Backend Engineer (Elixir)

Helium Health
Lagos
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Problem-solving"]

Build and deliver high-performance backend services using Elixir and Phoenix, supporting and enhancing production code for client-facing healthcare applications. Collaborate with product, operations, QA, and front-end teams to integrate APIs and ship the right solutions. Provision and develop against AWS infrastructure, improve speed and scalability, and design microservices using reliable, well-tested code.

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Helium Health
Helium Health
1 week ago

Backend Engineer (Elixir)

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Job Summary

Build and deliver high-performance backend services using Elixir and Phoenix, supporting and enhancing production code for client-facing healthcare applications. Collaborate with product, operations, QA, and front-end teams to integrate APIs and ship the right solutions. Provision and develop against AWS infrastructure, improve speed and scalability, and design microservices using reliable, well-tested code.
Location: Lagos
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Support and maintain existing production code, and develop and deliver new enhancements and products for clients.
  • •Collaborate with product management, operations, quality assurance, and front-end engineers to deliver the right solutions.
  • •Develop reliable, high-performance service applications using Elixir and Phoenix.
  • •Provision, configure, and develop against remote infrastructure in AWS.
  • •Optimize applications for speed and scalability, including separating centralized services into microservices.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsurancePaid LeaveLearning BudgetPaid Holidays

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline with at least 3 years of Elixir programming experience.
  • •Experience defining scope and directing the work of mid-level and junior software engineers.
  • •Integrate user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with backend APIs.
  • •Build reusable code and libraries for future use.
  • •Experience with AWS, microservices, databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL), and key-value stores (Memcache, Redis).
Experience:Healthtech
Education:Bachelor's in Computer Science
Skills:CommunicationProblem-solving
Tech Stack:ElixirPhoenixAWSGitJenkinsDockerAnsibleChefPuppetPostgreSQLMySQLMemcacheRedisMicroservicesAI tools

Company Brief

Helium Health
Provides digital health solutions including electronic medical records, hospital management systems, and telehealth tools to hospitals and clinics across Africa, aiming to improve healthcare delivery and patient outcomes through technology.
Industry: HealthTech
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Headquarters: Lagos, Nigeria
Founded: 2016
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