Senior Elixir Backend Engineer - AI-First, Remote

Peek; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Travel Inc. in the United States is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer focused on Elixir and scalable backend systems.

You will own critical product areas, design API layers, integrate GraphQL APIs, and work with MySQL and messaging queues like RabbitMQ, while applying AI-driven tooling to improve coding and operations. You’ll join a remote-first, globally distributed team that values fast delivery, high code quality, and collaboration across Product, Design, and Engineering.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional development using Elixir.
• Experience with GraphQL APIs and MySQL.
• Familiarity with messaging queues such as RabbitMQ.
• Strong backend design, API development, and system reliability.
• Experience with microservices and CI/CD practices.

Responsibilities

• Own critical product areas and architectures.
• Design and operate complex agent orchestration systems with AI-focused approaches.
• Collaborate across Product, Design and Engineering to deliver robust features.
• Mentor peers, review code, and drive quality through testing and reviews.
• Ship features primarily through agent-assisted development in production.

Skills

Elixir

GraphQL APIs

RabbitMQ

Microservices

AI tools

System design

Code reviews

CI/CD

Databases

Ruby

Tools

GraphQL APIs

RabbitMQ

Job description

Travel Inc. in the United States is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer focused on Elixir and scalable backend systems.

You will own critical product areas, design API layers, integrate GraphQL APIs, and work with MySQL and messaging queues like RabbitMQ, while applying AI-driven tooling to improve coding and operations. You’ll join a remote-first, globally distributed team that values fast delivery, high code quality, and collaboration across Product, Design, and Engineering.