Senior Elixir Backend Architect - Hybrid, Equity

Functional Software Stockholm AB; Stockholms kommun; Hybrid; SEK 900,000 - 1,150,000; Full time

Job summary

Functional Software Stockholm AB in Stockholm, Sweden, is seeking a Senior Software Developer to join a distributed, microservice-based backend team. You will work closely with senior engineers and tech leadership on backend development, system architecture, and cloud infrastructure.

The role emphasizes ownership of architectural decisions, building scalable and secure services in AWS + Kubernetes, and contributing to CI/CD pipelines, observability, and automation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong experience with Elixir, Rust, or similar backend technologies.
• Solid understanding of PostgreSQL and/or MySQL.
• Experience designing and building distributed systems.
• Ability to write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code.
• Experience with AI-assisted coding workflows.
• Strong communication skills in English (Swedish is a strong plus).

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on backend development and system architecture within a distributed platform.
• Design and build scalable, secure services in AWS + Kubernetes.
• Take ownership of architectural decisions and technical direction.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, observability, and automation workflows.
• Collaborate with senior engineers and technical leadership.

Job description

Functional Software Stockholm AB in Stockholm, Sweden, is seeking a Senior Software Developer to join a distributed, microservice-based backend team. You will work closely with senior engineers and tech leadership on backend development, system architecture, and cloud infrastructure.

The role emphasizes ownership of architectural decisions, building scalable and secure services in AWS + Kubernetes, and contributing to CI/CD pipelines, observability, and automation.