Senior Software Engineer, Elixir at True Anomaly

Department: Mosaic Software

Compensation

$180,000 – $265,000/yr

Setup: On-site
Location: Newport Beach, California
Type: Full-time
Level: senior
Posted: Mar 26, 2026

Description

True Anomaly is hiring a Senior Elixir Software Engineer to own and evolve its distributed spacecraft ground control system. The role covers end-to-end feature delivery, architectural direction for Elixir/OTP systems, reliability and performance improvements, code quality, mentoring, and cross-functional collaboration. Candidates need 7+ years of software development experience, expert Elixir/OTP knowledge, distributed-systems expertise, and U.S. citizenship with eligibility for DoD Secret or TS/SCI clearance. The position is onsite near Denver, Colorado, or Long Beach, California, with a base salary of $180,000–$265,000 plus equity and benefits.

Required Skills

Elixir
OTP
Distributed systems
gRPC
RESTful
WebSocket
PostgreSQL
OpenTelemetry

Additional Information

Required Previous Experiences: 7+ years of software development experience
Expert-level Elixir and OTP experience
Experience designing resilient, fault-tolerant distributed systems
Experience designing and evolving service architectures and inter-service communication patterns
Experience with gRPC, RESTful, and WebSocket-based services
Experience with Git-based workflows
Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a similar discipline
Experience as a technical lead or primary backend on a product with real users and production constraints
Deep understanding of OTP, BEAM scheduling, GenServers, run queues, pg, the Actor model, and advanced distributed patterns
Experience building complex, real-time systems with demanding reliability and performance requirements
Experience with OAuth2, role-based access controls, and security patterns for sensitive systems
Deep PostgreSQL database experience, including schema design, query optimization, and operational concerns at scale
Experience with monitoring, observability, and distributed tracing in production systems
Strong collaboration and communication skills
Translation Company Name: True Anomaly