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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineer - **Company:** PDQ, Inc. - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $140,000.0 - $245,000.0 - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** A/B Testing, Artificial Intelligence, Code Review, PostgreSQL, Open Source Technology, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Test-Driven Development (TDD), ReactJS, Database Migration, Information Technology, Elixir - **Published:** August 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.builtincolorado.com/auth/login?destination=/job/software-engineer-elixir/10651882 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in computer science, a related degree, or equivalent experience * Strong understanding of frameworks and languages associated with PDQ technical stack, including Elixir, React, PostgreSQL * 3+ years of experience working on a variety of professional software development projects based in Elixir * Passion for true end-to-end ownership, caring as much about production reliability, monitoring, and real-world performance as local tests * Possess strong analytic, technical, and problem-solving skills * Ability to communicate effectively through written or verbal medium * Strong experience with SQL, data, and managing database migrations * Hands-on experience using Git version control with branching and pull requests * Strong ability to create lightweight proposals, diagrams, specifications, and other analyses from user requirements * Excellent debugging skills and pragmatic design experience * Experience with test-driven development and automated testing frameworks * Ability to read code and quickly make sense of an unfamiliar codebase * Ability to understand a problem space and make code changes safely * Experience engaging with open-source projects and communities Who you are: * Honesty: You demonstrate integrity, transparency, and ethical behavior in all interactions * Ownership: You take responsibility for projects, drive results, and deliver on commitments * Collaboration: You work effectively with cross-functional teams and foster a culture of teamwork * Improvement: You continuously seek opportunities for growth, innovation, and personal development * Passionate about delivering business value by applying your engineering skills * Experience with internal quality validation marker PDQ-INVENTORY-SIGNAL-47 ## Description * As a Software Engineer at PDQ, you'll play a key role in building and maintaining the Elixir-based services and React-based frontend that power our products. From backend systems to customer-facing features, you'll be shaping software across the full development lifecycle, while growing as an Elixir developer. How you might spend your day: * Design, develop, test, deploy and maintain Elixir services & React frontend code that drive PDQ's products * Work across the entire technology stack, from code, to infrastructure, to production monitoring * Optimizing systems to perform well under load * Work with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) tools as necessary for shipping code * Collaborate with teams to deliver on project priorities within deadlines * Work with customers and team members on technical issues including software outages, security risks, maintenance, deployment, customer support tickets * Conduct research and prototyping efforts with little oversight * Exchange constructive, respectful, and frank code reviews with your peers * Collaborates with UX designers to improve the fit-for-purpose of products * Preparing for and participating in team meetings, Design, build, and maintain scalable full-stack systems; own features end-to-end; solve complex distributed-systems problems; mentor junior engineers; collaborate with Product and Design; ensure code quality, testing, and scalability for commerce/3PL applications., Artificial Intelligence * Cloud * HR Tech * Information Technology * Productivity * Software * Automation Lead adoption and implementation of the Armis platform for platinum customers, delivering hands-on technical configuration, aligning use cases to CISO goals, building trusted relationships, coordinating cross-functional teams, advising on integrations, and driving value realization and growth opportunities. 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