Sr. Backend Engineer

Peek is the operating system powering the experiences industry - from museums and attractions to tours and activities. With over $7B in bookings, Peek ’s AI-powered platform has helped thousands of merchants to increase revenues, save time, and deliver seamless guest experiences. Customers include MoMA, Whitney Museum, Seattle Aquarium, Bryant Park & Looping Group. The company has raised over $150 million from institutional investors Westcap, Goldman Sachs, and SpringCoast Partners. Learn more at . As a remote-first company recognized by Forbes as one of America's Best Startup Employers and by Built In as a 2025 and 2026 Best Place to Work, we are a global team of " Peek sters" who "Obsess Over Our Customers," "Accomplish Big Things," "Collaborate With Purpose," and "Get Better Every Day. Do you love crafting beautiful and functional customer experiences? Want to work on interesting technical problems around booking flows and payments? Do you have a passion for Elixir and functional programming with a focus on building large, complex systems at scale? Peek is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of development experience with Elixir, experience working with GraphQL APIs, MySQL, and familiarity with messaging queues such as RabbitMQ. In this role you will have the opportunity to take ownership of critical product areas and use AI tools as a force multiplier on top of your strong fundamentals. Our engineering group works on several different products and systems: our Peek Pro operations management suite, embeddable scheduling & booking flows, and custom development services for our enterprise customers. This role will primarily focus on supporting the workflows used directly by Peek ’s customers and improving overall system performance, security, and reliability. We’re hiring a Senior Backend Engineer who works AI-first. That means you treat AI as a core part of how you build software and break down ambiguous problems, including dele