Compute Engineering Lead

Hex
New York
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 225,000 - 280,000 annuallyFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceExperience: 6+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Leadership","Problem-solving"]

Lead the compute engineering efforts to optimize performance for Hex’s data platform, guiding a remote-enabled team to architect a multimodal workflow design, identify bottlenecks, and drive data-driven performance metrics. Drive incremental, high-impact projects, create scalable abstraction layers, and align compute direction with product goals to differentiate Hex in the market.

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Hex
Hex
6 months ago

Compute Engineering Lead

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Job Summary

Lead the compute engineering efforts to optimize performance for Hex’s data platform, guiding a remote-enabled team to architect a multimodal workflow design, identify bottlenecks, and drive data-driven performance metrics. Drive incremental, high-impact projects, create scalable abstraction layers, and align compute direction with product goals to differentiate Hex in the market.
Location: New York
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design and implement an architecture intentionally built for multimodal workflows that maintains what users love about Hex while delivering optimal performance across all data scales
  • •Map performance bottlenecks in detail and lead the team in consistently delivering measurable improvements
  • •Establish data-driven north star metrics to quantify performance targets and measure progress
  • •Deliver large projects incrementally with smooth customer rollouts while maintaining a high execution bar
  • •Create the right abstraction layers that enable teams to divide and conquer performance problems with clear guarantees

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 225,000 - 280,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceEquityRemote Work

Key Requirements

  • •6+ years of experience working on highly technical projects
  • •2+ years of management or tech lead-manager experience
  • •Experience working with and managing remote teams
  • •Experience skillfully managing performance and systems projects, optimizing for testing, measurement, and incremental progress
  • •An infectious excitement to make things go VROOM
Experience:6+ yearsData processingDatabasesPerformant data architectures
Skills:CommunicationLeadershipProblem-solving
Languages:English
Tech Stack:ArchitectureData processingDatabasesPerformance engineering

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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