Senior Backend Engineer (Elixir/Phoenix) - Full Remote Global

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

Join an innovative and globally distributed technology company that is transforming how businesses build and manage international operations through a modern cloud-based platform. As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will play a key role in designing and delivering scalable backend services, APIs, and integrations that support mission-critical products used by organizations worldwide.

Working within cross-functional engineering teams, you will collaborate with Backend, Frontend, SRE, and QA professionals in an asynchronous, remote-first environment that values ownership, automation, and technical excellence. This is an opportunity to contribute to high-impact initiatives while helping shape the evolution of a modern engineering platform built for scale.

PROJECT & CONTEXT

The engineering ecosystem is primarily built with Elixir, Phoenix Framework, and PostgreSQL, complemented by React, Next.js, cloud infrastructure on Amazon Web Services (AWS), and CI/CD pipelines using GitLab. Deployments are fully automated and occur multiple times per day.

The successful candidate will contribute to the development of secure, reliable, and scalable backend services while driving engineering best practices, automation initiatives, and AI-enabled workflows. The role also involves mentoring engineers, participating in architectural decisions, improving developer productivity, and implementing verification mechanisms to ensure quality and reliability across the platform.

Required language: English (professional proficiency).

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR (Required)

• Proven experience as a Senior Backend Engineer delivering production-grade distributed systems.
• Strong expertise with Elixir and Phoenix Framework.
• Solid experience with PostgreSQL or equivalent relational database systems.
• Experience designing and maintaining secure, scalable, and highly available backend architectures.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD platforms such as GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar solutions.
• Practical experience building or adopting automation and AI-driven workflows, including iterative optimization.
• Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals, system design, and architecture.
• Ability to define technical specifications, break down complex problems, implement verification mechanisms, and ensure solution quality.
• Experience developing APIs and backend integrations.
• Familiarity with collaborative development practices including code reviews and mentoring.
• Professional proficiency in English.

NICE TO HAVE (Preferred)

• Experience with Kubernetes.
• Experience with Docker.
• Experience deploying and operating applications on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Knowledge of React and Next.js.
• Experience with modern frontend frameworks such as Vue.js or Angular.
• Exposure to Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices.
• Experience building reusable autonomous or agent-based engineering workflows.
• Previous experience working in globally distributed, remote-first engineering teams.
• Strong interest in platform improvements, developer experience, and engineering productivity initiatives.