Senior Backend Engineer

DICE; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

DICE is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to drive architectural decisions and scalable solutions for live entertainment platforms. The role focuses on Elixir-based backend services and scaling complex systems supporting millions of events and tickets.

You will mentor engineers, lead technical discussions with product and design, and champion best practices in testing, docs, and maintainability. Join a fast-growing, globally distributed team shaping live fan experiences.

Qualifications

• Extensive production experience with Elixir, OTP and Phoenix.
• Strong track record designing distributed systems at scale.
• Experience with PostgreSQL/Redis and performance tuning.
• Experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical decisions.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop high-load backend systems in Elixir.
• Lead technical discussions with product managers and designers to turn requirements into robust specifications.
• Mentor junior engineers and conduct code reviews to uplift technical excellence.
• Identify bottlenecks in ticketing and event systems; design scalable solutions.
• Champion testing, documentation, and maintainability across the engineering organization.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

System architecture

Team collaboration

Tools

Elixir

OTP

Phoenix

PostgreSQL

Redis

Kubernetes

GraphQL

REST APIs

GitHub

Drone CI

Job description

Senior Backend Engineer - UK Timezone (within +/- 2 hours)

Live shows make us feel good. They're a time to hang with our friends, discover new artists or lose ourselves on a dancefloor. We're on a mission to bring all of this to more fans, more often - and that's where you come in.

We're looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our Engineering team and drive exceptional product development for fans, venues and artists.

At DICE, you'll be part of the company that’s redefining live entertainment. It's a place where you can be yourself, influence the culture, and create work that you're proud of.

About the role

DICE is scaling fast, and we've got ambitious goals for our platforms. As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in architectural decisions, helping define not just what we build, but how it scales.

Our backend apps are written mostly in Elixir. They feed information to our award-winning apps via GraphQL and REST APIs, and handle millions of ticket-sale transactions. We host our code on GitHub, manage pipelines with Drone CI, and deploy to Kubernetes clusters.

We are always open to improving our workflow and codebase, and we'll look to you to champion those improvements for the benefit of the team and product.

You'll be

Architecting and developing complex, high-load backend systems written in Elixir.

Leading technical discussions with Product Managers, Engineers, and Designers to turn vague requirements into robust technical specifications.

Mentoring mid-level and junior engineers, conducting code reviews, and fostering a culture of technical excellence.

• Proactively identifying bottlenecks in our ticketing and event management systems and designing scalable solutions to handle traffic spikes.

Championing best practices in testing, documentation, and maintainability across the engineering organisation.

You are

• A technical leader who enjoys sharing knowledge and uplifting the team.

Passionate, humble and talented.

• A fan of music and culture.

Actively responsible and ownership-driven; you don't just write code, you own the outcome in production.

Eager to build apps that make a positive impact.

You’ll need

Extensive production experience with Elixir, OTP, and Phoenix (or deep expertise in another functional language with a willingness to master Elixir quickly).

A strong track record of designing and developing distributed systems at scale.

Experience integrating complex third-party services and gracefully handling failure scenarios.

• Deep understanding of database internals (PostgreSQL/Redis) and query performance optimisation.

Deep understanding of how OSes and Linux work internally.

• Experience mentoring other engineers and influencing technical decisions within a team.

About DICE

DICE is based throughout Europe, North America, Australia and India, and is rapidly growing worldwide. We're constantly innovating to bring amazing products to fans, artists, venues and promoters.

We know that having a variety of perspectives makes us a better company - it's why we strongly encourage members of underrepresented communities to apply. Find out how we're creating a more diverse, equitable and inclusive DICE .