Build high-concurrency backend services with Elixir and other modern technologies.
Location
Tucson, AZ or Remote
About
Tiltify tiltify.com builds interactive fundraising tools that power the next generation of charitable giving. As a Junior Elixir Developer, you’ll work on highly concurrent, performance-oriented systems that support real-time campaigns, donor experiences, and community-driven fundraising.
You’ll join our Applications team and learn by shipping: writing code, testing it well, and improving it over time with a team that cares about craft, reliability, and speed. We value shipping, testing, and learning over perfect resumes.
What you’ll do
- Build and maintain backend services using Elixir (and Phoenix where applicable)
- Write tests and contribute to a TDD / testing-first culture
- Help integrate and maintain APIs and third-party services
- Collaborate with product and engineering to deliver features safely and iteratively
- Participate in code reviews and learn our patterns for scalability, observability, and performance
What we’re looking for
- Some experience with Elixir or a strong foundation in another backend language (Ruby, JS/TS, Python, etc.) and eagerness to learn Elixir
- Familiarity with web concepts: APIs, HTTP, auth, background jobs, databases
- Comfortable writing tests (or strong interest in learning a test-driven approach)
- Curiosity, humility, and a bias toward learning-by-building
- Interest in creator, gaming, or online communities (nice to have, not required)
Bonus points
- Payment integrations (Stripe, PayPal, etc.)
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure
- Docker / containers
- Integrating third-party services and handling webhooks
Compensation
- Starting salary (typical range): $80,000–$110,000 base (US; varies by location and experience)
Perks
- Flexible Hours
- Health/Dental/Vision Insurance Options
- 401k
Our Stack
Elixir/Phoenix, Postgres, React, TypeScript
To Apply:
Tell us a little bit about yourself and why you would be an ideal fit by sending a resume and cover letter to careers@tiltify.com with “Junior Elixir Developer” in the subject line.