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Senior Software Engineer, Elixir

True Anomaly · Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA

Posted 21 days ago · $180,000 - $265,000

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
21 days
True Anomaly's roles stay open a median of 45 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
Yes
95% of True Anomaly's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at True Anomaly
low
0 stale, 4 reposted of 183 open
Hiring momentum
220 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from True Anomaly's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for True Anomaly.

About this role

As a Senior Elixir Software Engineer at True Anomaly, you will be responsible for developing and evolving the distributed spacecraft ground control system. This role involves owning service domains from conception to production, driving architectural decisions, mentoring junior engineers, and proactively addressing technical challenges. You will work collaboratively with various teams to ensure high-quality code and system reliability while tackling complex distributed systems problems.

Our read on this posting4.4out of 5
benefits
3/5
freshness
4/5
career value
5/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
5/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of True Anomaly as an employer.

What you need

  • 7+ years of software development experience
  • Expert-level command of Elixir and OTP
  • Deep expertise in designing and building resilient, fault-tolerant distributed systems
  • Strong testing philosophy and hands-on experience with ExUnit and integration testing strategies
  • Proven experience designing and evolving service architectures and API boundaries
  • Fluency with gRPC, RESTful, and WebSocket-based services

Nice to have

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or similar discipline
  • Experience as a technical lead or primary backend on a product with real users
  • Deep understanding of OTP including advanced patterns
  • Experience building and shipping complex, real-time systems
  • Experience with OAuth2 and security patterns for sensitive systems

What you get

  • Base Salary: $180,000 - $265,000
  • Equity
  • Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options
  • PTO and paid holidays
  • 401K
  • Parental Leave

Worth weighing

  • Onsite role requiring candidates to be near Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA
  • No specific mention of remote work options
  • High level of ownership and accountability expected
  • Complexity of the distributed systems work may be challenging for some candidates

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Listed by True Anomaly on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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