Senior Software Engineer, Elixir

Clarity; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock option plan

Health and dental premiums

Commuter benefit $20/day

Onsite gym and rooftop amenities

Bi-weekly catered lunches and socials

Relocation sponsorship

Job summary

Clarity is redefining how private companies access liquidity, and is seeking a Senior Engineer to contribute to both backend services and user-facing interfaces in Vancouver. You will work with Elixir, Phoenix, Ecto on the backend and TypeScript/React on the frontend, ensuring secure, scalable systems while collaborating with founders.

The role emphasizes rapid iteration in a fintech startup environment, with opportunities for leadership growth and ownership through our employee stock option

Qualifications

• Extensive backend development with Elixir and Phoenix.
• Strong front-end experience with TypeScript and React.
• Experience in CI/CD-driven development.
• Ability to write automated backend tests.
• Excellent English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on develop with Elixir, Phoenix, and Ecto from day one.
• Build and maintain frontend user interfaces.
• Apply strong data modeling and software architecture skills to develop performant and maintainable code.
• Integrate with third-party services through APIs and webhooks, alongside local data processing.
• Design and build secure APIs, applying best practices across all aspects of API security.
• Collaborate closely with a small team, including directly with the founders, to build both the product and the company.
• Adapt quickly to a fast-moving environment and shifting priorities.

Skills

Elixir

Phoenix

Typescript

React

CI/CD

Automated tests

English

Tools

Absinthe

PostgreSQL

Job description

Clarity is redefining how private companies and their shareholders access liquidity. Through its institutional-grade platform, Clarity brings together buyers, sellers, and issuers to facilitate secondary transactions in venture-backed, pre-IPO companies, introducing efficiency, transparency, and standardization to an otherwise opaque asset class.

Recognized as one of Canada’s fastest-growing companies and backed by leading U.S. investors, Clarity is profitable, well-capitalized, and building a high-performance team to meet growing demand and pursue new market opportunities.

As a Senior Engineer at Hiive, you will be a hands-on contributor to the backed system powering our platform, while building a user friendly interface. You will collaborate with technical leadership to deliver new core features to our application. You will work closely with your colleagues to refactor and improve the codebase; create a robust, scalable and secure infrastructure; and build an excellent and supportive engineering culture.

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Hands-on develop with Elixir, Phoenix, and Ecto from day one.

• Build and maintain frontend user interfaces.

• Apply strong data modeling and software architecture skills to develop performant and maintainable code.

• Integrate with third-party services through APIs and webhooks, alongside local data processing.

• Design and build secure APIs, applying best practices across all aspects of API security.

• Collaborate closely with a small team, including directly with the founders, to build both the product and the company.

• Adapt quickly to a fast-moving environment and shifting priorities.

Required Experience:

• Substantial expertise building backend systems with Elixir and Phoenix.

• Strong experience utilizing Typescript and React.

• Able to work in a team environment with a CI/CD driven workflow.

• Have a philosophy in writing automated backend tests.

• Strong English language skills.

Preferable Experience:

• Experience building GraphQL APIs using Absinthe.

• Understanding of Postgres databases design and optimization.

• Previous experience working in a fintech startup

Compensation, Benefits & Perks:

• Highly competitive salary commensurate with experience and contribution.

• Opportunity to participate in ownership of a rapidly growing early-stage startup through our employee stock option plan.

• Comprehensive 100% employer-paid health and dental premiums, a health and personal spending account.

• A dedicated desk in our Vancouver, BC HQ, in the heart of downtown, with a fridge stocked with healthy snacks and drinks, an onsite gym, and a gorgeous rooftop amenity.

• Enjoy a $20-per-day commuter benefit for every day you work in our Vancouver HQ.

• An engaging social calendar, including bi-weekly catered lunches, bi-weekly “Friday bar,” team workouts, annual summer party, and holiday party, two “onsite” all-team retreats each year, semi-annual team-building events, and Hiive Womens’ Network events.

• Significant opportunities for growth into team leadership and management roles.

• Entrepreneurial culture and a small and dynamic team.

• Sponsorship, immigration, and relocation for exceptional candidates.

Benefits & Perks:

• Opportunity to participate in ownership of a rapidly growing company through our employee stock option plan.

• Comprehensive 100% employer-paid health & dental premiums and a Health/Personal Spending Account for Canadian employees. (An employer-subsidized benefits program is available for US-based team members).

• If you are based in Vancouver, enjoy a dedicated desk in our Vancouver, BC HQ, in the heart of downtown, with a fridge stocked with healthy snacks and drinks, an onsite gym, and a gorgeous rooftop amenity.

• Vancouver based employees enjoy a $20-per-day commuter benefit for every day you work in our downtown HQ.

• An engaging social calendar, including bi-weekly catered lunches, bi-weekly “Friday bar,” team workouts, annual summer party, and holiday party, two “onsite” all-team retreats each year, semi-annual team-building events, and Clarity Women’s Network events.

• Significant opportunities for growth into team leadership and management roles.

• Entrepreneurial culture and a small and dynamic team.

• Sponsorship, immigration, and relocation for exceptional candidates.

Clarity is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all individuals have an opportunity to succeed.

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