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Driftrock

Senior Elixir Engineer

Driftrock

. Join a product squad building marketing technology that powers vehicle sales for major automotive brands .

Posted 11/10/2026full-timeRemote • United KingdomSenior💰 £60,000 - £80,000 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in building and shipping backend systems using Elixir and Phoenix LiveView, with a strong foundation in data modeling and test-driven development. Capable of mentoring engineers and contributing to technical discussions while ensuring high-quality code delivery.

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Elixir ProgrammingBackend Systems DesignTest-Driven DevelopmentEvent-Driven ArchitectureData Modeling

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Hard Skills
ElixirPhoenix LiveViewData StructuresAlgorithmsRelational DatabasesAsynchronous SystemsTested Code WritingContinuous DeliveryRabbitMQPostgreSQL
Soft Skills
MentoringCollaborationJudgment
Tools & Technologies
LinuxDockerKubernetesTerraformGoogle Cloud
Certifications & Qualifications
Degree in Computer Science
Industry Keywords
Marketing TechnologyVehicle SalesProduction DeploymentCustomer Data Management

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
CloudDockerElixirKubernetesLinuxPostgresRabbitMQRedisRubyTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Join a product squad building marketing technology that powers vehicle sales for major automotive brands
  • Build and ship product features in Elixir and Phoenix LiveView from idea through production
  • Design data models and services for new features
  • Plan changes and migrations for safe production deployment
  • Build across event-driven architecture using APIs and RabbitMQ
  • Handle growing customer-data volumes reliably
  • Write well-tested, maintainable code using test-driven development
  • Use pairing and code reviews to maintain quality
  • Contribute to technical and product discussions and roadmap decisions
  • Use data and observability to evaluate production behaviour and customer value
  • Pair with and mentor other engineers
  • Own feature delivery end to end, from design through rollout
  • Ship production changes from the first weeks and take ownership of substantial features
  • Help shape squad processes, technical standards and product direction

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Track record of designing and shipping backend systems in production, including relational databases and data modelling
  • Solid grounding in computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, complexity and systems behaviour
  • Professional experience in Elixir, or deep experience in another backend language and genuine drive to make Elixir the main tool
  • Comfort with asynchronous, event-driven systems
  • Experience with web development
  • Comfortable with Linux and Docker
  • Interest in more than one language and stack
  • Experience writing tested, maintainable code
  • Genuine interest in continuous delivery, TDD, pairing, code review and retrospectives
  • Judgement to use AI tools effectively and evaluate their output
  • Degree or equivalent experience in computer science fundamentals
  • Bonus: background in Ruby or another functional language
  • Bonus: depth in RabbitMQ, PostgreSQL or Redis
  • Bonus: exposure to Kubernetes, Terraform or Google Cloud
  • Bonus: experience mentoring engineers

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Share options in Driftrock on founder-friendly, tax-efficient EMI terms, including the option to retain vested options after leaving at board discretion
  • Comprehensive Vitality health cover: medical, dental, vision, hearing, mental-health support and therapy, cancer cover, free Headspace subscription and Vitality rewards
  • 24 to 28 days' holiday plus bank holidays
  • Pension contributions
  • Life assurance (3x salary)
  • Income protection
  • Electric car salary-sacrifice scheme with insurance, servicing and charging perk included
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
  • Learning budget for books, courses and conferences, plus time for personal goals
  • Perks and discounts via CharlieHR
  • BMW Group employee discount programme
  • Co-working space available
  • Flexible working culture
  • International team members employed compliantly via an Employer of Record (Remote.com)
  • Weekly Monday Showcases, regular retrospectives, Donut coffee pairings and annual company Summit