Hybrid Senior Elixir Platform Lead

at Fairing

• Job title: Senior Elixir Platform Lead
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $225,000 - $260,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Elixir, Postgres
• Location requirements: Hybrid, New York City, United States

About the role

• Senior Elixir Engineer shaping Fairing's marketing attribution platform while leading architectural decisions and collaborating with product teams.

Responsibilities

• Write production code daily and deliver features that directly impact how customers understand their marketing attribution.
• Own technical decision-making for our attribution platform's evolution, always connecting architectural choices to customer outcomes.
• Collaborate closely with our engineering team to establish code review standards, share expertise in advanced Elixir patterns, and act as a technical resource for complex challenges.
• Collaborate closely with our Product Manager and CPTO to transform customer problems and strategic goals into well-scoped engineering initiatives.

Requirements

• Production Elixir expertise: You've built and maintained Elixir applications in production environments. You understand OTP principles, know when (and when not) to use GenServers, and can debug live systems without causing downtime.
• Advanced PostgreSQL knowledge: You're comfortable optimizing complex queries, designing effective indexing strategies, and leveraging PostgreSQL features beyond basic CRUD operations (CTEs, window functions, JSONB operations, DISTINCT ON, etc.).
• Curiosity about customer problems: You're as interested in why we're building something as how.
• Self-direction and autonomy: You excel in small teams where you have the autonomy to identify problems and propose solutions.
• Clear technical communication: You write readable, well-documented code and can explain technical trade-offs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Product partnership experience: You've partnered with product managers to define solutions, scope work, and establish project timelines.

Benefits

• Equity stake in a profitable, growing company
• Comprehensive health benefits
• Flexible remote work arrangements (or hybrid for NYC-based candidates)
• Modern equipment and tooling