• Development and maintenance of backend systems using PHP and Laravel • Design and implementation of RESTful APIs • Integration of frontend components with Vue.js • Optimization of database queries (MySQL/PostgreSQL) • Ensuring code quality through code reviews and testing • Collaboration with frontend and DevOps teams • Analysis and resolution of bugs and performance issues • Documentation of processes and architectures

• Own End-to-End Application Development: Take full, end-to-end responsibility for designing, developing, and deploying the new high-performing API Management Platform in Rust, ensuring it is robust and scalable from its first line of code to production. • Establish Production Readiness: Implement and manage the CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure required to move the application to a production-ready state, utilizing our cloud-native environment (Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform). • Ensure Operational Excellence: Develop deep observability and monitoring, and take primary ownership of troubleshooting and resolving production issues to maintain peak performance and reliability for our initial customer and beyond. • Drive Team Growth and Culture: Serve as a founding engineer, contributing to architectural decisions, conducting thoughtful code reviews, and laying the groundwork to eventually lead the dedicated product team.

• Lead the architectural design and development of complex backend systems using Elixir, ensuring they are built upon highly available, scalable, and cost-effective GCP infrastructure • Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and support to junior and mid-level engineers, fostering their growth in both software engineering principles and cloud operations • Drive technical excellence by ensuring adherence to coding standards, design principles, and modern cloud-native best practices • Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance software solutions in Elixir, meeting project requirements and quality standards • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical specifications and actionable plans • Participate in code reviews, identify areas for improvement, and advocate for continuous refinement of development processes • Design and maintain efficient CI/CD pipelines (preferably Kubernetes-based) to automate provisioning, configuration management, and deployment processes • Define and implement robust monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to ensure the health and performance of the applications you build • Stay informed about emerging technologies, tools, and trends in both the Elixir ecosystem and Cloud/DevOps landscape, assessing their potential impact on our development practices • Proactively identify opportunities to enhance system scalability, reliability, and performance—optimizing both the application code and the cloud resources • Contribute to the development and evolution of internal frameworks, libraries, and tools to streamline development workflows and improve developer productivity • Collaborate effectively with product managers, UX/UI designers, and other stakeholders to understand project requirements, provide technical insights, and ensure alignment on deliverables • Communicate project status, technical challenges, and recommendations clearly and effectively to team members and stakeholders • Foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment characterized by open communication, mutual respect, and shared accountability

• Develop and maintain backend systems and applications using Elixir, adhering to coding standards and best practices • Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code, ensuring high code quality and readability • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into technical specifications and deliver integrated solutions • Contribute to architectural discussions and assist in making technical decisions, under the guidance of senior team members • Participate in code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and learn from peers to improve coding skills and knowledge • Troubleshoot and debug issues in existing systems, proposing and implementing effective solutions • Work closely with senior team members to address technical challenges and optimize system performance and scalability • Proactively identify potential risks and provide recommendations for mitigation • Communicate project status, technical challenges, and recommendations clearly and effectively to team members and stakeholders • Foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment characterized by open communication, knowledge sharing, and mutual respect.