly Learning & Development stipend
- 401k plan
- Pet Insurance
- Unlimited PTO
- Remote & flexible working hours
- Gender-neutral parental leave
- All-Company Retreats
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