Remote (Global)

Cortex is hiring a Lead Software Engineer

About the Role

The ideal candidate will own architecture decisions, drive best practices, and lead a team building high-impact software solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and implementation of reliable software systems
  • Mentor engineers to improve technical skills and delivery quality
  • Collaborate with product and design teams to define requirements
  • Ensure code quality through reviews and testing standards
  • Drive adoption of scalable and maintainable engineering practices
  • Troubleshoot complex technical issues across distributed systems
  • Guide infrastructure improvements for performance and reliability
  • Support deployment pipelines and continuous integration workflows
  • Evaluate new technologies for alignment with long-term goals
  • Promote security and compliance across development cycles
  • Facilitate technical planning and sprint execution
  • Serve as a point of escalation for engineering challenges
  • Champion documentation and knowledge sharing
  • Optimize system monitoring and observability
  • Lead incident response and post-mortem analysis
  • Balance technical debt with feature development
  • Foster a culture of innovation and accountability
  • Coordinate with cross-functional teams on integration needs
  • Define metrics for engineering success and team velocity
  • Ensure alignment between business objectives and technical delivery

Nice to Have

  • Master's degree in computer science or related field
  • Experience leading teams of 5 or more engineers
  • Background in real-time data processing systems
  • Familiarity with microservices architecture
  • Contributions to open-source software projects
  • Experience with machine learning infrastructure
  • Knowledge of regulatory compliance standards
  • Exposure to high-availability systems
  • Leadership in incident management and resolution
  • Track record of successful product launches

Compensation

Competitive salary with equity and benefits

Work Arrangement

Hybrid

Team

Collaborative engineering team focused on product innovation

Culture & Values

  • We value transparency, continuous learning, and inclusive collaboration.
  • Team members are encouraged to propose new ideas and lead initiatives.
  • We prioritize sustainable work practices and personal growth.

Growth Opportunities

  • Engineers have access to training programs and conference sponsorships.
  • Internal mobility is supported across technical and leadership paths.
  • Regular feedback loops help shape career development plans.

Available for qualified candidates

Required Skills
PythonDjangoReact.jsTypeScriptPostgreSQLAWSDockerKubernetesCI/CDAPI DesignLeadership
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Cortex
Cortex is the enterprise Internal Developer Portal built to accelerate the path to engineering excellence. Customers like Blackstone, Xero, and Fanatics use Cortex to abstract away complexity for developers with a single interface for all their engineering tools, templates, and tasks.
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Posted 10 months ago