Senior Backend Engineer

Role Overview

• Model a rich and expansive domain.
• Contribute to a mature Elixir application.
• Own the implementation of amazing features.
• Guide and mentor your fellow engineers.
• Write solid and scalable code.
• Do regular code reviews.
• Build new features and services in Elixir.
• Provide technical leadership to junior engineers.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in designing and developing multiple large-scale Web application backend systems.
• Deep experience in overall system design and implementation—how they scale, how they should fit together, and how they’re likely to break.
• Familiarity with common API and services design standards.
• Experience in PostgreSQL or MySQL outside of an ORM, including the ability to design SQL queries for performance and efficiency.
• Experience in modifying and migrating legacy components with little to no downtime.
• Ability to analyze and solve difficult problems across the backend.
• Experience in Elixir or a comparable functional programming language, or interest and a deep desire to learn.

Tech Stack

• Elixir
• MySQL
• Postgres
• SQL

Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer
• Employee experiences
• Exceptional work environment
• Professional development