Platform Software Engineer

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 Platform

Kodex provides a case management solution for Law Enforcement Response and Trust and Safety teams that enables them to manage workflows, communication, and secure file transfers with law enforcement and government agencies. Our platform offers end-to-end encryption, full audit trails, submission portal with requestor verification, transparency reporting, and API integrations for a complete legal response solution. We enable companies to manage and respond to millions of data requests securely and on time.

About the Role

We're looking for an experienced infrastructure engineer to help design and build secure, scalable, and performant systems that power our global applications and APIs.

If you already have experience with legal compliance, trust and safety, or law enforcement response teams, that's great! If not, you should be ready to drink from the firehose.

What You'll Do

• Design and Scale Infrastructure: Architect and automate secure, highly available systems on AWS using Terraform and modern DevOps practices.

• Ensure Security & Compliance: Embed security and auditability into everything we build, meeting the highest standards for data protection and regulatory compliance.

• Drive Reliability & Performance: Improve observability, incident response, and system performance so our platform remains fast, resilient, and cost-efficient at global scale.

• Collaborate & Enable: Partner with product and security teams to translate requirements into infrastructure solutions, while mentoring engineers on best practices.

• Evolve the Platform: Evaluate and introduce technologies that advance our infrastructure, from Nitro Enclaves to next-gen security and monitoring tools.

You Might Be a Fit If You...

• 4+ years of experience in infrastructure development and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using AWS and Terraform.

• 2+ years of software development experience with Node.js, TypeScript, Golang, or Bash.

• 1+ years of experience building and maintaining DevOps pipelines with tools such as GitHub Actions.

• 1+ years of hands-on experience with observability and data tools such as Datadog, Databricks, and Amazon CloudWatch.

• Solid understanding of security fundamentals and best practices, including Least Privilege and Zero Trust principles.

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.

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 at the Company

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.