Senior Backend Engineer (Elixir)

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer with strong Elixir expertise to design and deliver scalable, reliable services for globally distributed teams. The role is fully remote and focuses on building APIs, integrations, and automation‑driven solutions that power high‑impact products used internationally.

Key responsibilities

• Lead development of backend systems, APIs, integrations and platform services using Elixir, Phoenix and modern cloud technologies.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams (frontend, QA, SRE) to deliver high‑quality features and technical improvements.
• Design, implement and optimise automation and AI‑driven workflows that improve engineering efficiency, reliability and scalability.
• Contribute to architectural discussions, technical strategy and platform improvements with a focus on performance, maintainability and resilience.
• Debug and resolve complex technical and operational issues while ensuring production systems remain secure, reliable and performant.
• Build reusable workflows, verification mechanisms and deployment processes supporting continuous integration and autonomous execution.
• Mentor peers through code reviews, knowledge sharing and collaborative problem‑solving.
• Participate in broader engineering activities such as hiring, support rotations and continuous improvement initiatives.

Required profile

• Strong professional experience building and maintaining production‑grade backend systems with emphasis on scalability, reliability and security.
• Solid experience with Elixir and backend development frameworks.
• Deep knowledge of PostgreSQL or similar relational databases.
• Proven expertise in CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes using tools such as GitLab, GitHub or Jenkins.
• Understanding of cloud‑native environments, distributed systems and modern software engineering practices.

Required skills

• Elixir
• Phoenix
• PostgreSQL
• CI/CD pipelines
• GitLab
• GitHub
• Jenkins
• Cloud‑native environments
• Distributed systems