DICE

Backend engineer high-load

In short

Senior Backend Engineer role at a live entertainment company, architecting and developing complex, high-load backend systems written in Elixir for ticketing and event management. The role involves leading technical discussions, mentoring engineers, and solving scalability challenges for traffic spikes. It requires extensive production experience with Elixir, OTP, and Phoenix, deep knowledge of distributed systems, PostgreSQL/Redis internals, and Linux internals. Fully remote, full-time position.

About the Role
Live shows make us feel good. They're a time to hang with our friends, discover new artists or lose ourselves on a dancefloor. We're on a mission to bring all of this to more fans, more often – and that's where you come in. We're looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our Engineering team and drive exceptional product development for fans, venues and artists. At DICE, you'll be part of the company that's redefining live entertainment. It's a place where you can be yourself, influence the culture, and create work that you're proud of.
Responsibilities
•Architecting and developing complex, high-load backend systems written in Elixir.
•Leading technical discussions with Product Managers, Engineers, and Designers to turn vague requirements into robust technical specifications.
•Mentoring mid-level and junior engineers, conducting code reviews, and fostering a culture of technical excellence.
•Proactively identifying bottlenecks in our ticketing and event management systems and designing scalable solutions to handle traffic spikes.
•Championing best practices in testing, documentation, and maintainability across the engineering organisation.
Requirements
•A technical leader who enjoys sharing knowledge and uplifting the team.
•Passionate, humble and talented.
•A fan of music and culture.
•Actively responsible and ownership-driven; you don't just write code, you own the outcome in production.
•Pragmatic about technical debt versus feature delivery.
•Eager to build apps that make a positive impact.
•A great communicator.
•Extensive production experience with Elixir, OTP, and Phoenix (or deep expertise in another functional language with a willingness to master Elixir quickly).
•A strong track record of designing and developing distributed systems at scale.
•Experience integrating complex third-party services and gracefully handling failure scenarios.
•Deep understanding of database internals (PostgreSQL/Redis) and query performance optimisation.
•Deep understanding of how OSes and Linux work internally.
•Experience mentoring other engineers and influencing technical decisions within a team.
Conditions
No conditions stated in the posting.

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