Senior Erlang Engineer — Scalable Distributed Systems

MissionHires; Redwood City (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health and dental insurance

401K retirement plan

Paid time off

Maternity/paternity leave

Flexible hours

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

MissionHires in Redwood City, California is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to contribute to the design and development of high-performance software systems for robotic and automation platforms. The ideal candidate has strong experience in Erlang and the ability to develop scalable systems.

This role involves working closely with cross-functional teams, leading development efforts, and optimizing existing software. Comprehensive benefits including health insurance, 401K, and flexible work hours enhance the offer.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software development experience with strong problem-solving skills.
• Hands-on experience in Erlang preferred which includes concurrency model (processes, message passing).
• Experience with distributed, high-availability systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement core modules in Erlang for scalable systems.
• Lead development of product features and solve system-level challenges.
• Collaborate with architects to define design and contribute to roadmap.
• Refactor and optimize algorithms for performance and reliability.
• Review code and provide technical mentorship within the team.

Skills

Erlang

Elixir

Gleam

Pony

Akka (Scala)

Haskell

RDBMS/SQL

Version control systems (Git)

Analytical and debugging skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field

Job description

MissionHires in Redwood City, California is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to contribute to the design and development of high-performance software systems for robotic and automation platforms. The ideal candidate has strong experience in Erlang and the ability to develop scalable systems.

This role involves working closely with cross-functional teams, leading development efforts, and optimizing existing software. Comprehensive benefits including health insurance, 401K, and flexible work hours enhance the offer.