Senior Backend Engineer (Elixir)

Remote $115k–$196k senior 2 months ago full-time quality 8.6/10
ElixirPhoenixPostgresReactNextjsGitLabAWSKubernetesDocker
  • 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.

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