Senior Elixir & Observability Engineer - Remote work | REF#308850

BairesDev; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Competitive USD salary

Home office setup

Flexible hours

Paid parental leave

Diversity & mentorship

Job summary

At BairesDev, a global technology services company, we are seeking a Senior Elixir & Observability Engineer to design, build, and optimize highly concurrent backend systems with clear telemetry standards.

You will enable monitoring, tracing, and performance improvements across the stack, collaborating with Infra and SRE teams while elevating reliability and production health reporting for complex distributed systems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Elixir Development, or a related field.
• Proven expertise with Elixir and Rust programming languages.
• Strong hands-on experience implementing OpenTelemetry for distributed tracing.
• Proficiency with observability platforms such as Datadog or New Relic.
• Advanced proficiency in English.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop high-performance, fault-tolerant backend services and systems.
• Integrate advanced observability and distributed tracing frameworks across the entire technology stack.
• Instrument applications to capture critical metrics, logs and traces for real-time monitoring.
• Collaborate with infrastructure and engineering teams to identify system bottlenecks and optimize performance.
• Establish best practices for application reliability, debugging, and production-level system health reporting.

Skills

Elixir

Rust

OpenTelemetry

Datadog

English

Tools

Datadog

New Relic

Job description

At BairesDev®, we've been leading the way in technology projects for over 15 years. We deliver cutting-edge solutions to giants like Google and the most innovative startups in Silicon Valley.

Our diverse 4,000+ team, composed of the world's Top 1% of tech talent, works remotely on roles that drive significant impact worldwide.

When you apply for this position, you're taking the first step in a process that goes beyond the ordinary. We aim to align your passions and skills with our vacancies, setting you on a path to exceptional career development and success.

Senior Elixir & Observability Engineer at BairesDev

As a Senior Elixir & Observability Engineer, you will design, build, and optimize highly concurrent, scalable backend systems while ensuring complete visibility into application performance. You will play a vital role in establishing robust telemetry standards, allowing engineering teams to monitor, debug, and improve system health proactively.

What You’ll Do

• Design and develop high-performance, fault-tolerant backend services and systems.
• Integrate advanced observability and distributed tracing frameworks across the entire technology stack.
• Instrument applications to capture critical metrics, logs and traces for real-time monitoring.
• Collaborate with infrastructure and engineering teams to identify system bottlenecks and optimize performance.
• Establish best practices for application reliability, debugging, and production-level system health reporting.

What We Are Looking For

• 5+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Elixir Development, or a related field.
• Proven expertise with Elixir and Rust programming languages.
• Strong hands-on experience implementing OpenTelemetry for distributed tracing.
• Proficiency with observability platforms such as Datadog or New Relic.
• Advanced proficiency in English.

How we do make your work (and your life) easier:

• 100% remote work (from anywhere).
• Excellent compensation in USD or your local currency if preferred
• Hardware and software setup for you to work from home.
• Flexible hours: create your own schedule.
• Paid parental leaves, vacations, and national holidays.
• Innovative and multicultural work environment: collaborate and learn from the global Top 1% of talent.
• Supportive environment with mentorship, promotions, skill development, and diverse growth opportunities.

Join a global team where your unique talents can truly thrive and make a significant impact!

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