Lead DI Modernization Engineer

Remote • Posted 12 hours ago • Updated 12 hours ago
Contract W2
Contract Corp To Corp
6 Months
No Travel Required
Remote
60+
Fitment

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Job Details

Skills

  • Docker
  • Apache Kafka
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Continuous Delivery
  • Elixir
  • GraphQL
  • IT Management
  • Leadership
  • Mentorship
  • SLA
  • Software Architecture
  • Software Development
  • Software Engineering
  • Software Security
  • Systems Design

Summary

Must Have

Elixir (2+ years)
Backend Engineering (8+ years)
AWS + Docker + Kubernetes
Kafka
PostgreSQL
REST / GraphQL / gRPC APIs
DataDog Observability
CI/CD + DevSecOps
Distributed Systems & Microservices
AI-assisted development (Claude Code or equivalent)

 

Backend Engineering & System Design

  • 8+ years of backend software engineering experience
  • Designing and operating large-scale, highly available, distributed systems
  • Microservices architecture
  • Event-driven architecture
  • API design and development
  • Scalability, reliability, performance, and maintainability best practices
  • Strong software architecture and technical leadership capabilities
  • Elixir (Critical Requirement)
  • 2+ years of hands-on experience with Elixir
  • Deep understanding of the Elixir runtime/ecosystem
  • Building production-grade backend services using Elixir
  • Cloud & Infrastructure
  • Strong AWS experience
  • Docker containerization
  • Kubernetes orchestration
  • Production deployment, monitoring, and scaling
  • APIs & Service Communication
  • REST APIs
  • GraphQL
  • gRPC
  • Ability to select the appropriate protocol/pattern based on use case
  • Data Layer
  • PostgreSQL
  • Database design and optimization
  • Caching strategies
  • Messaging & Event Streaming
  • Kafka
  • Designing and operating Kafka-based systems at scale
  • Observability & Reliability
  • DataDog
  • Monitoring
  • Logging
  • Alerting
  • SLO/SLA-driven operations
  • DevSecOps
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • Automated testing
  • Secure software development practices
  • Security integration throughout the SDLC
  • Security
  • Secure API design
  • Access control
  • Data encryption
  • General application security principles
  • AI-Assisted Development
  • High proficiency with Claude Code or similar AI coding tools
  • Demonstrated use of LLMs to improve development productivity
  • Collaboration & Communication
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Technical documentation
  • Ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

2. Good-to-Have Skillset

These are valuable differentiators but appear secondary to the core backend/Elixir requirements:

Leadership & Strategic Thinking

Defining technical roadmaps
Long-term architecture planning
Domain ownership
Technical mentorship and guidance

 

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  • Dice Id: 91099306
  • Position Id: 9022135
  • Posted 12 hours ago
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Rajasekar Manoharan

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