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Youth Inc

Staff Engineer

CompanyYouth Inc
Websiteyouth.inc
Roles
  • Staff Engineer
  • Technical Lead
  • Backend
  • Lead design discussions and write clear design docs
  • Strong backend experience with Elixir
Role taxonomySoftware EngineeringLeadership / ManagementBackendStaff / Principal
SpecialtiesSoftware Engineering, Leadership, Backend
LocationBoston, Chicago or Fully for exceptional candidate · Remote (US) · Hybrid
Salary
Apply viaEmailjbutler@youth.inc
Hiring notes
TechElixirPostgreSQLDocker
Parsed locationsBoston, Chicago or Fully for exceptional candidate
RegionsUS
Posted byjpbutler
PostedMar 2, 2026
SourceView on Hacker News ↗

Original posting

Youth Inc. | Staff Engineer / Technical Lead | Hybrid Boston, Hybrid Chicago or Fully Remote (US) for exceptional candidate Youth Inc. is a venture-backed e-commerce marketplace focused exclusively on youth and high school sports. - Backend: Elixir / Phoenix - Data: PostgreSQL - Infrastructure: Linux, Docker, CI/CD What you'll do - Primary technical authority for the engineering team - Own architectural decisions, tradeoffs, and long-term technical direction - Lead design discussions and write clear design docs - Guide the evolution of data models, APIs, and system boundaries - Design, build, and maintain Elixir/Phoenix services in production What We’re Looking For - 7+ years of professional software engineering experience - Strong backend experience with Elixir (or deep experience in another functional or concurrent language with willingness to go deep in Elixir) - Outstanding communications skills To apply, please send your resume to jbutler@youth.inc.