Description:

RYZ Labs is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join a client’s team focused on developing autonomous robots for last-mile services, aiming to revolutionize urban logistics with efficient and sustainable deliveries.
The role involves overseeing the development of scalable and robust systems for Delivery Management and Fleet Management platforms.
The Lead Software Engineer will spend approximately 75% of their time coding, designing, and reviewing Elixir code while providing leadership to a small engineering team.
Responsibilities include architecting and developing distributed systems in Elixir, mentoring engineers, owning platform performance, identifying bottlenecks, collaborating with stakeholders, improving quality and processes, and staying current with emerging technologies.

Requirements:

Candidates must have 5+ years of professional experience in software development.
A minimum of 2+ years of experience in Elixir or Erlang is required, with a strong background in building large-scale, distributed systems.
Applicants should have a solid understanding of concurrency, fault tolerance, and event-driven architectures, with familiarity in cloud services (AWS, GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) being a plus.
Experience managing small, agile engineering teams and strong communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences are essential.
A hands-on approach is necessary, with a willingness to spend 75% of the time coding, troubleshooting, and reviewing code.

RYZ Labs offers an environment that promotes autonomy, efficiency, and ownership of development processes.
Employees will have opportunities for learning, growth, and engagement in challenging projects.
The company values a customer-first mentality, urgency in action, ownership, humility, respect, frugality, and a commitment to delivering impact and raising standards.