Remote addresses one of today’s biggest challenges for modern organizations: enabling compliant global employment with ease. We allow companies of any size to hire, pay, and manage international teams seamlessly. Guided by our core values and a future-focused approach to work, our team tackles ambitious problems asynchronously from around the globe. Remoters work across six continents (Antarctica is still missing!), and every role at Remote is fully remote.

We encourage all members of the Remote team to bring their unique talents, backgrounds, and cultures to help us build a best-in-class HR platform.

If you are energetic, curious, driven, and ambitious, join us and help shape the future of work. Apply now!

The position

You will join a group of engineers across Frontend, Backend, SRE, and QA. We are structured into cross-functional development teams, each aligned to a specific vertical.

This role is open across multiple teams. The exact team you join will be determined during the interview process based on business needs and your preferences.

Regardless of team placement, you will contribute to building tools, APIs, and integrations for one of our products.

Our backend stack uses Elixir and Phoenix with a Postgres database. The frontend is built with React and Next.js. We use GitLab for version control, issue tracking, and CI/CD. Our applications run on AWS. Deployments are fully CI-driven, with multiple releases per day.

What this job can offer you

1. Complex, meaningful challenges that enable people and businesses to live and operate anywhere in the world.
2. The chance to make a significant impact on the business — we are still early in our journey, and your contributions scale with the company’s growth.
3. High autonomy in organizing your work and life — no daily standups, recurring meetings, or rigid ceremonies.
4. Competitive compensation, stock options, flexible paid time off, and a range of perks and benefits.
5. A supportive, kind environment where you are encouraged to challenge assumptions and pursue innovation.
6. A strong team of experienced engineers committed to supporting your professional growth.

What you bring

Must have (professional experience):

1. Significant experience as a Backend Engineer using Elixir, including building, shipping, and maintaining complex software systems
2. Experience with Postgres (or a similar relational database)
3. Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, GitHub, Jenkins, or similar)

Nice to have:

1. Kubernetes
2. Docker
3. AWS
4. Next.js
5. React, Vue, or Angular

Key responsibilities

1. Lead the delivery of small projects and issues
2. Actively contribute to product development within the team by proposing ideas, collaborating with stakeholders, empathizing with customers, and using technical insight to drive improvements
3. Provide thoughtful feedback during code reviews
4. Contribute to the shared codebase
5. Debug and resolve issues across projects
6. Participate in cross-team activities such as support rotations, hiring, RFC discussions, and similar initiatives
7. Propose and help implement small to mid-sized improvements to the platform
8. Design and build APIs with performance, scalability, and maintainability in mind

Remote Compensation Philosophy

Remote’s Total Rewards philosophy focuses on fair, unbiased pay and equitable equity compensation, alongside competitive benefits in every location where we operate. We do not support or promote cheap-labor practices and instead pay above in-location market rates. Our goal is to encourage global hiring while supporting local economies.

Our salary bands may appear wide at first. This reflects our globally distributed workforce and international operations. We use geo-based ranges to account for geographic pay differences while remaining competitive across markets as we hire worldwide.

The base salary range for this full-time role is USD 41,500 to USD 93,350. Salary ranges are set based on role, level, and location, and job titles may cover more than one career level. Final base pay depends on factors such as location, relevant skills, experience, training, business needs, and market conditions. Salary ranges may change over time.

Application process

1. Interview with our recruiter
2. Interview with an Engineering Leader
3. (Async) Code exercise and review
4. Interview with members of the engineering team
5. Bar Raiser interview
6. Executive interview with the VP of Engineering
7. Offer and prior employment verification

At Remote, internal mobility is a core part of our culture and commitment to employee growth. Compensation changes related to internal moves are reviewed individually by the Total Rewards & People Enablement team to ensure equity and fairness.

The annual salary range for this full-time position is

$41,500—$93,350 USD

Benefits

Our full benefits and perks are detailed in our handbook at remote.com/r/benefits. As a global company, benefits vary by country, but some perks apply to all Remoters:

1. Work from anywhere
2. Flexible paid time off
3. Flexible working hours (async-first)
4. 16 weeks of paid parental leave
5. Mental health support services
6. Stock options
7. Learning budget
8. Home office budget and IT equipment
9. Budget for local in-person events or co-working spaces

How you’ll plan your day (and life)

Remote operates asynchronously, allowing you to structure your work around your life rather than meetings. Learn more at remote.com/async.

You are encouraged to take ownership, act proactively, and default to action when uncertain. We value life-work balance and support you in prioritizing yourself and your family while fitting work around your needs.

If this resonates with you, apply now!

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