Remote Elixir/Phoenix Backend Engineer

Remote; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and bonuses

Generous paid-time-off policy

Flexible working hours

Work remotely

Continued education, training, and.con

Job summary

Bluelight in San Francisco is seeking an experienced backend engineer to design, build, and maintain high-performance APIs using Elixir and the Phoenix framework. You will work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to translate requirements into scalable services.

The role emphasizes ownership of features, testing, code reviews, and ongoing performance improvements, with opportunities for growth in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and flexible remote options.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional backend software development experience.
• Strong proficiency with Elixir and Phoenix.
• Experience with OTP, concurrency, and distributed systems.
• Experience designing RESTful APIs and working with PostgreSQL.
• Excellent communication in agile teams.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain backend systems and APIs using Elixir and Phoenix.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers.
• Own features from conception to release.
• Write unit and integration tests; participate in code reviews.
• Improve performance, scalability, and fault tolerance.
• Stay current with Elixir ecosystem.

Skills

Elixir

Phoenix framework

OTP

Distributed systems

RESTful APIs

GraphQL

PostgreSQL

Team Collaboration

Tools

Ecto

Job description

Bluelight in San Francisco is seeking an experienced backend engineer to design, build, and maintain high-performance APIs using Elixir and the Phoenix framework. You will work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to translate requirements into scalable services.

The role emphasizes ownership of features, testing, code reviews, and ongoing performance improvements, with opportunities for growth in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and flexible remote options.