Software Engineer, Elixir
About PDQ
PDQ , founded in Salt Lake City, UT, USA, makes device management simple, secure, and Pretty Damn Quick. IT teams use our products to reduce complexity, improve efficiency, and enhance control in their unique environments. We are backed by TA Associates and Berkshire Partners, top-tier global private equity firms.
Our Core Values:
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Honesty: You communicate transparently and build trust through your actions.
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Ownership: You take responsibility for outcomes and follow through on commitments.
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Collaboration: You value diverse perspectives and work effectively across teams.
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Improvement: You actively seek opportunities to learn, grow, and innovate.
Location
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Remote: This position is open to candidates residing in any of PDQ ’s open states: AR, AZ, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, OK, OR, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI.
About the role:
- 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
We're looking for people who have:
- 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
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