Senior Backend Engineer (Elixir)

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of major team-scoped projects and participate in cross-team initiatives for HR and Payroll products
• Redesign engineering workflows using autonomous agents as the default execution layer
• Propose and operationalize end-to-end agentic workflows (spec → plan → execute → verify)
• Build reusable agentic workflows and primitives within the codebase
• Maintain a deep understanding of the team’s domain from both product and engineering perspectives
• Provide technical leadership through code reviews, mentoring, and RFC discussions
• Debug and solve complex technical and business issues

Requirements

• Strong engineering fundamentals with a track record of shipping secure, reliable, and scalable production systems
• Practical experience designing or adopting agentic/automation workflows
• Ability to think in systems: defining specs, breaking down plans, and implementing verification loops
• Proficiency with Postgres (or similar relational databases)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, GitHub, Jenkins, etc.)
• Demonstrated AI fluency and strong automation capabilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and AWS
• Familiarity with frontend technologies such as React, Nextjs, Vue, or Angular

Benefits

• Work from anywhere in the world
• Flexible paid time off and flexible working hours (async-first culture)
• 16 weeks paid parental leave
• Competitive salary and stock options
• Mental health support services and learning budget
• Home office budget and IT equipment

About the Company

Remote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We make it possible for businesses of all sizes to recruit, pay, and manage international teams. Our team works asynchronously from across the globe to build a best-in-class HR platform.