Senior Elixir Platform Lead — Remote & Architecture Impact

remotehiro; New York (NY); Remote; USD 225,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity stake in company

Comprehensive health benefits

Flexible remote work (or hybrid for NY

Job summary

Fairing is seeking a Senior Elixir Engineer to become our CTO’s technical partner and eventual platform lead. You’ll join the six‑person product team as the senior engineer beside the CTO and two Elixir practitioners, with a clear path to leading platform development as we scale.

This role offers high‑impact ownership: ship features, drive platform architecture, set engineering standards, and partner with product to translate customer problems into executable initiatives.

Qualifications

• Production Elixir expertise in live systems and OTP principles.
• Advanced PostgreSQL knowledge including CTEs, window functions, JSONB, indexing.
• Curiosity about customer problems and edge cases guiding design decisions.
• Self-direction in small teams with ownership and autonomy.
• Clear technical communication for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience partnering with product managers to define solutions and timelines.

Responsibilities

• Ship features that solve real customer problems.
• Lead platform architecture with customer impact in mind.
• Establish engineering standards and elevate the team.
• Partner with Product to bridge strategy and execution.

Skills

Elixir production

PostgreSQL expertise

GenServers/OTP

Clear technical communication

Product partnership

Tools

Phoenix LiveView

PostgreSQL

Job description

Fairing is seeking a Senior Elixir Engineer to become our CTO’s technical partner and eventual platform lead. You’ll join the six‑person product team as the senior engineer beside the CTO and two Elixir practitioners, with a clear path to leading platform development as we scale.

This role offers high‑impact ownership: ship features, drive platform architecture, set engineering standards, and partner with product to translate customer problems into executable initiatives.