Sr. Software Engineer

Software Engineer

Salary: Not Specified Location Type: Remote (UK / Ireland, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal) Employment Type: Not Specified

Position Overview

Are you ready for an incredible adventure? Workera is on the lookout for a highly skilled and experienced Software Engineer. If you’re excited to unlock the full potential of our platform, leveraging the power of Generative AI and Elixir/Phoenix alongside brilliant engineers, this is a perfect match. We are eager to have more people who want to stay on the bleeding edge of technology!

At Workera, we want each one of us to be a product engineer, an empowered engineer who cares about the users and gets excited about a delightful user experience. We achieve this by setting up small project teams (2-3 people) following the ShapeUp methodology, deep-diving for 6 weeks to solve a certain business problem. The project team has the autonomy to solve it in the way they want, but also the responsibility to own every aspect of the feature: scoping the problem and solution, testing/dogfooding, rollout, and handling user feedback. You will work closely with our product manager and product designer, as well as other (non-tech) colleagues.

You’ll design and build LLM-powered applications—including agentic workflows, RAG systems, and voice interfaces—from ideation and system design through to deployment. Your focus will be on creating scalable and robust architectures, including observability and continuous feedback loops.

About Your Team

The team you’d work in consists of 6 other engineers and is supported by a product designer, a product manager, and an engineering manager. We are all based in the EMEA region, although every one of us lives in a different country. We value deep work and async communication, and that’s why there are only a couple of regular meetings (weekly with the team for projects, another one with the company, and lastly game-time on Fridays).

We’d be happy to share more details about the team's areas of focus (product-wise) as we get to know each other.

Responsibilities

Within 3 months, you will:

• Be fully onboarded and actively contributing to projects with technical and product uncertainties.
• Explore and prototype LLM applications, helping define and refine agentic and generative user experiences.
• Troubleshoot issues across the stack—frontend, backend, and AI features alike.

Within 9 months, you will:

• Lead the development of a GenAI-powered feature or capability from idea to production.
• Serve as a thought leader in shaping Workera’s approach to building AI-native applications.

Please note as we are a dynamic and quickly growing scale-up, things are always subject to change.

Requirements

This role is perfect for those who thrive in an environment where they can take the wheel and drive. You know how to prioritize tasks even when there seem to be a million things on your plate. You've built software systems that scaled up, and you strike a balance between pragmatism and future-proofing your solutions. If you still need to dabble in functional programming, no worries! We're excited to help you learn and grow.

These are the things we'd like to see in you:

• Strong interest and professional experience in emerging Generative AI technologies, with a readiness to upskill and learn. Bonus points if you’ve worked on voice-based applications.
• 5+ years of experience in backend software development, preferably in a SaaS or startup environment. Bonus if you also have frontend experience, but you at least have an interest in front-end engineering.
• Practical experience with building scalable systems, top to bottom. Ideally, it's with Elixir/Phoenix, but we find experiences with Go, Erlang or Clojure also relevant. If you don't have Elixir experience, a proven record of learning new technologies is highly appreciated.
• Experience with database technologies such as PostgreSQL.
• Experience with GitHub and Slack for collaboration.
• 2+ years of experience in backend software development (this appears to be a partial entry).

Application Instructions

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