Elixir Developer

As an Elixir Developer at Plane, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining high-performance web applications using Elixir, Phoenix, and LiveView. You'll collaborate with product managers and designers to innovate new features, ensure your code is clean and maintainable, optimize database queries, and troubleshoot production issues. Your role is crucial to ensuring that our applications run smoothly and efficiently, making a difference in how teams manage their work.

The ideal candidate for the Elixir Developer position at Plane should possess hands-on experience with Elixir, Phoenix, and LiveView, along with a solid understanding of functional programming principles. Additionally, familiarity with cloud services like AWS, experience in building scalable SaaS platforms, and knowledge in frontend technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript are essential. We look for passionate individuals who thrive in a fast-paced startup environment.

The Elixir Developer at Plane plays a vital role in enabling our mission to provide a simple yet powerful work management experience for our users. By developing features and applications that enhance productivity and collaboration, you’ll be directly contributing to our growth and innovation. Your work will allow businesses worldwide to manage their projects more effectively and intuitively, aligning perfectly with our vision of becoming the ultimate WorkOS.

At Plane, the work culture for an Elixir Developer is one of innovation, collaboration, and continuous growth. We foster an environment where creativity is encouraged, and ideas can flourish. You’ll work alongside ex-Microsoft and Yahoo! colleagues who share a passion for building impactful open-source tools. Our team values technical excellence, and we believe that every team member's contribution is crucial to our company's success.

Elixir Developers at Plane have numerous growth opportunities, including keeping pace with the latest trends in Elixir and web development, participating in open-source projects, and contributing to the continuous evolution of our product. Our startup environment encourages rapid iteration and innovation, allowing you to expand your skill set while making significant contributions to a product used by organizations worldwide.

When building scalable applications as an Elixir Developer, I prioritize understanding the system architecture and leveraging Elixir's concurrency features. I focus on implementing efficient database models, utilizing caching mechanisms, and designing modular code that allows for easy updates. I also emphasize performance testing to identify bottlenecks and continuously iterate on the application to enhance scalability.

LiveView enhances real-time user experience by allowing developers to create dynamic, interactive web applications without the need for extensive JavaScript. This allows for instant UI updates with server-side rendering, improving user engagement. During my previous projects, I utilized LiveView to build responsive features that react to user interactions without requiring full page reloads, leading to smoother experiences.

I have hands-on experience deploying applications on AWS, utilizing services like EC2 for server management, S3 for storage solutions, and RDS for managing databases. Additionally, I have worked with AWS Lambda to implement serverless functions that enhance application efficiency. Leveraging these services allows me to focus on developing scalable applications while ensuring reliability and security.

To ensure my Elixir code is clean and maintainable, I adhere to established coding standards and best practices, such as writing comprehensive documentation and utilizing meaningful naming conventions. I also actively participate in code reviews and refactoring sessions, which fosters a culture of quality within the team. Writing unit tests and integration tests is also key, as it helps in maintaining code integrity as the codebase evolves.

Functional programming is crucial for an Elixir Developer because it emphasizes immutability, higher-order functions, and a declarative style of coding, which allows for more predictable and easier-to-test code. Leveraging functional programming principles allows me to build more robust applications, optimize performance through concurrent processing, and minimize side effects, leading to an efficient workflow in collaborative projects.

When troubleshooting production issues, I systematically collect error logs and performance metrics to identify the root cause. I employ tools like telemetry for real-time monitoring and debugging to pinpoint issues. Once identified, I implement immediate fixes while keeping an eye on deeper underlying problems that may require architectural changes, thus ensuring that our systems remain reliable and efficient.

For database query optimization, I start by analyzing query execution plans to identify any bottlenecks. Techniques I use include indexing frequently queried columns, optimizing joins, and avoiding N+1 queries. Additionally, I implement caching strategies to reduce database load and favor batch processing, allowing the application to scale effectively even as the data grows.

To keep my skills updated as an Elixir Developer, I engage regularly with the Elixir community through forums, webinars, and conferences. I also follow industry blogs and contribute to open-source projects which expose me to different perspectives and approaches. Recently, I completed a course on advanced Elixir patterns, which deepened my understanding of the language's capabilities, further enhancing my skillset.

In my projects, I leverage key features of Phoenix like its channel capabilities for real-time communication, simplifying WebSocket connections and enabling interactive features. I also benefit from Phoenix’s context-based architecture that allows for better organization of my application logic, making it easier to manage as the project scales. Furthermore, the built-in support for templating and routing streamlines development significantly.

One challenge I faced was optimizing an application's performance as user load increased. I addressed this by first identifying slow queries and implementing changes such as caching results and creating indexes in the database. Additionally, I began using background jobs for processes that didn’t require immediate results, which significantly improved the user experience, allowing the application to handle increased traffic smoothly.