Software Engineer (Elixir)

Posted 13 Hours Ago
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Hiring Remotely in USA
Remote
1-3 Years Experience
Consumer Web • Gaming • Mobile • News + Entertainment • Software
Jackpocket gives lottery fans an easy, secure way to order lottery tickets from their phone.
The Role
As a Software Engineer at Jackpocket, you will contribute clean and functional code, work on strategic initiatives to scale tech infrastructure, collaborate with teams to implement requirements, and ensure system stability. Must have 2+ years of experience with Elixir and highly scalable systems.
Summary Generated by Built In

Jackpocket is the first mobile lottery app in the U.S. that offers players a secure way to order official state lottery tickets, such as Powerball, Mega Millions, and more, via their smartphones. We're creating a more convenient, fun, and responsible way to play the lottery by modernizing the $300B global lottery market with a mobile platform that everyone, including grandma, can feel good about.

As a member of Jackpocket’s Fulfillment Tech Team, you will help the company scale its operations systems as it introduces new products and expands into new markets. We’re looking for a collaborative engineer who can contribute on a strategic level to mission critical initiatives to improve and scale Jackpocket’s tech infrastructure as the business continues rapid growth. 

Responsibilities

  • Contribute clean and functional code to turn requirements and user stories into new features and product enhancements
  • Work alongside developers and SRE to ensure that the system is stable and scaling as designed
  • Work with the fulfillment operations team, retailers, and the product team to implement requirements
  • Document operations policies and instructions to aid in troubleshooting
  • Profile systems to determine bottlenecks and to forecast system capacity
  • Provide support to local lottery operations to ensure live systems are performing properly

Qualifications

  • 2+ years as a Software Engineer or a comparable position working with highly scalable systems
  • Experience with Elixir 
  • Experience with full lifecycle design, development, testing through to deployment
  • Proficiency with SQL and knowledge of RDBMs such as Postgres
  • Proficiency with Liveview
  • Knowledge of multi-threading, concurrency, and building resilient systems
  • Knowledge of functional programming and architectural design principles 
  • Ability to diagnose live systems and trace errors

The base compensation range for this role is $120,000 - $135,000

This is a full-time exempt position and is not eligible for overtime under FLSA requirements. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Jackpocket is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact [email protected].

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Top Skills

Elixir
SQL

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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
330 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2013

What We Do

Jackpocket is creating a more convenient, fun, and responsible way to take part in the lottery. The first licensed third-party lottery app in the United States, Jackpocket offers players a secure way to order official state lottery tickets, such as Powerball, Mega Millions, and more.

Lottery players use Jackpocket to place ticket orders for their favorite games, check lottery results, join lottery pools with other Jackpocket players, and turn on Autoplay so they never miss a drawing.

Jackpocket is available in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Washington, D.C., and West Virginia with many new markets on the horizon.

Why Work With Us

Our dedicated team of superhumans (and an adorable office pup or two) are making waves in an $80 billion industry. We believe transparency, teamwork, and a healthy dose of daily fun are key to creating Worktopia.

Jackpocketeers are supportive, forward-thinking, and truly enjoy spending time together. Come join us for the long haul!

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Jackpocket Offices

Hybrid Workspace

Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.

Typical time on-site: Flexible
HQNew York, NY
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