Senior Backend Engineer

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June 25

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Clara

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Clara is the leading spend management platform for companies in Latin America.

201 - 500 employees

📋 Description

• We're looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to lead backend development initiatives within the ClarOps team. • This role goes beyond coding: you’ll help shape technical direction, foster engineering best practices, and ensure the performance and scalability of backend systems that directly support Clara’s operational efficiency. • You’ll also mentor junior developers, influence architecture decisions, and work cross-functionally to tackle some of Clara’s most impactful challenges. • Your responsibilities will include: • Leading backend design and implementation for high-impact internal systems and services • Collaborating across the full product lifecycle—from ideation to deployment • Mentoring junior developers and upholding strong engineering standards • Writing scalable, testable code with unit and integration testing built in • Maintaining and evolving microservices within a modern architecture • Participating in cross-team problem-solving and architectural discussions • Producing clear documentation and conducting code reviews to ensure quality and consistency • Integrating with internal and external systems via REST and SOAP APIs

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of backend development experience • Proficiency in Java (minimum version 8; ideally version 17) and Spring Boot 3 • Experience with Hibernate/JPA, and relational/NoSQL databases • Strong understanding of microservices architecture and event-driven systems using Kafka • Experience integrating with third-party providers via REST and SOAP APIs • Proficiency in Docker, Git, Github, and CI/CD pipelines • Familiarity with cloud platforms, preferably AWS • Deep knowledge of software design principles and testing strategies • Experience working in Agile environments (Scrum, Kanban) • Advanced English proficiency, with the ability to lead technical discussions across geographies

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and stock options (ESOP) from day one • Multicultural team with daily exposure to Portuguese, Spanish, and English (our corporate language) • Annual learning budget and internal accelerated development paths • High-ownership environment: we move fast, learn fast, and raise the bar — together • Smart, ambitious teammates — low ego, high impact • Flexible vacation and hybrid work model focused on results