Senior Full Stack Engineer - Vue​/React; Half-time​/Part time

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Senior Full Stack Engineer Vue / React (Half-time/ Part time)

Location: Calgary, Canada (Remote-Friendly)

Robots & Pencils is seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer to lead the development of robust, scalable, and high-performance web applications across our portfolio of client projects. This role blends deep back-end expertise in Elixir with modern front-end proficiency in Vue.js and React, while also contributing hands-on leadership in application architecture, user experience, and delivery excellence.

As a senior contributor, you will take ownership of full stack development from design to release. You’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to define architecture, shape product experiences, and build applications that reflect modern best practices and user-first design.



Key Responsibilities

Full Stack Architecture & Feature Development

• Design and build full stack applications using Vue.js and React.
• Translate product requirements and UX designs into functional, testable, and performant backend and frontend features.
• Architect clean, modular, and reusable codebases that support long-term scalability and flexibility.
• Continuously optimize performance, accessibility, and maintainability across systems.

• Lead full stack engineering efforts across active projects, from discovery to production.
• Collaborate with designers, product managers, and engineers to align technical direction and implementation plans.
• Conduct code reviews and mentor team members on Elixir, front-end frameworks, and full stack best practices.
• Ensure solutions are testable, observable, and aligned with CI/CD pipelines and deployment standards.

• Contribute to API design and backend/frontend integration strategies.
• Help define and maintain coding standards, architecture patterns, and documentation practices.
• Participate in sprint planning, QA reviews, and issue resolution alongside project stakeholders.
• Work within agile processes to meet delivery timelines without compromising quality or stability.

• Coordinate with offshore team members to ensure consistent delivery and high code quality.
• Share architectural guidance, codebase documentation, and technical artifacts across distributed teams.
• Support time zone-aware collaboration and unblock developers as needed to maintain momentum.

• Evaluate and integrate emerging tools, frameworks, and patterns in Elixir and JavaScript ecosystems.
• Ensure applications meet accessibility, performance, and security standards.
• Support observability, crash reporting, and production diagnostics with appropriate tooling.
• Drive continuous improvement in full stack engineering practices, tool chains, and team performance.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in full stack development, including 2+ years in senior/lead roles.
• Deep expertise in Elixir, Phoenix, and OTP, with a strong understanding of functional programming.
• Proficient in Vue.js and React, including component-based architecture and modern front-end tooling.
• Experience designing and consuming RESTful and/or Graph
  
  QL APIs.
• Strong understanding of relational databases (Postgre
  
  SQL preferred).
• Familiarity with Git-based workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud deployment (e.g., AWS, GCP).
• Upper-Intermediate English (written and spoken) for effective cross-functional communication.

• Experience with Live View, Surface, or real-time systems.
• Familiarity with Graph
  
  QL, front-end state management (e.g., Pinia, Redux), or serverless patterns.
• Experience building full-stack applications with Elixir and the Phoenix framework.
• Experience with containerization (Docker), infrastructure-as-code, or Kubernetes.
• Contributions to open-source projects or active technical blog/Git Hub profile.
• Background in building SaaS platforms or…