Elixir Engineer: Build Scalable APIs & Platforms

INGEPSY; Perímetro Urbano Barranquilla; On-site; COP 195,351,000 - 293,026,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional growth

Competitive USD-based compensation

Exciting projects with Fortune 500s

Flextime & remote work

Job summary

AgileEngine is seeking an Elixir Engineer to build, maintain, and improve a growing software platform as an embedded member of a small engineering team.

You will work across the application, collaborating with product managers to translate user problems into technical solutions and own development end-to-end. The role requires strong English communication and willingness to travel if needed.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with Elixir and/or Erlang.
• Strong understanding of functional programming principles.
• Professional experience building and maintaining production web applications.
• Experience working with PostgreSQL or similar relational databases.
• Experience designing, consuming, or maintaining APIs and service integrations.
• Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals and modern development practices.
• Ability to independently own and deliver engineering tasks.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Comfortable working across different areas of a product rather than within a narrowly specialized role.
• Experience collaborating closely with product managers and other non-engineering stakeholders.
• Ability to understand user problems and incorporate that context into technical decisions.
• Comfortable working in a small, distributed engineering team.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Availability for a full-time engagement.
• Based in Latin America with strong working-hour overlap with the team in Austin, Texas.
• Ability to occasionally travel to the United States if required.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and improve the software platform using Elixir.
• Work across different areas of the application as part of a small engineering team.
• Collaborate closely with product managers to understand user problems and translate them into effective technical solutions.
• Participate in technical and product discussions and contribute to implementation decisions.
• Take ownership of development work from requirements and problem definition through implementation and delivery.
• Build and maintain integrations with internal and external services and APIs.
• Work with PostgreSQL and the application’s data layer.
• Write reliable, maintainable, well-tested production code.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues across the application.
• Contribute to the evolution of the platform and engineering practices as the product grows.
• Communicate progress, technical considerations, tradeoffs, and blockers clearly with the broader team.
• Work effectively in an environment where priorities and responsibilities may evolve as the company grows.

Skills

Elixir/Erlang experience

Functional programming

Production web apps

PostgreSQL

API design/consumption

Problem solving

English communication

Independent ownership

Full-time availability

Tools

Phoenix LiveView

Fly.io

AWS

Cloud infrastructure

Security/compliance

Event Sourcing

AI-assisted development tools

Job description

AgileEngine is seeking an Elixir Engineer to build, maintain, and improve a growing software platform as an embedded member of a small engineering team.

You will work across the application, collaborating with product managers to translate user problems into technical solutions and own development end-to-end. The role requires strong English communication and willingness to travel if needed.