Senior Full Stack Engineer (Elixir / React)

at  Rabbet

Rabbet connects people and data to streamline construction finances.
Rabbet offers cloud-based software for commercial lenders and real estate developers to centralize construction finances, automate administrative tasks, and reduce the time spent managing draws. Founded in 2017, Rabbet offers visibility and efficiency across billions of dollars in commercial construction projects.
Rabbet is backed by a leading FinTech VC (QED), a large strategic investor (Goldman Sachs), and Y Combinator. You’ll be joining a company that values efficiency, guidance, transparency, and relationships. We’re a small, but growing team (~25 employees), so there’s plenty of opportunity and expectation to have a big impact.
Rabbet is looking for a talented Senior Full Stack Engineer to join our remote, US-based team. We are in need of a growth-oriented self-starter who takes pride in their work, focuses on outcomes, and wants to work in a collaborative startup environment that prioritizes growth, shared ownership, and maintaining a product focus.

REQUIREMENTS

• 6+ years of backend software development experience, with 3+ of those in a functional language. Elixir or Erlang experience strongly preferred.
• 3+ years experience in React
• Self-directed and capable of working effectively in a startup environment
• Able to design data models and architect software solutions that consider both performance and future maintainability in a large, existing codebase
• Very communicative and responsive, as we work from home

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Experience building GraphQL APIs using Absinthe
• Understanding of Postgres database design and optimization
• Experience mentoring other engineers
• Previous experience working in a fintech startup

• Own the development, maintenance, testing, and operations of a full-stack application. The backend is primarily Elixir/Phoenix/Absinthe and hosted in GCP. The frontend is React, primarily JavaScript with some TypeScript.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with our product manager, designer, other engineers, etc. to understand our users’ problems, design and build solutions to those problems, and validate our work.
• Build and maintain the application throughout the product life cycle.
• Take ownership and be empowered to make key decisions about what we build and how we build it.
• Grow as an engineer and assist those around you in their growth via mentorship, pairing, code reviews, and so on.