[Remote] Senior Backend Engineer (Elixir)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Remote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. The Senior Backend Engineer will be responsible for building tools, APIs, and integrations for Remote's products while working with a team of engineers across various domains.ResponsibilitiesLead the development of major team-scoped projects, participate in cross-team initiatives for Remote's HR and Payroll productsActively participate in product work in the team: provide feedback, suggest solutions to the problems. Use technical insights and expertise to suggest product improvementsMaintain good understanding of the team’s domain, both from product and engineering sidesProvide feedback on code reviewsContribute to the shared codebaseDebug and solve technical and business issuesParticipate in non-team activities, such as support rotations, hiring process, RFC discussions, etcMentor and provide guidance to other engineersInvestigate, propose and participate in implementation of improvements to our platformImplement interfaces with performance, accessibility, and API design in mindRedesign how engineering work ships with autonomous agents as the default execution layerPropose and operationalize agentic workflows end-to-end (spec → plan → execute → verify) to deliver outcomes fasterBuild reusable agentic workflows and primitives in the codebase so teams can apply them repeatedly across domainsUse verification loops (tests, checks, evals, guardrails) to ensure results are correct, secure, reliable, and scalableSkillsStrong engineering fundamentals and a track record of shipping production systems that are secure, reliable, and scalablePractical experience designing or adopting agentic/automation workflows (or comparable systems) and improving them through iterationAbility to think in systems: define specs clearly, break down plans, instrument verification, and close the loop on qualityPostgres (or similar)CI/CD (GitLab, Github, Jenkins or similar)Demonstrates strong automation and AI capabilities and AI fluencyKubernetesDockerAWSNextjsReact/Vue/AngularBenefitsWork from anywhereFlexible paid time offFlexible working hours (we are async)16 weeks paid parental leaveMental health support servicesStock optionsLearning budgetHome office budget & IT equipmentBudget for local in-person social events or co-working spacesCompany OverviewRemote is an employment, payroll, and HR platform for modern, distributed businesses. It was founded in 2019, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://remote.com.Company H1B SponsorshipRemote has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2026, 2 in 2024, 2 in 2023. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.