Remote Elixir Backend Engineer — Kafka

Zachary Piper Solutions; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

Piper Companies is seeking a Software Engineer for a world-leading technology organization supporting a fully remote workforce. The role focuses on designing and building scalable backend systems using Elixir and OTP, with Kafka for high-throughput data streaming and event-driven architecture.

Candidates should have 4+ years in backend or distributed systems, strong Elixir skills, and hands-on experience with Kafka and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP).

Qualifications

• 4+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on backend or distributed systems.
• Strong proficiency in Elixir and functional programming paradigms.
• Hands-on experience with Kafka or similar streaming platforms (e.g., Pulsar, RabbitMQ).
• Familiarity with microservices architecture, APIs, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using Elixir and OTP frameworks.
• Implement and manage event-driven architectures leveraging Kafka for data streaming and messaging.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build resilient, high-availability systems.
• Optimize system performance, reliability, and scalability in distributed environments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues while continuously improving system architecture.

Skills

Elixir

Kafka

Distributed systems

Microservices

APIs

AWS

Azure

GCP

Tools

Kafka

Job description

Piper Companies is seeking a Software Engineer for a world-leading technology organization supporting a fully remote workforce. The role focuses on designing and building scalable backend systems using Elixir and OTP, with Kafka for high-throughput data streaming and event-driven architecture.

Candidates should have 4+ years in backend or distributed systems, strong Elixir skills, and hands-on experience with Kafka and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP).