Staff Elixir Engineer – Distributed Systems Lead (Space)

True Anomaly, Inc.; Denver, Long Beach (CO, CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Best-in-class healthcare

Flexible Time Off

Daily catered lunch

Equity participation

Dog Fridays

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

True Anomaly, Inc. is seeking an exceptional Staff Elixir Software Engineer to lead the technical direction of our distributed spacecraft ground control system. You will drive the backend roadmap, mentor engineers, and partner with cross-functional teams to scale our platform for years to come.

This high-impact role requires deep Elixir expertise, a strategic mindset, and the ability to shape product direction while improving reliability and velocity across the organization.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software development experience.
• Expert-level mastery of Elixir and OTP.
• Deep distributed systems experience across architecture patterns.
• Proven testing strategies across unit/integration and end-to-end layers.
• Experience leading technical initiatives and mentoring engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale distributed systems initiatives from vision to production.
• Define Elixir/OTP roadmap and architectural strategy.
• Set engineering standards balancing innovation with maintainability.
• Identify reliability risks and drive multi-quarter initiatives.
• Mentor senior, mid-level, and junior engineers; develop growth plans.
• Collaborate with product, design, and operations to align roadmaps.

Skills

Elixir

OTP

Distributed systems

BEAM internals

Git workflows

Technical leadership

Full-stack

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS

Tools

PostgreSQL

GraphQL

gRPC

REST

Job description

True Anomaly, Inc. is seeking an exceptional Staff Elixir Software Engineer to lead the technical direction of our distributed spacecraft ground control system. You will drive the backend roadmap, mentor engineers, and partner with cross-functional teams to scale our platform for years to come.

This high-impact role requires deep Elixir expertise, a strategic mindset, and the ability to shape product direction while improving reliability and velocity across the organization.