Software Engineer, Backend (Product)

Hex
San Francisco, New York
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 176,000 - 220,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Collaboration","Leadership","Architecture","Mentoring"]

Join the Controller team to build enterprise-grade foundations across the stack, shaping security, access control, and compliance features. You’ll design RBAC-based systems, expose secure public APIs, and own end-to-end product changes from backend policy to admin workflows. Expect collaboration on scalable, well-architected systems and a remote-first environment focused on enabling large organizations to adopt the platform with confidence.

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Hex
Hex
6 months ago

Software Engineer, Backend (Product)

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Job Summary

Join the Controller team to build enterprise-grade foundations across the stack, shaping security, access control, and compliance features. You’ll design RBAC-based systems, expose secure public APIs, and own end-to-end product changes from backend policy to admin workflows. Expect collaboration on scalable, well-architected systems and a remote-first environment focused on enabling large organizations to adopt the platform with confidence.
Location: San Francisco, New York
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Build features like claimed domains to enable secure, automated provisioning and identity governance across large enterprises.
  • •Design and implement a next-generation access control system — including role-based access control (RBAC), request/approval flows for admins, and tiered admin roles that scale with complex organizations.
  • •Expose these capabilities through secure, developer-friendly public APIs, enabling enterprise admins to integrate provisioning, governance, and audit into their existing workflows.
  • •Own full-stack product changes end to end from backend policy enforcement to admin-facing workflows to ensure these enterprise features are intuitive, reliable, and secure.
  • •Propose and implement designs for well-architected, scalable systems in collaboration with the broader Hex team

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 176,000 - 220,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceEquityPaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of software engineering experience.
  • •Hands-on familiarity with enterprise integrations: SSO, SCIM-based provisioning, audit logs, MFA, delegated access.
  • •Experience working in a remote-first team and strong communication skills in this context.
  • •A passion for technical collaboration, including RFCs, code reviews, and architecture discussions.
  • •Deep interest in the data space, with a love for shipping great products and empowering end users.
Experience:5+ yearsEnterprise softwareSecurityIdentity management
Skills:CommunicationCollaborationLeadershipArchitectureMentoring
Languages:English
Tech Stack:OAuthRBACSSOSCIMMFAAPIs

Company Brief

Hex
Builds a collaborative data workspace that combines notebooks, dashboards, and SQL to help data teams explore, analyze, and share insights faster across organizations.
Industry: Data Infrastructure
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Growth Stage Startup
Funding: Series B
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2020
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