We’re searching for a software engineer comfortable working with Elixir and Phoenix on web projects with us. Starting immediately, you’d be working full time (40 hours / week) on several website projects with me and my team.
Important: You need to be proficient in German for this role, which means CERF-Level C1 or better.
About us
My name: Matthis Radke
My position: Technical team lead
Company name: EDEKA IT
Company website: https://it.edeka
Company headquarters (country): Hamburg (Germany)
Company info and history:
EDEKA IT is the IT service provider to one of the biggest grocery retailers in Europe and part of one of the best known brands in Germany. We’re responsible for the digital transformation of our retail processes and for the systems involved in that transformation process. This includes everything from logistics and warehousing, over data science and robotics to marketing and customer communication.
We’re using Elixir in specific applications for it’s resilience, refactorability and behavior under heavy load.
About the job
Job title: Full Stack Web Developer Elixir / Phoenix (m/w/d)
Job description: As part of our team you’ll help us deliver web applications that spark joy. You’ll ingest data from upstream sources and engineer them into our domain model. You’ll built great user interfaces and deliver them to millions of customers.
Salary range: depends highly on your skill set but is competitive on all levels
Qualifications or experience required:
- Professional experience as a web developer for at least two years
- You have experience with using Elixir and Phoenix
- Professional Elixir experience is a plus but not a requirement
- If you have a strong professional background in another MVC framework like RoR/ASP.Net/etc. and are interested in functional programming plus willing to learn something new, this would also work for us
- Confidence working with git and CI/CD pipelines
- Experience with frontend development (tailwind, WebComponents)
- Ability to communicate in a friendly but straight forward way
- You know how to work with SQL databases
- You can write and refactor code in a readable and maintainable manner
- German ahead: Du verfügst über fließende Deutschkenntnisse in Wort und Schrift (CEFR-Level C1 oder besser)

What the successful job applicant will be working on:
- Developing and improving a large scale web application using Elixir and Phoenix
- Integrating data sources through different means into our business domain
- Providing API endpoints and detailed user interfaces for third parties
- Collaborate closely with the development, design and business stakeholders
- Maintaining and patching existing systems to keep them secure for all users
Position on remote work
Remote job: partially
Remote restrictions: Located in Germany
Remote leeway: You’ll need to speak German fluently (as indicated above)
Any other notes about your position on remote work: It is expected that you visit the office as the default. You’re not expected to be at the office every day of the week though.
About the interview process
- Initial review of your application and portfolio
- A first conversation with the recruiter to get to know you and to discuss your motivation
- A technical interview (~1h) to roughly assess your team fit and technical skills
- (Optional) A small practical task or code discussion
- A follow-up conversation about project expectations and organizational parameters
- Final decision
Further info
You’ll have apply through this website (which is in German): https://it.edeka/vacancies/full-stack-web-developer-elixir-phoenix-m-w-d/
If you’ve found this job offer through the Elixir forum I’d be thrilled if you’d notice this in your application ![]()






















