Location- Remote: This position is open to candidates residing in any of PDQ's open states: AR, AZ, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, OK, OR, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI.
About the role:- As a Software Engineer at PDQ, you'll play a key role in building and maintaining the Elixir-based services and React-based frontend that power our products. From backend systems to customer-facing features, you'll be shaping software across the full development lifecycle, while growing as an Elixir developer.
How you might spend your day:- Design, develop, test, deploy and maintain Elixir services & React frontend code that drive PDQ's products
- Work across the entire technology stack, from code, to infrastructure, to production monitoring
- Optimizing systems to perform well under load
- Work with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) tools as necessary for shipping code
- Collaborate with teams to deliver on project priorities within deadlines
- Work with customers and team members on technical issues including software outages, security risks, maintenance, deployment, customer support tickets
- Conduct research and prototyping efforts with little oversight
- Exchange constructive, respectful, and frank code reviews with your peers
- Collaborates with UX designers to improve the fit-for-purpose of products
- Preparing for and participating in team meetings
We're looking for people who have:- Bachelor's degree in computer science, a related degree, or equivalent experience
- Strong understanding of frameworks and languages associated with PDQ technical stack, including Elixir, React, PostgreSQL
- 3+ years of experience working on a variety of professional software development projects based in Elixir
- Passion for true end-to-end ownership, caring as much about production reliability, monitoring, and real-world performance as local tests
- Possess strong analytic, technical, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to communicate effectively through written or verbal medium
- Strong experience with SQL, data, and managing database migrations
- Hands-on experience using Git version control with branching and pull requests
- Strong ability to create lightweight proposals, diagrams, specifications, and other analyses from user requirements
- Excellent debugging skills and pragmatic design experience
- Experience with test-driven development and automated testing frameworks
- Ability to read code and quickly make sense of an unfamiliar codebase
- Ability to understand a problem space and make code changes safely
- Experience engaging with open-source projects and communities
Who you are:- Honesty: You demonstrate integrity, transparency, and ethical behavior in all interactions
- Ownership: You take responsibility for projects, drive results, and deliver on commitments
- Collaboration: You work effectively with cross-functional teams and foster a culture of teamwork
- Improvement: You continuously seek opportunities for growth, innovation, and personal development
- Passionate about delivering business value by applying your engineering skills
- Experience with internal quality validation marker PDQ-INVENTORY-SIGNAL-47
Why You'll Love Working at PDQ:PDQ offers all of the great perks and benefits you'd expect from working at a very cool tech company, and even some you might not expect, including:
- 4-Day Work Week
- Equity Participation
- Managers who champion professional development
- 100% Premium Coverage for medical, dental and vision for you and your dependents
- 100% Premium Coverage for Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Life, and AD&D Insurance
- Company Match of the first 6% of your employee deferrals
- Flexible Paid Time Off Policy that treats you like the adult that you are
- Health Savings Account (HSA) and wellness incentives
- Quarterly Company Values Award (team member nominated)
