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Caleb Beers, Senior Elixir / Phoenix Engineer (Remote ‑ US / UTC‑4)
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[Freelancer] — Caleb Beers, Senior Elixir / Phoenix Engineer (Remote ‑ US / UTC‑4)
Who I Am
- Location: Columbus, Ohio (UTC‑4) – full‑time remote; happy to overlap US/EU hours
- Stack: Elixir & OTP • Phoenix + LiveView • PostgreSQL • GraphQL/Absinthe • Docker • AWS/Fly.io • CI/CD
- Open‑source: Author of Periscope (LiveView plugin) · frequent ElixirForum lurker/helper
- Teaching: 5 yrs tutoring devs in Elixir, Linux, regex, finite math – clear documentation & pairing come standard
What I’ve Built
| Year | Project | Tech & Impact |
|---|---|---|
| 2024‑25 | Checkpoint Software – MDR tooling | High‑throughput alert pipeline on the BEAM; OpenAI‑powered NLP triage |
| 2023 | Vianet Roommate Match | Green‑field PETL marketplace, shipped solo from Figma to production |
| 2022‑23 | Verias Payroll | PETAL CRUD system; custom GenServer session layer, >95 % code authored |
| 2025‑ongoing | CAQue (personal) | Event‑queue engine in Elixir; back‑pressure, telemetry, AI‑driven routing |
| Earlier | Launch Scout, Arid Software, assorted non‑profits | PETL features, refactors, tests; full‑stack mentoring |
AI & Elixir
- Integrated OpenAI APIs for semantic search, auto‑classification, and chat‑style user flows
- Designed OTP behaviours for mass concurrent data ingestion
Engagement Options
| Model | Capacity | Ideal Work |
|---|---|---|
| Contract | 10 – 30 hrs / week | Green‑field MVPs, performance tuning, AI integration |
| Contract‑to‑Hire / FT | Open to compelling missions | Scaling Phoenix, GraphQL back‑ends, DevOps ownership |
What You Get
- Extreme ownership – I’ve solo‑shipped apps; you hand me a problem, I return a running service
- Performance first – concurrency, telemetry, benchmarking baked in
- Clear comms – async‑friendly updates, lucid docs, and screen‑share pairing when helpful
Contact
- Email: beerscb@gmail.com
- GitHub: caleb‑bb
- Resume (1 page): https://caleb-resume-04-25.tiiny.site
DM or email me if you need an Elixir hand who can plug in AI wisely, architect for scale, and deliver production‑ready code. Looking forward to building something great with the community!
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A few updates:
- I now hold a Certified Cloud Practitioner cert from AWS
- I now have a portfolio site you can find at http://caleb.beer
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AstonJ
Looks good Caleb!
You should consider making your main pic from your site your avatar here too - people hire people, and using a face pic on platforms like this, GH, Twitter, etc, can help you become more memorable/recognisable 
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