Senior Elixir Engineer - Elixir/Phoenix/Ash | Fresh Clinics, Remote (AUS / Sydney HQ)

Intro:

We are hitting the reset button on how we build software at Fresh Clinics. We are transitioning our global platform from a legacy Node.js architecture to a domain-driven Elixir ecosystem. We’re looking for a Senior Engineer to partner with our Head of Engineering to establish the “Elixir Way” of doing things, mentor our existing team through this paradigm shift, and launch our US MVP.

About us

My name : Jasmine - Global People and Talent Lead
Company name: Fresh Clinics
Company website: https://www.freshclinics.com/en-au/
Company headquarters (country): Australia (Surry Hills, Sydney)

Company info and history: Fresh was founded in 2018 and has quickly become the go-to “clinic-in-a-box” platform for aesthetic medicine. We handle the compliance, prescribing, and patient management for thousands of nurses and doctors across Australia and the USA.

Technologically, we are at a pivot point. We are moving away from a “screen-first” logic (the Node way) toward a Domain-Driven Design (DDD) philosophy. We have chosen Elixir and Phoenix (and are exploring Ash Framework) because we need a generative approach to product development that allows us to model complex clinical domains accurately. We are currently taking over the platform from an external consultancy (Alembic) to bring engineering fully in-house.

About the job

Job title: Senior Elixir Engineer
Job description: You will be working directly with Dave McPherson (Head of Engineering) and Martin Stannard (Staff Engineer) to execute a high-stakes migration. The role requires a mix of deep individual contribution and “force multiplication” - helping our existing Node engineers uplift their skills into Functional Programming.

We look for “strong opinions, loosely held.” You should be someone who has discovered Elixir because you were looking for a better way to write software, not just because it’s trendy. You are comfortable wearing different hats - sometimes you’re architecting a new domain context, other times you’re diving into a data migration script.

Qualifications or experience required:

Elixir in Production: You’ve run Elixir apps in the wild. You know where the dragons are.
Domain Driven: You reason about the domain first, schema second.
Mentorship: You enjoy code reviews and coaching. You can explain why a functional pattern is better than an imperative one without being dogmatic.
Bonus: Experience with Ash Framework or background in regulated industries (FinTech/MedTech).

What the successful job applicant will be working on:

US Launch: delivering the MVP for our entry into the US market.
The Migration: Achieving feature parity for our Australian platform to retire the legacy Node system.
The Culture: helping us build an engineering culture that values technical excellence and thoughtful design over “moving fast and breaking things.”

Position on remote work:

Remote job: Yes
Remote restrictions: We are looking for candidates in Australia
Remote leeway: We have a HQ in Sydney for those who prefer hybrid, but we are a remote-first engineering team.

About the interview process:

We respect your time and we don’t do whiteboard algorithms.

Screen: A quick chat to ensure our goals and culture align.
Technical Round (60m): A 20-minute live coding challenge followed by discussion. We want to see you turn English requirements into working code. We care about how you reason through the problem, not syntax memorisation.
Product Case Study: A session with Product & Engineering. We will discuss a past project of yours. The key question we will ask is: “Knowing what you know now, what would you do differently?”
Final Chat: A casual conversation with the Hiring Manager.

Further info:

If you are an engineer who wants to do things the “right” way and help shape a platform from the ground up, we’d love to chat!
Full role description and application can be found here: Fresh Careers Website - Senior Software Engineer

Thanks and hope to speak with you soon