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Principal Elixir/Erlang Engineer

Dallas, TX, US • Posted 9 hours ago • Updated 9 hours ago

Full Time

On-site

USD $175,000.00 - 225,000.00 per year

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Job Details

Skills

HATS
Functional Programming
Elixir
Erlang
Haskell
Scala
Startups
Artificial Intelligence
Workflow
Adaptability

Summary

We are working with an early-stage startup backed by a private family office that has just raised $5M in seed funding. The company is currently led by one technical founder and is seeking a Founding Engineer to join as the second full-time team member.

This is a hands-on, high-ownership role for someone who wants to build side by side with the founder, take responsibility for core systems, and help shape both the technical and product direction of the company from an early stage.

The product is an enterprise governance and automation platform designed to support both traditional automation and autonomous AI systems at scale.
What You'll Work On

Owning and extending an existing production codebase
Designing and building distributed systems with a strong functional paradigm
Partnering directly with the founder on architecture, implementation, and product decisions
Helping define how AI-enabled systems behave in production environments
Wearing both engineering and product hats in a true startup setting

Technical Background

Strong experience with functional programming
- Elixir/Erlang experience is ideal, but not required
- Experience with Haskell or FP?leaning Scala is highly relevant
Comfort working in distributed systems
Able to quickly understand, take ownership of, and extend an existing system
Experience deploying real systems to production

Nice to Have

Hands-on experience with AI-enabled systems in production
Understanding how AI behaves in functional or distributed environments
Startup or early-stage company experience
Uses AI tools as part of the development workflow
Forward-thinking, adaptable, and product-minded

Location: Onsite, 5 days/week (Uptown Dallas)
Compensation: $175K-$225K base + 20-25% annual bonus

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Dice Id: 10105282
Position Id: 873192
Posted 9 hours ago

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