Clara - Staff Engineer (Ingeniero Staff) - Remote First
Requirements
• 8+ years of professional software engineering, including substantial time as a Senior / Lead IC on complex systems. • Backend: Java (Spring / Spring Boot), microservices, scalable system design, PostgreSQL/MySQL and NoSQL data modeling, event-driven architectures (Kafka or similar), REST APIs, AWS, containers (Docker/Kubernetes). • Backend: • Frontend: Production React + TypeScript at scale, component architecture, performance, testing (Jest, RTL, Cypress/Playwright), build/CI tooling. • Frontend: • Ability to work and reason full-stack even if your depth is on one side: read the whole path from data model to API to UI. • full-stack • Proven experience designing for high availability, security, and operability in production. • Strong testing culture (unit, integration, contract) and familiarity with CI/CD (GitHub Actions). • Track record of written technical design that non-authors can challenge and execute against. • Demonstrated influence without formal authority — across teams and stakeholders. • without • Clear communication of trade-offs to Product, Design, and leadership. • Product mindset: you engage roadmaps and feasibility, not only tickets. • Intellectual honesty: change direction when evidence demands it. • Mentorship instincts; you leave teams stronger than you found them. • Strong English; Spanish is a plus for LATAM collaboration. • Nice-to-Have • Experience in financial applications, payments, or regulated LATAM markets. • Prior Staff / Principal / Staff-equivalent title, or org-wide Tech Lead scope. • Platform or developer-experience investments (shared libraries, internal tools, AI-assisted engineering workflows). • Deep AWS (EKS, RDS, MSK, etc.) or security posture work (auth, supply chain).
Benefits
• A high talent-density team driven to make an impact in Latin America — low ego, high ownership. • A high talent-density team • Competitive salary and stock options (ESOP) from day one. • An annual learning budget and accelerated development paths. • English is our working language, with Spanish and Portuguese every day. • How we work • Clarity — Open and direct communication: we say what we mean and give context where it matters. • Clarity • Simplicity — If it can be simpler, it should be. • Simplicity • Ownership — We own everything we do, end to end. When something needs to happen, we don't wait. • Ownership • Pride — We hold ourselves to a high standard, and it shows in what we deliver. • Pride • ABC (Always Be Changing) — We adapt fast, embrace change, and keep learning. • ABC (Always Be Changing) • Inclusivity — Diverse ideas, stories and perspectives build a better Clara. • Inclusivity • Hybrid at Clara • Claridians split their time between the office, customers and home. We don't set a minimum number of office days for most roles, but we expect you to spend time there naturally, and most days during your ramp-up or when your leader asks. • If you meet the must-haves, apply — the nice-to-haves are a bonus, not a requirement.
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