Remote is hiring Mid Level Backend Engineers to join its team of engineers across Frontend, Backend, SRE and QA. We're organised into cross-functional development teams assigned to specific verticals.

This role is open for several teams, and we will define the exact team that you will be joining during the interview process based on the business needs and your preferences.

Regardless of the specific team, you will be working on building tools, APIs and integrations for one of our products.

Our backend is built with Elixir and Phoenix, with a Postgres database. We use React and Nextjs for our front-end. Gitlab is used as a version control tool, issue tracker and a CI/CD solution. Our applications are hosted on AWS. We fully rely on our CI for deployments and deploy multiple times per day.

What this job can offer you

Complex and meaningful challenges — solving them will enable people and businesses to live and operate in any country of the world.
Opportunity to have a significant impact on the business — we are still very early in our journey as a company, and each change you make today is amplified by the company's growth.
A lot of freedom to organize your work and life — you are not bound to daily standups, recurring meetings or other ceremonies.
Competitive salary, stock options, unlimited PTO and a set of perks and benefits.
A supportive and kind work environment where we would like you to challenge the dogmas and pursue innovation!
Strong team of experienced engineers who will support and facilitate your professional growth.
Please keep in mind that this is a mid-level position, (or IC2, as per our internal engineering levels )

What you bring

Significant experience as a Backend Engineer, which includes building, shipping and maintaining a complicated software project
Solid knowledge and experience in Elixir and Postgres (or similar database)
Experience in dealing with ambiguity, taking abstract concepts and turning them into working software
Ability to work independently and self-guided
Curiosity and willingness to learn and develop
Experience working in HR- or Fintech projects is a plus

Practicals

You'll report to: The Engineering Team Lead
Location: Anywhere in the World
Start date: As soon as possible

Remote Compensation Philosophy

Remote's Total Rewards philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate. We do not agree to or encourage cheap-labor practices and therefore we ensure to pay above in-location rates. We hope to inspire other companies to support global talent-hiring and bring local wealth to developing countries.

Benefits

Our full benefits & perks are explained in our handbook at remote.com/r/benefits . As a global company, each country works differently, but some benefits are for all Remoters:

unlimited personal time off (minimum 4 weeks)
flexible working hours (we are async )
16 weeks paid parental leave
mental health support services
stock options
learning budget
home office budget & IT equipment

How you’ll plan your day (and life)

We work async at Remote which means you can plan your schedule around your life (and not around meetings). Read more at remote.com/async .

You will be empowered to take ownership and be proactive. When in doubt you will default to action instead of waiting. Your life-work balance is important and you will be encouraged to put yourself and your family first, and fit work around your needs.

If that sounds like something you want, apply now

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