InCharge Energy

Senior Backend Engineer

InCharge Energy

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $125,000 - $150,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AWSCyber SecurityDockerElixirGraphQLGRPCKubernetesMicroservicesPostgresRabbitMQSQL

About the role

  • Build and deploy production-grade applications using Elixir, Phoenix, SQL, and GraphQL
  • Design and maintain distributed, scalable systems with performance and security in mind
  • Collaborate with product and UX teams to define and prototype feature requirements
  • Participate in system architecture planning, performance tuning, and capacity forecasting
  • Conduct and participate in code reviews to uphold high development standards
  • Work closely with infrastructure and DevOps teams to scale and troubleshoot backend services
  • Write unit tests and collaborate with QA engineers to define test coverage and plans
  • Actively participate in daily standups, sprint planning, and retrospectives
  • Maintain a focus on cybersecurity and system reliability across all layers
  • Provide status updates and flag potential risks to engineering leads

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
  • 5+ years of software engineering experience
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience with Elixir, Phoenix, and Ecto
  • 1+ year of experience designing GraphQL and/or gRPC APIs with clear documentation
  • Experience with PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, Docker, AWS, and Kubernetes
  • Strong understanding of microservices and distributed system design
  • Familiarity with OTP concepts such as GenServers, Supervisors, Tasks, and Agents
  • Comfortable working with CI/CD pipelines, Helm charts, and containerized deployments
  • Proficiency with functional programming concepts (e.g., recursion, pattern matching, behaviors)
  • Strong focus on test-driven development and collaborative programming practices
  • Experience implementing JWT-based authentication and role-based authorization
  • Solid foundational knowledge of algorithms, data structures, and web communication protocols
  • Clear and effective written and verbal communication in English
  • A team-first mindset with openness to feedback and collaborative problem-solving
Benefits
  • Competitive compensation
  • Yearly bonuses
  • 401(k) matching contribution
  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Cell phone reimbursement
  • Generous vacation
  • Office meals and snacks
  • Team building events and activities throughout the year
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Hard Skills & Tools
ElixirPhoenixSQLGraphQLEctoPostgreSQLRabbitMQDockerAWSKubernetes
Soft Skills
collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingteamworkfeedback openness
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceMaster’s degree in Computer Science