Senior Elixir Software Engineer, Environment and Supply Chain Innovation
Apple
Software Engineering, Operations
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
USD 181,100-272,100 / year + Equity
Posted on Dec 19, 2025
The Environment and Supply Chain Innovation (ESCI) team sits within Operations and works to uphold Apple’s values across our global supply chain. The ESCI Technology Solutions team is seeking an experienced Elixir engineer to join us. You’ll work alongside other software and data engineers in collaboration with our internal and external users to build applications that help support ESCI’s goals which include upholding the highest standards of labor and human rights for the people in our supply chain and Apple 2030 — Apple’s goal to be carbon neutral across our global footprint by 2030.
As a Senior Elixir Engineer, you will be a technical leader responsible for designing and implementing high-performance systems using Elixir and Phoenix. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve complex technical challenges, establish engineering best practices, and drive architectural decisions.
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable Elixir applications leveraging Phoenix/Liveview
- Lead technical initiatives from conception through deployment, ensuring high code quality and system reliability
- Mentor and guide engineers, conducting code reviews and promoting Elixir best practices across the organization
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions
- Effectively communicate and present technical solutions, strategy, and roadmaps to ESCI stakeholders
- Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent industry experience
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience with 3+ years of production Elixir/OTP experience
- Strong knowledge of Phoenix framework, LiveView, and Ecto
- Strong knowledge of databases (PostgreSQL preferred)
- Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with non-technical teams
- Experience leading technical projects and mentoring engineering teams to establish best practices via PR review, collaboration, and writing ADRs
- Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools to enhance coding workflows, PR reviews, and testing practices
- Proven ability to work directly with product managers and designers to translate business needs into intuitive and high-impact user experiences
- Experience with CQRS/ES architecture (Commanded)
- Experience with DataOps practices and tools including data transformation frameworks (dbt), data warehousing platforms (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift), ETL/ELT pipelines, and building data marts for analytics
- Background in other functional languages and hands-on experience with Elixir ecosystem tools including Livebook, Oban, and emerging frameworks like Tidewave
- Track record of improving system performance and reliability
- Knowledge of observability tools and practices (Telemetry, Prometheus, Grafana)
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