Senior Software Engineer, Backend
We're looking for a backend engineer passionate about building robust and scalable systems, excited about working with modern cloud technologies and distributed systems to power our Document Engine and SaaS products. You find satisfaction in architecting high-performance solutions, optimising system reliability, caring for the cloud infrastructure our products run on, and creating efficient backend services that handle complex document processing workflows at scale.
What You'll Work On...
- Execute on the design and implementation of high-performance Elixir/Phoenix-based systems such as Nutrient's Document Engine and Web Services API
- Design and build declarative infrastructure, robust, scalable and easy to observe and maintain (we are currently using Terraform, Terramate and FluxCD on Kubernetes, with Helm charts powering both our managed cloud and customer self-hosted deployments)
- Operate and evolve our managed cloud platform: cluster lifecycle and upgrades, GitOps workflows, observability, and database operations, keeping it reliable, secure, and costefficient
- Share ownership for architecture, tools and services, contribute to product development and customer success
- Collaborate closely with a small, remote-first engineering team to ship features, debug hard problems, and continuously improve reliability
- Meet in person with the team periodically to align and reflect
What You'll Bring...
- Experience in backend services and distributed systems
- A track record running production workloads on Kubernetes and public cloud (we use AWS), ideally with infrastructure-as-code and GitOps practices
- Strong coding skills: Elixir experience isn't required, we'll help you learn
- A pragmatic approach to code: you appreciate clean architecture but know when good enough is the right call
- A culture of direct feedback: you speak up when something isn't right and take feedback just as well
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