Latest Elixir news on the radar, issue 81
HTTP Streaming, GenStage, PostgreSQL constraints, hot code upgrades and Ecto.Multi!
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Issue 81
Jan 17, 2017

HTTP Streaming in Elixir
big-elephants.com

Damir Gainetdinov shows how to perform HTTP streaming in an API gateway to avoid loading megabytes of data into memory. Solutions for hackney and ibrowse are explored.

Measuring and visualizing GenStage/Flow with gnuplot
teamon.eu

Tymon Tobolski describes how to measure progress in GenStage/Flow pipelines and how to visualize it using gnuplot.

Protect Your Data with PostgreSQL Constraints
nathanmlong.com

Nathan Long has updated his blog post on PostgreSQL constraints to include the latest additions, such as exclusion constraints that are also supported by Ecto.

Upgrade releases wth Distillery
www.east5th.co

Pete Corey wrote a follow-up to his deployment with Distillery blog post, this time showing how to perform hot code upgrades.

Using Ecto.Multi To Group Database Operations
geoffreylessel.com

Geoffrey Lessel shows how to use Ecto.Multi, a new addition in Ecto 2.0, to group multiple database operations that are executed inside a transaction.

Jobs
JOB Director Engineering [new]
Ondawa Group - White Plains, NY

Looking for a director engineering/hands on for a growing disruptor. Email resumes to Joyce@OndawaGroup.com Calls always welcome: 203-241-2655 search OndawaGroup.com "now at ondawa".

JOB Back-end Engineer [new]
Frame.io - New York, NY

You have mastered more than one technology stack in your life, and you are comfortable with the idea of mastering several more. You're competent at high levels and low levels. Technology is a means and not the ends for you, and you don't flinch at the idea of migrating legacy Ruby systems to Elixir while focusing on zero downtime.

JOB Full Stack Engineer [new]
One Preschool - San Francisco / Remote

We are building web and mobile applications to help teachers start great preschools. As an early member of the One Preschool team, you'll have full ownership of finding the best solutions to design, architect and implement across our stack.

JOB Senior Software Engineer [new]
PFFA Acquisition LLC - Cincinnati, OH

Cris Collinsworth’s Pro Football Focus (PFF) is the heart of a football data science revolution. Elixir / Phoenix is fast becoming our framework of choice with a number applications already in production. Are you an experienced full stack developer who wants to learn and master functional programming with Elixir and Phoenix? If so come join our exceptional team and deliver first class software.

JOB Elixir Engineer - Elixir, React, Node, TDD [repost]
Findmypast - London, UK

From our HQ in Shoreditch, we are building a new platform based on Elixir, React and Node! This new platform will handle the 2 million daily page views we have across our sites helping surface almost 8 billion records. Our stack includes: Elixir, React, Node, Docker and more!

JOB Software architect [repost]
Inflowmatix - Southampton, UK or remote (UK and EU)

Inflowmatix are developing pioneering technology to investigate pressure transients and flow instabilities in water supply networks. We use Elixir and Erlang extensively and we're looking for smart dedicated developers to join our Southampton office or remote. If you are interested in helping us grow, tell us why and a little bit about yourself and your BEAM journey.

JOB Backend Engineer (Phoenix/Elixir) [repost]
Packlane - Remote

Packlane helps brands create impactful custom packaging, and you help create the powerful code that makes it possible. Join Packlane and use your awe-inspiring Elixir powers to help our small (but ultra-productive!) team build new and wonderful products.

JOB Elixir Developer [repost]
Telnyx - Chicago, IL

This is the job you’ve been waiting for! We are looking for an experienced Developer who wants to learn and master functional programming with Elixir, Phoenix, and the Erlang VM. You’ll be working on some large-scale, fault tolerant systems that power communications for millions of people worldwide. In this role you’ll report to the Director of Product and work with an experienced team.

JOB Senior Developer
bitcrowd GmbH - Berlin, Germany

bitcrowd builds scalable software for startups great and small. The projects we build use rails, elixir, angular or react. We have several elixir applications in production and are currently building more. We love TDD, pair programming and retrospectives. We have a thrilling work environment with a team of high skilled experts which you can become part of. Interested? Drop us a line via e-mail!

