Senior Elixir Backend Developer

• Location: Northridge, CA

• Duration: 6 months

• Job Title: Elixir Backend Developer

• Experience: 8–10 years

• Role: Backend Development

Role Overview

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance backend applications.

• Build fault-tolerant and highly available applications usingElixir and the BEAM VM.

• Develop backend services using thePhoenix Framework.

• Work with distributed systems, REST APIs, microservices, and cloud-native applications.

Mandatory Skills

• Elixir

• Phoenix Framework

• OTP (Open Telecom Platform)

• GenServer

• Supervisors

• Concurrency models

• RESTful API development

• Microservices architecture

• Distributed systems

• Event-driven architecture

• PostgreSQL / MySQL

• Redis

• RabbitMQ / Kafka

• Docker

• Kubernetes

• Git

• CI/CD pipelines

• Agile methodologies

Primary Technologies

• Elixir

• Phoenix

• OTP

• PostgreSQL

• Redis

• Kafka

• Docker

• Kubernetes

• AWS / Azure / GCP

Preferred Skills

• AWS, Azure, or GCP

• GraphQL

• Phoenix LiveView

• DevOps practices

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• Prometheus

• Grafana

• ELK Stack

• Monitoring, logging, and observability

Roles & Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services usingElixir and Phoenix.

• Build scalable, fault-tolerant, and high-availability applications.

• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices.

• Optimize application performance, reliability, and security.

• Design database schemas, queries, and data models.

• Collaborate with frontend developers, architects, DevOps engineers, and product teams.

• Write clean, testable, and maintainable code.

• Follow software development best practices.

• Participate in code reviews.

• Troubleshoot application and production issues.

• Provide production support.

• Implement monitoring, logging, and observability solutions.

Role Description

• Role: Backend Developer

• Essential Skills: Elixir, Phoenix, OTP, REST APIs, Microservices

• Desirable Skills: GraphQL, Phoenix LiveView, Cloud, DevOps, IaC

• Keywords: Elixir, Phoenix, OTP, GenServer, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS/Azure/GCP

• Experience Required: 8–10 years