Remote Elixir Backend Engineer (Kafka & Microservices)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k)

PTO

Sick Leave

Job summary

Piper Companies is seeking a Software Engineer for a world leading technology organization supporting a fully remote workforce. The Software Engineer role is a remote position and will design and build scalable backend systems using Elixir while leveraging Kafka for high-throughput data streaming and event-driven architecture.

An ideal candidate has strong expertise in Elixir, distributed systems, and real-time data processing, with 4+ years of experience in backend development and a passion for

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

Distributed systems

Real-time data processing

Tools

Elixir

Kafka

Pulsar

RabbitMQ

Job description

Piper Companies is seeking a Software Engineer for a world leading technology organization supporting a fully remote workforce. The Software Engineer role is a remote position and will design and build scalable backend systems using Elixir while leveraging Kafka for high-throughput data streaming and event-driven architecture.

An ideal candidate has strong expertise in Elixir, distributed systems, and real-time data processing, with 4+ years of experience in backend development and a passion for