Senior Backend Engineer

Overview
Senior Backend Engineer (Elixir) role at Remote. Remote is solving modern organizations' biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We enable businesses to recruit, pay, and manage international teams. Our team works asynchronously from around the world, and all positions are fully remote.
What this job can offer you
Complex and meaningful challenges — enabling people and businesses to operate in any country.
Significant impact on the business as we grow.
Freedom to organize your work and life; not bound to daily standups or ceremonies.
Competitive salary, stock options, flexible paid time off, and a set of perks and benefits.
A supportive environment that encourages challenging dogmas and pursuing innovation.
Strong team of experienced engineers to support your professional growth.
Responsibilities
Lead the development of major team-scoped projects; participate in cross-team initiatives.
Actively participate in product work within the team: provide feedback, suggest solutions, and use technical insights to improve the product.
Maintain a strong understanding of the team's domain from both product and engineering perspectives.
Provide feedback on code reviews and contribute to the shared codebase.
Debug and resolve technical and business issues.
Participate in non-team activities such as support rotations, hiring processes, RFC discussions, etc.
Mentor and guide other engineers.
Investigate, propose, and participate in platform improvements.
Design and implement APIs with performance, scalability, and maintainability in mind.
Must have (professional experience)
Significant experience as a Backend Engineer with Elixir, including building, shipping, and maintaining a complex software project.
Postgres (or similar relational database).
CI/CD experience (GitLab, GitHub, Jenkins or similar).
Nice to have
Kubernetes
Docker
AWS
Next.js
React/Vue/Angular
Practical
Reporting line: Engineering Team Leader
Team: Engineering
Location: Anywhere in the World
Start date: As soon as possible
Remote compensation philosophy
Remote's Total Rewards philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay along with competitive benefits in all locations we operate. We pay above in-location rates and hire globally. Salary ranges are geo-based and depend on role, level, and location. The base salary range for this full-time position is USD 51,850 to USD 116,650. Actual pay depends on location, skills, experience, training, business needs, and market conditions.
Application process
Interview with our recruiter
Interview with an Engineering Leader
Async code exercise and review
Interview with engineering team members
Bar Raiser Interview
Executive Interview with VP of Engineering
Offer and employment verification
Benefits
Our full benefits and perks are described in our handbook. Some benefits apply to all Remoters, including:
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 and IT equipment
Budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces
How you'll plan your day (and life)
We work async at Remote, so you can plan your schedule around your life. You will be empowered to take ownership and be proactive. Life–work balance is important, and you'll be encouraged to fit work around your needs.
How to apply
Please fill out the form below and upload your CV in PDF format.
Submit your application and CV in English, as this is the standard language used at Remote.
If you don't have an up-to-date CV, you may include your LinkedIn profile.
Equality and accommodations
Remote is an equal employment opportunity employer. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds and provide accommodations on request. We also support employee resource groups and invite candidates to share pronouns if comfortable.
Remote embraces AI as a tool while prioritizing human creativity and authentic expertise.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
Human Resources Services
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