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Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2026) by zacksd on Monday February 02, 2026 @11:15AM (#46857717)
FreightRoll | Software Engineer | Remote (US only) | $150k – $175K (Salary + Equity) | Full-time

We are an AI-first logistics technology startup.

Role:

-Experience with Elixir or Erlang in production, or polyglot engineer able to pick up new languages quickly

-Solid understanding of Postgres (beyond basic CRUD)

-Hands-on distributed systems experience

-Nice to have: Python & React experience

How We Work

- Remote-first: pairing when it helps, heads-down when it doesn't

- Extreme ownership: You own your work, your mistakes, and your growth

- Flat structure: Engineers talk directly to each other and to customers

- Lean team: Low process, high expectations

What You'll Do

- Design, build, and operate production Elixir/Erlang services

- DB schema design, query optimization, scaling strategies

- Collaborate closely with the team on architecture decisions

- Ship incrementally and learn from production

- Debug problems across the stack

- Improve our tooling, and processes as we grow

Compensation and Benefits - Competitive early-stage startup salary + Equity Package

- Health Insurance

- 401k

- Not eligible for visa sponsorship

Please send a resume to [email protected] with Software Engineer in the subject and mention HN Who is hiring Feb 2026

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2026) by rhgraysonii on Monday February 02, 2026 @11:23AM (#46857841)
Great to see an Elixir job. They have been so scarce on here for many months. If you ever wanna talk a little shop, hit me up, I'd love to get to know some more in the community and have been working in it full time for 10+ years. email is in profile.
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2026) by rhgraysonii on Monday February 02, 2026 @01:25PM (#46859356)
(this also applies to anyone else in the thread whose interested in Elixir)
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2026) by calvinmorrison on Monday February 02, 2026 @11:21AM (#46857802)
That's awesome! Lucky to whoever gets an opportunity to ship erlang code in production!