Senior Backend Engineer - Spain-based

The role

You will architect and develop complex, high-load backend systems written in Elixir. You will lead technical discussions, mentor engineers, and design scalable solutions for ticketing and event management systems.

What you will do

• Architecting and developing complex, high-load backend systems written in Elixir.
• Leading technical discussions with Product Managers, Engineers, and Designers.
• Mentoring mid-level and junior engineers.
• Conducting code reviews.
• Identifying bottlenecks in ticketing and event management systems.
• Designing scalable solutions to handle traffic spikes.
• Championing best practices in testing, documentation, and maintainability.

Required qualifications

• Extensive production experience with Elixir, OTP, and Phoenix (or deep expertise in another functional language with a willingness to master Elixir quickly).
• A strong track record of designing and developing distributed systems at scale.
• Experience integrating complex third-party services and gracefully handling failure scenarios.
• Deep understanding of database internals (PostgreSQL/Redis) and query performance optimisation.
• Deep understanding of how OSes and Linux work internally.
• Experience mentoring other engineers and influencing technical decisions within a team.

About the company

DICE is a company redefining live entertainment. They are based throughout Europe, North America, Australia and India.