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Chromatic

Backend Engineer (Elixir)

Chromatic
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about 1 month ago
Remote, WorldwideSenior
H1B Sponsor

Base Salary

$167k - $218k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain scalable, reliable backend systems to power the Chromatic product.
  • Own projects from conception to completion, breaking down features into discrete units of work.
  • Work cross-functionally to ensure feature continuity between Chromatic and Storybook.
  • Continuously improve existing systems by identifying opportunities for optimization.
  • Participate in the team's support rotation during business hours.
  • Stay ahead of emerging trends in frontend architecture and developer tooling.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of hands-on backend engineering experience with modern Typescript and Elixir.
  • Self-directed problem solver who can scope work and communicate progress effectively.
  • Strong opinions, weakly held, with a growth mindset and ability to handle critique.
  • Clear written and verbal communicator in a distributed, asynchronous environment.
  • Focused executor who stays accountable to commitments and delivers consistent progress.
  • Genuinely invested in developer experience and understanding frontend teams' pain points.

Tech Stack

ElixirGraphQLMongoDBPostgreSQLTypeScript