Senior Software Engineer (Elixir)

Hiive LLC; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a rapidly growing fintech startup as a Senior Engineer, where you will play a pivotal role in developing cutting-edge backend systems using Elixir and Phoenix. This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with founders and a dynamic team, contributing to a user-friendly platform that connects buyers and sellers in the venture capital space. You'll have the chance to innovate in a fast-paced environment, ensuring secure and efficient API development while enjoying a vibrant workplace culture. If you're looking for a role that offers substantial growth and involvement in a thriving startup, this position is for you.

Benefits

Employee stock option plan

100% employer-paid health and dental premiums

Onsite gym

Healthy snacks and drinks

$20-per-day commuter benefit

Bi-weekly catered lunches

Team workouts

Annual summer party

Holiday party

Sponsorship and relocation support

Qualifications

• Expertise in backend systems with Elixir and Phoenix is essential.
• Strong frontend experience with Typescript and React is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain backend systems while enhancing user interfaces.
• Collaborate with founders to build a robust product and company culture.

Skills

Elixir

Phoenix

Ecto

Typescript

React

API Development

Data Modeling

Software Architecture

CI/CD

Automated Testing

Job description

Named #4 startup in Canada for 2024, Hiive is a fintech/marketplace startup connecting buyers and sellers of stock in venture-backed pre-IPO companies. Thanks to our industry-leading technology and best-in-class capital markets team, we are home to the fastest-growing marketplace for the stock of “unicorns” on the planet. As a profitable and rapidly growing business backed by tier-one venture capital investors, we are seeking to scale our high-performing team.

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:

• Consider themselves highly capable at hands-on development of Elixir, Phoenix, and Ecto from day one.

• Strong experience working on frontend user interfaces

• Know the ins and outs of data modeling and software architecture for developing performant and maintainable code.

• Have experience with integrating with third party services through APIs and webhooks alongside local data processing.

• Be well versed in all aspects of secure API development.

• Be comfortable working with a small team including directly with the founders on building a product and a company.

• Adapt well to a quickly moving environment.

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.

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