Principal Elixir Engineer

Array is a financial innovation platform that helps digital brands, financial institutions, and fintechs get compelling consumer products to market faster. We deliver a suite of credit and identity monitoring tools, privacy protection, and a financial ads marketplace via embeddable widgets or a clean, modern API.  Our private label offerings help drive revenue and increase engagement for our customers while empowering millions of consumers to achieve their financial goals.

As a remote-first company, we’re focused on providing opportunities for high performing individuals to have deep impact in the fast growing fintech space. A clear mission, a commitment to continuous improvement and a willingness to experiment empower us individually and together deliver the best products for our clients and users.

As a Principal Engineer at Array, you will use your expertise in Elixir to design, implement, and maintain systems that prioritize robustness and efficiency. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you will ensure the reliability and scalability of our Elixir-based applications and APIs.

All Engineering roles at Array are subject to on-call rotations after a ramp/training period. This role is open to contract OR full time employment. 

You Will:

• Lead incident response efforts for Elixir-based systems and APIs.
• Design and implement secure, scalable Elixir applications.
• Analyze logs and application data to identify and resolve issues.
• Conduct regular assessments to ensure the stability and performance of production environments.
• Promote best practices for functional programming and system design.
• Evaluate architectural changes and provide expertise on Elixir's impact.

You Have:

• 6+ years of experience in software engineering, with significant Elixir expertise.
• Hands-on experience with Elixir and the Phoenix Framework in production.
• Proficiency in functional programming and distributed systems design.
• Familiarity with DevOps pipelines, especially GitLab CI/CD.
• Knowledge of APIs, cloud environments, and distributed system architecture.
• Awareness of emerging trends in Elixir and functional programming.

Pay transparency: $210,000 + for base salary, depending on experience.

Expected interview process: Recruiter conversation - Meet the Co-founder (Founding CTO) - How We Work Interview.

Array Offers All Full Time Employees the following Benefits and Perks: 

• Full medical, dental, and vision, premiums covered at 100% for full-time employees and 70% for dependents
• Unlimited PTO and sick leave + 14 company holidays to encourage a healthy work-life blend
• 100% 401k match up to 4% with immediate vesting 
• Generous and competitive parental leave for all parents
• $1,000 desk setup subsidy to set-up your unique remote office 
• $100/month to subsidize wifi/cell phone expenses
• Summer Fridays (half-day Fridays) typically from late May to the end of August
• Arrayaversary Kits for work anniversaries

Not sure if you meet the Qualifications? We know that folks tend to only apply if they check every box. If you think you have the appropriate qualifications, but don’t meet every single one, we encourage you to still apply. We’d love to hear from you.

One of our core values at Array is to care and support one another, and that’s why we strive to create an environment where everyone feels empowered to bring their best selves to work. Diversity, equity, and inclusion foster collaboration, comfort, and confidence.  We’re at our collective best when we each feel our best.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace; we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.