Senior Software Engineer, Elixir at Trueanomalyinc · LumiJobs

Qualification

Expert-level command of Elixir and OTPFluency with gRPCExperience with OAuth2Experience with monitoring

7+ years of software development experience
Expert-level command of Elixir and OTP, including deep understanding of BEAM internals, scheduling, process architecture, supervision strategies, and runtime characteristics
Deep expertise in designing and building resilient, fault-tolerant distributed systems, including advanced patterns for process supervision, clustering, and state management
Strong testing philosophy and hands-on experience with ExUnit, property-based testing, and integration testing strategies for distributed systems; you understand what to test, not just how
Proven experience designing and evolving service architectures, API boundaries, and inter-service communication patterns at scale
Fluency with gRPC, RESTful, and WebSocket-based services, including debugging integration issues and contributing to API design discussions
Comfort operating across the stack when needed; you can read frontend code, understand infrastructure constraints, and collaborate effectively with engineers across disciplines
Track record of working in Git-based workflows with high standards for commit hygiene, PR quality, and collaborative review processes
U.S. Citizen and eligible for DoD Secret or TS/SCI clearance

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or similar discipline
Experience as a technical lead or primary backend on a product with real users and production constraints
Deep understanding of OTP including BEAM scheduling, GenServers, run queues, pg, the Actor model, and advanced patterns like dynamic supervisors, registries, and distributed process groups
Experience building and shipping complex, real-time systems with demanding reliability and performance requirements (real-time telemetry, large-scale data processing, mission-critical operations)
Experience with OAuth2, role-based access controls, and security patterns for sensitive systems '
Deep database experience with PostgreSQL, including schema design, query optimization, and operational concerns at scale
Experience with monitoring, observability, and distributed tracing in production systems (e.g., OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana)
Strong collaboration and communication skills that let you thrive in a culture that values respectful, professional, and constructive conflict

Senior Software Engineer, Elixir