Senior Backend Engineer

Clera

$130K — $160K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Proficiency in Java and TypeScript is essential.
  • Experience with Quarkus or Spring Boot or similar JVM frameworks required.
  • Hands-on experience with AWS and Terraform for cloud infrastructure.
  • Strong PostgreSQL experience is necessary.
  • Familiarity with AI libraries such as LangGraph is a plus.
  • Background in building scalable backend systems for communications or messaging platforms is preferred.
  • Demonstrated ability to deliver features end-to-end at a senior level is essential.

Responsibilities

  • Build and deliver new backend features that directly reach customers.
  • Improve platform performance and reliability to enhance user experience at scale.
  • Participate in long-term architecture discussions and help define technical direction.
  • Shape internal development processes and establish best practices across the engineering team.
  • Bring new ideas to influence product and platform decisions.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work arrangement based in Berlin, Germany.
  • Visa sponsorship available for qualified candidates.
Full Job Description
About the Role

Join the engineering team of a Series A B2B SaaS company building an AI-powered omnichannel customer communication platform for SMEs. You'll work on core backend technologies that power messaging, automation, and AI-driven workflows - shipping features end-to-end in a high-ownership environment and contributing to long-term architecture decisions.
What You'll Do
  • Build and deliver new backend features that reach customers directly.
  • Improve platform performance and reliability to enhance the user experience at scale.
  • Participate in long-term architecture discussions and help define technical direction.
  • Shape internal development processes and establish best practices across the engineering team.
  • Bring your own ideas to influence product and platform decisions.
What We're Looking For
  • Required: Proficiency in Java and TypeScript - both are essential for this role.
  • Required: Experience with Quarkus or Spring Boot (or comparable JVM frameworks).
  • Required: Hands-on experience with AWS and Terraform for cloud infrastructure.
  • Strong PostgreSQL experience.
  • Familiarity with AI libraries such as LangGraph.
  • Background building scalable backend systems for communications or messaging platforms.
  • Strong computer science fundamentals and a track record delivering features end-to-end at senior level.
Tech Stack
  • Backend: Java, Kotlin, Quarkus, Spring Boot, TypeScript
  • Cloud & Infra: AWS (RDS/PostgreSQL, S3, SQS, SNS, SES, Lambda, CloudFront), Terraform
  • AI/Search: LangGraph, OpenSearch
  • Observability & tooling: DataDog, Sentry, GitHub Actions, LaunchDarkly
Location & Work Arrangement

This is a hybrid role based in Berlin, Germany. Visa sponsorship is available for qualified candidates.

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