Senior Elixir Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Become a part of a product team focused on developing marketing technology that facilitates vehicle sales for leading automotive brands.

• Create and deploy product features using Elixir and Phoenix LiveView, guiding them from conception to production.

• Architect data models and services for new functionalities.

• Strategize modifications and migrations for secure production implementation.

• Develop within an event-driven architecture utilizing APIs and RabbitMQ.

• Manage increasing volumes of customer data reliably.

• Produce well-tested and maintainable code through test-driven development practices.

• Engage in pair programming and code reviews to uphold quality standards.

• Participate in technical and product discussions as well as roadmap planning.

• Leverage data and observability to assess production performance and customer value.

• Collaborate with and mentor fellow engineers.

• Take full ownership of feature delivery from design through to rollout.

• Implement production changes within the first few weeks and take charge of significant features.

• Contribute to shaping squad processes, technical standards, and product direction.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in designing and deploying backend systems in production, including expertise in relational databases and data modeling.

• Strong foundation in computer science principles: data structures, algorithms, complexity, and system behavior.

• Professional proficiency in Elixir, or extensive experience in another backend language with a strong desire to adopt Elixir as the primary tool.

• Familiarity with asynchronous, event-driven systems.

• Background in web development.

• Proficient with Linux and Docker.

• Interest in multiple programming languages and technology stacks.

• Experience in writing tested and maintainable code.

• Genuine enthusiasm for continuous delivery, test-driven development, pair programming, code reviews, and retrospectives.

• Ability to effectively utilize AI tools and assess their outputs.

• Degree or equivalent experience in computer science fundamentals.

• Bonus: experience with Ruby or another functional programming language.

• Bonus: expertise in RabbitMQ, PostgreSQL, or Redis.

• Bonus: familiarity with Kubernetes, Terraform, or Google Cloud.

• Bonus: experience in mentoring engineers.

🏝️ Benefits

• Share options in Driftrock on founder-friendly, tax-efficient EMI terms, with the option to retain vested options post-departure at board discretion.

• Comprehensive Vitality health coverage: including medical, dental, vision, hearing, mental health support and therapy, cancer coverage, a free Headspace subscription, and Vitality rewards.

• 24 to 28 days of holiday in addition to bank holidays.

• Pension contributions.

• Life assurance equivalent to 3x salary.

• Income protection.

• Electric car salary-sacrifice scheme that includes insurance, servicing, and charging perks.

• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave.

• Learning budget for books, courses, and conferences, along with time allocated for personal objectives.

• Perks and discounts available through CharlieHR.

• BMW Group employee discount program.

• Co-working space provided.

• Flexible working culture.

• International team members employed compliantly via an Employer of Record (Remote.com).

• Weekly Monday Showcases, regular retrospectives, Donut coffee pairings, and an annual company Summit.