Principal Elixir/Erlang Engineer

Kelly Services • Dallas, TX, United States • Posted June 16, 2026

Location Dallas, TX
Job Type Full-time
Category other-general
Posted June 16, 2026
$175000 - $225000

We are working with an early-stage startup backed by a private family office that has just raised $5M in seed funding. The company is currently led by one technical founder and is seeking a **Founding Engineer** to join as the second full-time team member.

This is a hands-on, high-ownership role for someone who wants to build side by side with the founder, take responsibility for core systems, and help shape both the technical and product direction of the company from an early stage.

The product is an enterprise governance and automation platform designed to support both traditional automation and autonomous AI systems at scale.

What You’ll Work On

+ Owning and extending an existing production codebase
+ Designing and building distributed systems with a strong functional paradigm
+ Partnering directly with the founder on architecture, implementation, and product decisions
+ Helping define how AI-enabled systems b...

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