Remote Senior Software Engineer

Description:

• The Driftrock engineering team is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to collaborate with all company members to enhance the product and foster innovation.
• Responsibilities include being enthusiastic about problem-solving, actively participating in the engineering team to assist in skill development, and maintaining a data-driven mindset for customer value assessment.
• Driftrock, a marketing technology company, offers a balanced and flexible work culture where employees can enjoy work while achieving company goals.
• The team follows a lean approach for weekly work planning, uses a data-driven mindset for decision-making, and focuses on observability for product behavior monitoring.
• The platform consists of multiple services primarily built in Elixir and Ruby, hosted on Kubernetes and Google Cloud, communicating via APIs and RabbitMQ, and storing data in Postgresql and Redis.
• Current projects involve migrating the app to Phoenix LiveView, defining best practices, and exploring new technologies.

Requirements:

• Strong backend experience in Elixir and Ruby, along with some frontend framework knowledge, is required.
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning for technical and soft skill improvement.
• Ability to work effectively in a small team, contribute diverse viewpoints, and make technical decisions.
• Interest in agile practices like continuous delivery, TDD, pair programming, code reviews, and retrospectives.
• Experience mentoring engineers and fostering a productive team environment.
• Focus on maintaining high software quality and security standards.
• Availability to work in the same timezone as the team (flexible).
• UK residents must have the right to work in the UK and will be full-time employees, while non-UK residents will be hired as consultants.

Benefits:

• Fully remote position allowing work from anywhere.
• 24 days of holiday entitlement, increasing annually up to 28 days.
• Budget for attending conferences or courses for professional development.
• Flexibility for personal goal courses or time.
• Provided laptop and budget for remote work setup.
• Regular personal review process for goal setting and package increase based on achievements.
• Maternity and Paternity packages for family support.
• Social events online and in person.
• Share options, pension scheme contribution, healthcare plan, and cycle-to-work/electric car schemes available for UK-based employees.
• Discounts and perks with CharlieHR.
• Celebrations for year anniversaries and birthdays.