Elixir/Phoenix Backend Engineer - Remote

Lever, Inc.; Sur; Hybrid; COP 186,840,000 - 280,260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous PTO

Flexible hours

Remote work

Education support

Job summary

Bluelight LLC is seeking a skilled Backend Engineer to join our rapidly growing team. You will design, build, and maintain high-performance Elixir backends and APIs, collaborating with product managers, designers, and other engineers to translate requirements into scalable services.

This role offers flexible hours and remote work, with opportunities for professional growth, learning, and certifications as Bluelight expands across the Americas.

Qualifications

• 3+ years backend development experience.
• Proficient in Elixir and the Phoenix framework.
• Experience with OTP and distributed systems.
• Experience designing RESTful APIs (and GraphQL) and working with PostgreSQL (Ecto).
• Strong product sense and passion for reliable, scalable systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain high-performance back-end systems and APIs using Elixir and Phoenix.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to translate requirements into scalable services.
• Own features from conception to launch, including specs, code, and release processes.
• Write unit and integration tests; participate in code reviews to ensure quality.
• Identify bottlenecks, fix bugs, and improve performance and fault tolerance.
• Stay current with Elixir ecosystem, best practices, and new technologies.

Skills

Elixir

Phoenix

OTP

REST APIs

PostgreSQL

Tools

Ecto

Job description

Bluelight LLC is seeking a skilled Backend Engineer to join our rapidly growing team. You will design, build, and maintain high-performance Elixir backends and APIs, collaborating with product managers, designers, and other engineers to translate requirements into scalable services.

This role offers flexible hours and remote work, with opportunities for professional growth, learning, and certifications as Bluelight expands across the Americas.