JOB Web Developer
StoryCloud, Inc. - San Diego, CA / Remote

StoryCloud, the leading provider of real-time video deposition services for litigators, is looking for experienced web developers with in-depth knowledge of Elixir and Phoenix, to join our growing team!

JOB Elixir Developer
Nebo #15 - Kiev, Ukraine

Large peer-to-peer lending platform completely on Elixir, from scratch. Microservices, Kubernetes, CI/CD, high load and a lot of other buzzwords. We are product-oriented/Research and Development team, part of large and stable financial company, with awesome office and great flexibility.

JOB Platform Engineer
Opal Labs - Portland, OR

Platform Engineers craft enterprise-grade web applications with Elixir (Phoenix) , Ruby, and NodeJS. Platform Engineers at Opal own 100% of our architecture "below the waterline", crafting robust web application backends, microservices, provisioning infrastructure, exposing RESTful APIs, and scaling our systems to meet the demand of high-volume marketing organizations around the globe.

JOB Senior Elixir/Ruby Fullstack Engineer
The New Office - Austin, TX

Do you want to gain experience in building SaaS apps at massive scale for enterprise customers? If so, consider working with us. We’re building our next-generation data management app to help companies solve for too much fragmented data.

JOB Developer
SmartLogic - Baltimore, MD, USA

We're a web and mobile product development consultancy based in Baltimore, MD. You’ll always be learning and surrounded by smart people. We strive to create an environment where everyone has the freedom to create the best products for our clients.

JOB Elixir Engineer (Phoenix)
Starbuildr LLC - Odesa, Ukraine

We build cool projects for Norwegian startups. In Starbuildr we love functional programming and offer great opportunities to learn and try new stuff. We love to create and contribute to open source projects, come join us and see yourself.

JOB Full Stack Elixir Developer
Carbon Five - San Francisco, CA, USA

We design and build web and mobile apps for great companies at all stages. Our roots are in Ruby, but Elixir is warming up for us and we want to expand our practice. We work on new projects every ~6 months, we're constantly learning new tools and techniques, and quality is baked into our culture. Give us a chance to show you what we're about.

JOB Full-stack Engineer
Appcues - Boston, MA, US

Appcues is looking for skilled full-stack engineers in Boston (no remotes). We're 16 motivated folks building UI tools for SaaS companies to increase their user activation. Our stack is Elixir in the back, React/Redux in the front, and Postgres, DynamoDB, Redis, Lambda, and more round out the platform. We create and contribute to open source projects (check out our Github!). Come help us!

JOB Senior Backend Developer (Elixir / Erlang / OTP)
QT Mobilitätsservice GmbH - Berlin, Germany

We are looking for a Senior Backend Developer to help us design, build and run the Qixxit backend systems. Qixxit is the ideal partner for mobility: Always the best transport connections for the best price, convenient, integrated, real-time and safe. Try our web site and apps: https://www.qixxit.de. Join an international team of transport enthusiasts located in the heart of Berlin.

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Events
CONFERENCE Lambda Days

Kraków, Poland - February 9-10, 2017

CONFERENCE Lonestar ElixirConf 2017

February 10-11, 2017 - Austin, TX

CONFERENCE ElixirDaze
Conference and Training

March 1-3, 2017 - St. Augustine, FL

COURSE Elixir Course with Claudio Ortolina
4 Days Course

March 06-09, 2017 - Zurich, Switzerland

CONFERENCE Erlang & Elixir San Francisco Bay Area 2017 Conference
Conference, Tutorial and Training

March 23-30, 2017 - San Francisco, CA

CONFERENCE Elixir CONF Japan 2017

April 1, 2017 - Tokyo, Japan

CONFERENCE ElixirConf.EU
CFP is open. Deadline: Feb 04, 2017

May 3–5, 2017 - Barcelona, Spain

CONFERENCE OSCON - O'Reilly Open Source Convention
Conference and Training

May 8–11, 2017 - Austin, TX

CONFERENCE Empire City Elixir Conference 2017
CFP is open. Deadline: Apr 01, 2017

May 20, 2017 - New York City, NY

CONFERENCE Buenos Aires Erlang Factory Lite 2017
Conference and training. CFP is open. Deadline: Apr 30, 2017

June 29-30, 2017 - Buenos Aires, Argentina

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