Team Leader (Elixir Backend)

TL;DR

Team Leader (Elixir Backend): Manage and develop a small product team of backend and frontend engineers with an accent on backend development using Elixir/Phoenix. Focus on team dynamics, hiring, onboarding, coaching, and promoting diversity and inclusion.

Location: Anywhere in the world (fully hirify.global)

Salary: $73,150–$164,600 USD annually

Company

hirify.global enables businesses to recruit, pay, and manage international teams compliantly with a fully hirify.global, asynchronous work culture across six continents.

What you will do

• Manage a small product team of 3-5 engineers (backend and frontend).
• Spend 30% of time on management and actively participate in product development.
• Lead hiring and onboarding processes for your team.
• Manage team dynamics and act as spokesperson for the team.
• Provide continuous, constructive feedback and coaching.
• Support career growth and development of direct reports.

Requirements

• Must have managed an engineering team of at least 2 people.
• Extensive experience with backend development using Elixir/Phoenix.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Commitment to hirify.global's values and a people-first approach.
• Good understanding of team dynamics and ability to inspire confidence.
• Ambitious about diversity, equality, and inclusion.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully hirify.global work from anywhere in the world.
• Flexible paid time off and working hours with asynchronous work culture.
• 16 weeks paid parental leave and mental health support.
• Stock options, learning budget, and home office/IT equipment budget.
• Budget for local social events or co-working spaces.
• Focus on life-work balance and employee growth.

Hiring process

• Recruiter interview.
• Hiring Manager interview.
• Asynchronous code challenge and review.
• Team member interview.
• Bar Raiser interview.
• Executive interview.
• Offer and prior employment verification check.