Job Description
Clara, the leading B2B spend management platform in Latin America, is seeking a highly skilled Senior Backend Engineer to join their team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for the development and delivery of projects, collaborating with stakeholders and other development teams to ensure well-architected, effectively designed, and successfully implemented software solutions.
Role involves:
- Development and delivery of projects
- Collaboration with stakeholders and other development teams
- Ensuring software solutions are well-architected and effectively designed
- Meeting business and technical requirements
Requirements:
- 7+ years of experience in Java (Spring/SpringBoot/Spring Batch) development
- Strong expertise in software architecture, microservices, and scalable system design
- Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL), No-SQL databases (Redis) and data modeling
- Knowledge of event-driven architectures and message brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.)
- Familiarity with CI/CD, DevOps practices, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS)
- Proficiency in RESTful API development and distributed systems
- Strong understanding of TDD, BDD, and agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban)
- Experience with system design and the ability to architect scalable, high-availability solutions
- Ability to create efficient, reusable software modules
- Experience in enhancing and maintaining existing applications
- Ability to quickly adapt to new technologies and evolving business needs
- Strong leadership skills with a proven ability to mentor and grow engineering teams
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities
- Strong communication skills, capable of translating technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders
- Proactive mindset with a focus on impact and execution
- Good English level
What Clara offers:
- Competitive salary + Stock Options (ESOP) from Day 1
- Flexible hours
- Multicultural team with daily exposure to Portuguese, Spanish, and English
- Annual learning budget + internal development paths
- High-ownership culture
- Smart, ambitious teammates