Senior Software Engineer, Elixir (Remote + In Office Option)

About Telnyx

Telnyx is an industry leader that's not just imagining the future of global connectivity—we're building it. From architecting and amplifying the reach of a private, global, multi-cloud IP network, to bringing hyperlocal edge technology right to your fingertips through intuitive APIs, we're shaping a new era of seamless interconnection between people, devices, and applications.

We're driven by a desire to transform and modernize what's antiquated, automate the manual, and solve real-world problems through innovative connectivity solutions. As a testament to our success, we're proud to stand as a financially stable and profitable company. Our robust profitability allows us not only to invest in pioneering technologies but also to foster an environment of continuous learning and growth for our team.

Our collective vision is a world where borderless connectivity fuels limitless innovation. By joining us, you can be part of laying the foundations for this interconnected future. We're currently seeking passionate individuals who are excited about the opportunity to contribute to an industry-shaping company while growing their own skills and careers.

About youWe’re looking for people with a strong background or interest in building successful products or systems; you’re comfortable in dealing with lots of moving pieces; you have exquisite attention to detail; and you’re comfortable learning new technologies and systems.

The Opportunity

We have backend engineers in almost every team across Telnyx, and in that role, you’ll be making some of the most significant decisions for the company. You’ll get to work with other engineers to build delightful features that span various parts of the system, as well as our business, sales, and operations teams to understand and solve our users’ pain points.

• Design, build, and maintain APIs, services, and systems across Telnyx’s engineering teams.
• Debug production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack.
• Work with engineers across the company to build new features at large scale.
• Improve engineering standards, tooling, and processes.

What We're Looking For

• Have 6+ years of professional software development experience with a functional programming language (Elixir/Erlang is preferred).
• Have experience working with relational databases at scale.
• Have deep knowledge of microservice architecture patterns and anti-patterns.
• Have experience with message queues like RabbitMQ and Kafka.
• Understand the challenges inherent in concurrent and distributed programming.
• Have experience with more exotic databases/key-value stores such as ETS, Mnesia, Cassandra and Redis.
• Have familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, Consul, Jenkins, Prometheus, or RabbitMQ.

Bonus Points For

• You take a thoughtful approach to decision-making, knowing when to move fast and when to long-term optimize.
• You want to work in a fast-paced, product-driven environment.
• You keep up to date with the latest technologies and patterns and enjoy sharing what you’ve learned.

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