Senior Software Engineer - Elixir

Technical Impact & Growth

This role offers the opportunity to work on foundational systems that drive revenue and company success while developing your expertise in cutting-edge technologies.

The role includes collaboration on technical decisions and contribution to architectural discussions, helping to build and maintain critical software products at Stord, with direct impact on system reliability and performance.

General Responsibilities

• Technical Execution: Write high-quality, maintainable code in Elixir/Phoenix
• Build and maintain scalable, fault-tolerant systems leveraging Elixir's concurrency model
• Contribute to robust data pipelines for data ingestion, processing, and transformation
• Ensure the performance, reliability, and security of distributed systems
• Implement event-driven architectures and real-time system components
• Collaborate on technical decisions and contribute to architectural discussions
• Participate in code reviews and help maintain high standards for code quality
• Work within a team environment to build scalable systems
• Contribute to technical documentation and knowledge sharing initiatives

Experience

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with 2+ years of focused experience with the Elixir programming language
• Solid understanding of functional programming principles and concurrent system design
• Experience with cloud platforms, preferably GCP
• Experience working with data pipelines and processing systems
• Demonstrated ability to learn and adapt to new technologies
• Experience working with high-throughput systems

Technical Skills

• Strong proficiency in Elixir/Phoenix and familiarity with the OTP (Open Telecom Platform) ecosystem
• Understanding of data engineering principles and practices
• Experience with database systems and event streaming platforms
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)
• Knowledge of distributed system patterns and microservices architecture

Collaboration & Communication

• Strong communication skills with ability to explain technical concepts clearly
• Able to work effectively in collaborative, cross-functional teams
• Able to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Willingness to learn from and mentor other engineers

Bonus Points

• Previous startup experience
• Previous logistics or supply chain experience
• Familiarity with front-end technologies (React, TypeScript)
• Experience with Order Management Systems (OMS), Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), or Transportation Management Systems (TMS)
• Experience with GenServer patterns and building fault-tolerant systems
• Experience with Phoenix LiveView and real-time web applications
• Knowledge of Erlang/OTP supervision trees and distributed Erlang clusters
• Experience with message queues and event streaming (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.)
• Experience with observability and monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, etc.)
• Contributions to open-source Elixir projects or the broader community