Software Engineer

AHEAD; United States; On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Parental leave

Caregiver leave

Job summary

AHEAD is seeking an early-career Software Engineer to contribute from day one on Hatch, an IT lifecycle platform. You will write, test, and ship full-stack features with support from senior engineers in a modern Elixir and Phoenix stack. AI tools will help you learn quickly while you grow toward end-to-end ownership.

You’ll work closely with teammates and end users to understand business problems, write well-tested code, and expand your technical capabilities across languages and tools.

Qualifications

• Foundations in software development from a CS degree, bootcamp, internships, personal projects, or equivalent self-taught experience.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to features across our platforms and grow toward owning them end to end.
• Build full‑stack functionality for internal and public web applications, learning to make sound design decisions along the way.
• Use AI tools and agents to work and learn faster, then review, test, and harden what you ship.
• Take part in the full development life cycle: implementation, testing, debugging, and support.
• Take part in code reviews, giving and receiving feedback, as one of the fastest ways to grow.
• Work directly with teammates and end users to understand the business problem behind each request.

Skills

Curiosity

Learning mindset

Communication

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Tools

Elixir

Phoenix

Full‑stack development

Job description

AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together advances in cloud infrastructure, automation, analytics, and software delivery, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of digital transformation.

At AHEAD, we prioritize creating a culture of belonging where all perspectives and voices are represented, valued, respected, and heard. We create spaces to empower everyone to speak up, make change, and drive the culture at AHEAD.

AHEAD is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived.

About the Role

AHEAD is looking for a sharp, motivated Software Engineer, early in their career and ready to do real work from day one, to help build Hatch—an advanced platform for IT lifecycle management, renewal, procurement, and logistics. Hatch provides enterprises real‑time visibility and control over their IT assets, orders, contracts, and inventory across thousands of sites.

We care more about how you think and how quickly you learn than about the languages on your résumé. You’ll start by contributing to real features and grow toward owning them end to end, writing, testing, and shipping full‑stack code with support from experienced engineers. Our stack today is Elixir and Phoenix. No prior experience with them is required.

Age of AI

AI tools and coding agents will be part of your workflow to help you write, explore, and understand code faster, while building the judgment to review what they produce.

• Use AI to learn faster and contribute sooner on scaffolding, tests, and research, then review what it produces like you own it.
• Build strong fundamentals: clean code, testing, debugging, and how real systems fit together.
• Grow your judgment with regular feedback from senior engineers who care about helping you level up.

What You'll Be Doing

• Contribute to features across our platforms and grow toward owning them end to end.
• Build full‑stack functionality for internal and public web applications, learning to make sound design decisions along the way.
• Use AI tools and agents to work and learn faster, then review, test, and harden what you ship.
• Take part in the full development life cycle: implementation, testing, debugging, and support.
• Take part in code reviews, giving and receiving feedback, as one of the fastest ways to grow.
• Work directly with teammates and end users to understand the business problem behind each request.
• Write reliable, well‑tested code and fix issues promptly.
• Pick up new languages, tools, and concepts as you go. Curiosity is the job.

Ideal Candidate

• Some foundation in software development, whether through a CS degree, bootcamp, internships, personal projects, or equivalent self‑taught experience.
• Developing engineering judgment. You’re learning what “good” looks like and how to tell solid solutions from shaky ones.
• The beginnings of a product mindset: you care about the user and the outcome, not just closing the ticket.
• Interest in using modern AI development tools well, paired with the instinct to verify and test what you ship.
• Comfortable writing code in at least one modern language, and eager to learn Elixir, Phoenix, and whatever else a problem calls for. (No prior Elixir experience required.)
• A growing foundation in software design and good practices, including testing, version control, and code review.
• Clear, direct communication and a willingness to ask good questions.
• Curiosity and drive. You love to learn, and you see your work through to the end.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid company holidays
• Paid time off
• Paid parental and caregiver leave
• Plus more! See benefits at www.aheadbenefits.com for additional details.

Compensation: $100,000 – $130,000 a year (On‑Target Earnings, including base salary and any applicable target bonus). This range may vary based on candidate’s relevant experience, qualifications, and geographic location.

Use of AI: We may use AI tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, assessing responses, or generating transcriptions or summaries during interviews. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please refer to the Candidate Privacy Notice or contact [e-mail]. You may opt‑out of the review or analysis of your application and resume by AI tools by using the General Application. Candidates will not be penalized for choosing to opt‑out.