Senior Backend Engineer (Elixir)

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Senior Backend Engineer (Elixir) in United States.

Join a globally distributed engineering team building scalable tools, APIs, and integrations that empower modern organizations to operate seamlessly across borders. In this role, you will tackle complex technical challenges with meaningful real-world impact, contributing to a fast-growing HR technology platform used by companies worldwide. You’ll collaborate within cross-functional teams spanning Backend, Frontend, SRE, and QA, working in a fully remote and asynchronous environment that values autonomy and innovation. This is an opportunity to shape architecture decisions, mentor peers, and influence product direction while deploying multiple times per day through a mature CI/CD pipeline. If you thrive in ownership-driven cultures and enjoy solving ambitious problems at scale, this role offers both challenge and freedom.

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of high-impact backend projects using Elixir and Phoenix, ensuring scalability, performance, and maintainability.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Frontend, SRE, and QA teams to deliver robust APIs, integrations, and backend services.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and platform improvements while maintaining a strong understanding of both technical and product domains.
• Participate actively in code reviews, RFC discussions, and engineering best practices to maintain high-quality standards across the shared codebase.
• Debug and resolve complex technical and business issues in production environments hosted on AWS.
• Mentor and support other engineers, fostering continuous improvement and knowledge sharing.
• Engage in broader engineering initiatives such as hiring processes, support rotations, and cross-team collaborations.

• Significant professional experience as a Backend Engineer, with strong expertise in Elixir, including building, shipping, and maintaining complex software systems.
• Solid experience working with relational databases such as PostgreSQL (or similar).
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab, GitHub, Jenkins, or equivalent).
• Proven ability to design and implement APIs with scalability, reliability, and performance in mind.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently in an asynchronous, remote-first environment.
• Excellent communication skills and a proactive, ownership-driven mindset.
• Nice to have: experience with Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, and frontend technologies such as Next.js, React, or Vue/Angular.

• Competitive annual salary ranging from $53,300 to $119,850 USD, depending on location, skills, and experience.
• Equity through stock options.
• Fully remote work from anywhere in the world.
• Flexible working hours and asynchronous collaboration model.
• Flexible paid time off and 16 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Mental health support services.
• Learning and development budget.
• Home office budget and IT equipment provided.
• Budget for local coworking or in-person social events.
• Commitment to fair, equitable, and location-adjusted compensation practices.

Why Apply Through Jobgether?

We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.

We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!

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