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Kodex

Full Stack Software Engineer

Kodex, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199

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About the company

Kodex

revolutionizes how organizations handle sensitive subpoenas and data requests from law enforcement and government agencies. Founded by a former FBI agent and backed by leading investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, and Thiel Capital, Kodex has become the industry standard for secure data exchange. Our platform supports over 15,000 government agencies in 190 countries and is trusted by industry leaders like Coinbase, Stripe, and AT&T. By transforming a traditionally complex and manual process into a streamlined digital workflow, Kodex helps organizations strengthen compliance, enhance security, and reduce operational costs by millions each year. We bridge the gap between companies and authorized requestors, ensuring that sensitive data is handled with uncompromising security, transparency, and efficiency. About the Role

We're seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer to help build the cornerstone of our business: our Law Enforcement Response portal. You'll join a small, experienced team with backgrounds at companies like Medium, HashiCorp, Microsoft, Mozilla, Meta, Palantir and Uber. This is an ideal role for full-stack generalists who thrive in fast-paced environments, enjoy solving hard technical problems, and want to own meaningful projects end to end. As an early engineer, you’ll wear many hats and help shape the future of our product, our codebase, and our culture. What You’ll Do

You’ll work closely with our Director of Product and fellow engineers to design, develop, and ship high-impact features across the stack. Upcoming projects include: Building threat detection and law enforcement verification systems

used by some of the world’s largest companies

Launching new product verticals

such as customer reimbursement workflows for time spent responding to legal requests

Driving performance optimizations

across the system — from database tuning and encryption middleware to frontend responsiveness

Participating in on-call rotations

(roughly one week every two months) to maintain system reliability and respond to incidents

Raising the bar on engineering quality

through architectural improvements, testing infrastructure, and thoughtful refactoring

You Might Be a Fit If You...

Have

4+ years of full-stack web development

experience

Are strong in

TypeScript, Node, and React

Understand the full

web application lifecycle , from database design to frontend performance

Have built and shipped products in

fast-paced, high-ownership environments

Can ramp up quickly — our typical on-ramp period is around two weeks

Value pragmatism, autonomy, and a customer-first mindset

Bonus: Experience in security, compliance, or high-scale data systems is a plus. Engineering at Kodex

We care deeply about the software we build — because our work protects real people. Kodex plays a critical role in helping major companies respond securely and transparently to sensitive data requests from law enforcement, enabling both privacy protection and public safety. Our engineering culture is built on trust, autonomy, and technical rigor. Our engineers: Own projects end to end

Collaborate without ego

Invest in quality and velocity

Act as force-multipliers for one another

This is a place where the best idea wins, and your work has real impact, every day. Our Stack

Frontend:

TypeScript, React, GraphQL, Material UI

Backend:

Node.js, TypeScript, Prisma, and PostgreSQL. We’re hosted on AWS.

We’re also working on cutting-edge projects using Go and AWS Nitro Enclaves to advance data security.

Benefits

Remote-first

within the U.S.

Biannual offsites

in exciting locations. Past trips include Seattle, Miami, Nashville, and San Francisco

Competitive salary

and

meaningful equity

Unlimited PTO

+ 14 company holidays

12 weeks of fully paid parental leave , with a flexible return-to-work policy

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k)

retirement plan

Dynamic Environment:

Work on impactful, high-priority matters with opportunities for professional growth.

Equal Employment Opportunities

Kodex is committed to hiring talented and qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds for all of its tech, non-tech, and leadership roles. Kodex believes that the gathering and celebration of unique backgrounds, qualities, and cultures enriches the workplace.

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