Fairing · 1 day ago
Senior Elixir Platform Lead
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$225K/yr - $260K/yrFairing is a zero-party data attribution platform that helps brands understand their marketing attribution challenges. They are seeking a Senior Elixir Engineer to lead platform development, work closely with the CTO, and deliver impactful features that enhance customer decision-making in marketing investments.
E-CommerceSoftware
Responsibilities
Ship Features That Solve Real Customer Problems Write production code daily and deliver features that directly impact how customers understand their marketing attribution. You'll work on systems that process millions of zero-party data points monthly and provide real-time attribution insights to major brands during their most critical sales periods. Success means customers making better decisions because of what you built
Lead Platform Architecture with Customer Impact in Mind Own technical decision-making for our attribution platform's evolution, always connecting architectural choices to customer outcomes. You'll identify and resolve performance bottlenecks before they impact customers, design fault-tolerant systems using Elixir's supervision capabilities, and establish architectural patterns that scale with our growing customer base and increasingly sophisticated attribution models
Establish Engineering Standards and Elevate the Team As our most senior IC, you'll help shape engineering culture through documentation practices, testing standards, and architectural patterns that will guide the team as we grow. 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. Your guidance will help the entire team grow their skills and deliver higher-quality solutions
Partner with Product to Bridge Strategy and Execution Collaborate closely with our Product Manager and CPTO to transform customer problems and strategic goals into well-scoped engineering initiatives. You'll evaluate technical feasibility of proposed features, break down complex initiatives into deliverable phases, and establish realistic project milestones. This partnership requires participating in product discussions to bring technical perspective to what we should build, advocating for technical quality while maintaining focus on delivering customer value, and ensuring alignment between the product roadmap and our platform's evolution
Qualification
Required
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.). Since we maximize PostgreSQL's capabilities rather than adding external services, deep database expertise is essential. If your PostgreSQL skills are intermediate but you're eager to deepen your expertise working with someone who's mastered it, we're interested in talking. This is an excellent opportunity to level up your database skills on real-world challenges
Curiosity about customer problems: You're as interested in why we're building something as how. You ask questions about user needs, think about edge cases from the customer's perspective, and take pride when your work helps customers succeed
Self-direction and autonomy: You excel in small teams where you have the autonomy to identify problems and propose solutions. You're energized by having significant responsibility and ownership
Clear technical communication: You write readable, well-documented code and can explain technical trade-offs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. You value clarity and simplicity in both code and communication
Product partnership experience: You've partnered with product managers to define solutions, scope work, and establish project timelines. You can advocate for technical quality while remaining focused on customer outcomes, and you're comfortable having candid conversations about trade-offs, feasibility, and realistic deadlines
Preferred
Experience mentoring or leading other engineers
Familiarity with Phoenix LiveView for building interactive features
Background in marketing measurement or other high-traffic applications
Experience with gradual system refactoring and technical debt management
Understanding of distributed systems and fault tolerance patterns
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
Company
Fairing
Fairing brings speed & scale to zero-party data for thousands of Ecommerce brands.
Founded in 2020
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$4.96MKey Investors
True Ventures
2022-03-28Seed· $4.5M
2021-05-20Angel· $0.46M
Leadership Team
Matt Bahr
Founder & CEO
Curt Hasselschwert
Co-founder and CTO
Recent News
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2025-02-10
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