[mattbaker]

My thinking is Erlang’s been powering massive systems since the early 90s, I’m feeling pretty good about its longevity.

Many of Elixir’s strengths are Erlang’s strengths.

I wouldn’t hesitate to learn some Elixir if it’s interesting to you. It’s not as pervasive as other languages but it’s not niche either.

Full disclosure, it’s been such a wild success for my team at New Relic the last 5 years that I’m very biased :)

[haolez]

Wow! I've just subscribed to New Relic for my company (I'm the CTO) and couldn't be happier. What a coincidence :)

[mattbaker]

Well if you try out the GraphQL API its API gateway is Elixir! The fields themselves provide data from a multitude of services downstream, but the gateway unifies it and sits in front.

I hope you like product :)

[dmix]

New Relic is using Elixir?

[mattbaker]

Yep, it’s by no means the most common stack but it does power a few critical services. We’re actually hiring for an elixir role right now (non-senior/mid-career, prior elixir not required).

[Errrrrt]

Hmmm I looked for this position and couldn't find it. Could you link it? I would like to see if I can apply

[mattbaker]

Yep: https://jobs.jobvite.com/newrelic/job/oTbyjfwF