Senior Backend Engineer (Elixir)

About the role

As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will lead significant projects within your team and contribute to cross-team initiatives for Remote's HR and Payroll products. Your work will involve building tools, APIs, and integrations, with a focus on implementing interfaces that prioritize performance, accessibility, and good API design. You will also be involved in redesigning engineering work with autonomous agents and developing reusable agentic workflows and primitives.

You will join a cross-functional development team that includes Frontend, Backend, SRE, and QA engineers. The specific team you join will be determined during the interview process, aligning with business needs and your preferences. This setup means you will collaborate closely with various engineering disciplines to deliver comprehensive solutions.

Success in this role involves not only leading development efforts but also actively participating in the team's growth. This includes providing constructive feedback during code reviews, debugging and resolving technical and business challenges, and mentoring other engineers. You will also be expected to investigate and propose improvements to the platform, ensuring the continuous enhancement of Remote's systems.

The annual salary for this Senior Backend Engineer position ranges from $115,000 to $195,500 USD.

Skills that matter here

• Elixir: This role requires leading development using Elixir for building backend systems, APIs, and integrations.
• Phoenix: You will utilize the Phoenix framework in conjunction with Elixir for backend development.
• Postgres: Experience with Postgres or similar databases is necessary for managing and interacting with data.
• GitLab: You will use GitLab for continuous integration and continuous deployment processes.
• AWS: Experience with AWS is beneficial for understanding and working with cloud infrastructure.
• Kubernetes: Familiarity with Kubernetes is an advantage for managing containerized applications.

Who this role suits

• A person who thrives on leading significant technical projects and takes ownership of their deliverables.
• Someone who enjoys mentoring peers and contributing to a shared codebase through code reviews and collaborative problem-solving.
• An engineer with strong systems thinking, able to define clear specifications and build secure, reliable, and scalable production systems.
• A self-starter comfortable with autonomous work, flexible hours, and remote collaboration across different time zones.

From the employer

• Lead the development of major team-scoped projects.
• Participate in cross-team initiatives for Remote's HR and Payroll products.
• Provide feedback and suggest solutions to problems.
• Maintain a good understanding of the team’s domain.
• Provide feedback on code reviews.
• Contribute to the shared codebase.
• Debug and solve technical and business issues.
• Mentor and provide guidance to other engineers.
• Investigate and propose improvements to our platform.
• Implement interfaces with performance, accessibility, and API design in mind.
• Redesign engineering work with autonomous agents.
• Build reusable agentic workflows and primitives.

• Strong engineering fundamentals.
• Experience with secure, reliable, and scalable production systems.
• Experience with agentic/automation workflows.
• Ability to think in systems and define specs clearly.
• Experience with Postgres or similar.
• Experience with CI/CD tools like GitLab, Github, Jenkins.
• Nice to have: Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, Nextjs, React/Vue/Angular.

• Work from anywhere.
• Flexible paid time off.
• Flexible working hours (async).
• 16 weeks paid parental leave.
• Mental health support services.
• Stock options.
• Learning budget.
• Home office budget & IT equipment.
• Budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces.