Senior Fullstack Engineer (Elixir)

TL;DR

Senior Fullstack Engineer (Elixir): Helping to shape, scale, and optimize the backend systems powering hirify.global's global learning platform with an accent on backend engineering using Elixir while maintaining proficiency in frontend integration and mobile development. Focus on performance, scalability, and technical architecture with collaborative elements with product engineering teams and multiple stakeholders.

Location: Hybrid in Malaysia

Company

hirify.global is a company providing a global learning platform.

What you will do

• Drive architectural or platform initiatives that improve performance, resilience, or developer experience across multiple systems.
• Architect, build, and maintain backend services and APIs using Elixir/Phoenix.
• Design and develop internal libraries, frameworks, and tools that improve developer productivity and application reliability.
• Collaborate with engineering peers across teams to standardize patterns and improve system interoperability.
• Support and enhance DevOps and infrastructure efforts to improve deployment reliability, automation, and observability.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including at least 3 years with Elixir/Phoenix.
• Proven ability to lead end-to-end technical initiatives, balancing quality, scalability, and delivery goals.
• Deep understanding of functional programming, OTP, concurrent system design, distributed systems, and microservices architecture.
• Deep understanding of GraphQL API idioms and patterns like dataloader or input objects.
• Proficiency with PostgreSQL and REST APIs.
• Competence in frontend technologies (React, Vue, or similar) sufficient to integrate and test services end-to-end.

Nice to have

• Experience with Elixir LiveView, PubSub, or real-time architectures.
• Prior work in platform engineering, developer experience, or internal tooling environments.
• Contributions to open-source Elixir or backend-focused projects.

Culture & Benefits

• Be part of a Core Engineering division that builds and scales the backbone of a platform serving millions of learners worldwide.
• Collaborate with engineers across multiple services and platforms, including mobile.
• Enjoy a remote-friendly environment, strong engineering culture, and opportunities for continuous learning and growth.