Job Description
Clara, a leading B2B spend management platform in Latin America, is seeking a highly skilled Senior Backend Engineer to join their team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in architecture and will be responsible for the programming, development, and delivery of projects. This role involves collaborating with development teams and stakeholders to ensure that software solutions are architected, designed, and implemented to meet business and technical requirements.
Responsibilities:
- Programming, development, and delivery of projects.
- Collaborating with development teams and stakeholders.
- Ensuring software solutions meet business and technical requirements.
Requirements:
- 7+ years of experience in Java (Spring/SpringBoot) development.
- Strong expertise in software architecture, microservices, and scalable system design.
- Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL), No-SQL (Mongo, Dynamo) and data modeling.
- Knowledge of event-driven architectures, Kafka, or other message streaming platforms.
- 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.
- Ability to communicate fluently in English in technical discussions with team members and stakeholders.
Benefits:
- 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