Remote: Lead DI Modernization Engineer - Elixir

Must Have -

Elixir (2+ years)
Backend Engineering (8+ years)
AWS + Docker + Kubernetes
Kafka
PostgreSQL
REST / GraphQL / gRPC APIs
DataDog Observability
CI/CD + DevSecOps
Distributed Systems & Microservices
AI-assisted development (Claude Code or equivalent)

Backend Engineering & System Design

• 8+ years of backend software engineering experience
• Designing and operating large-scale, highly available, distributed systems
• Microservices architecture
• Event-driven architecture
• API design and development
• Scalability, reliability, performance, and maintainability best practices
• Strong software architecture and technical leadership capabilities
• Elixir (Critical Requirement)
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with Elixir
• Deep understanding of the Elixir runtime/ecosystem
• Building production-grade backend services using Elixir
• Cloud & Infrastructure
• Strong AWS experience
• Docker containerization
• Kubernetes orchestration
• Production deployment, monitoring, and scaling
• APIs & Service Communication
• REST APIs
• GraphQL
• gRPC
• Ability to select the appropriate protocol/pattern based on use case
• Data Layer
• PostgreSQL
• Database design and optimization
• Caching strategies
• Messaging & Event Streaming
• Kafka
• Designing and operating Kafka-based systems at scale
• Observability & Reliability
• DataDog
• Monitoring
• Logging
• Alerting
• SLO/SLA-driven operations
• DevSecOps
• CI/CD pipelines
• Automated testing
• Secure software development practices
• Security integration throughout the SDLC
• Security
• Secure API design
• Access control
• Data encryption
• General application security principles
• AI-Assisted Development
• High proficiency with Claude Code or similar AI coding tools
• Demonstrated use of LLMs to improve development productivity
• Collaboration & Communication
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Technical documentation
• Ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholde