Youth Inc.

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. Role responsibilities: 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. Requirements: 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 communication skills. Location: Hybrid Boston, Hybrid Chicago or Fully Remote (US) for exceptional candidate. To apply, send your resume to jbutler@youth.inc.