Software Engineer

Clera

$120K — $200K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3-10+ years of software engineering experience with end-to-end production ownership.
  • Strong collaboration and communication abilities in a fast-paced startup environment.
  • Proven experience deploying and operating cloud-native applications on AWS.
  • Proficiency in TypeScript, Node.js/Express, PostgreSQL, and Git.

Responsibilities

  • Build and own product features that directly impact customers.
  • Work across full stack, including backend systems and voice infrastructure.
  • Ship code daily for enterprise clients.
  • Tackle challenging technical domains others avoid, like telephony systems.
  • Collaborate with customers to translate their needs into technical solutions.
  • Make decisions that influence product architecture and direction.
  • Help establish engineering standards and culture during team growth.
  • Spend 80%+ of your time coding and building.

Benefits

  • Early-stage equity opportunity at a well-funded startup.
  • Direct impact on product and company direction from day one.
Full Job Description
About the Role

As a Software Engineer, you'll own core product features end-to-end, work across the full stack, and ship code that goes live in production every day. You'll be a formative member of the engineering team, helping shape the architecture, culture, and standards of a company scaling rapidly.

Visa sponsorship is available for this role.
What You'll Do
  • Build and own core product features that directly impact customers.
  • Work across the stack - backend systems, APIs, voice infrastructure - wherever the product needs you.
  • Ship code daily and see it go live in production for enterprise clients.
  • Dive into challenging technical domains others avoid, such as telephony systems and real-time voice processing.
  • Collaborate directly with customers to understand their needs and translate them into technical solutions.
  • Make technical decisions that shape the product's architecture and long-term direction.
  • Help establish engineering standards and culture as the team scales.
  • Spend 80%+ of your time coding and building.
What We're Looking For

Required:
  • 3-10+ years of software engineering experience, with a track record of owning features or systems end-to-end in production.
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills; comfortable working cross-functionally with product, design, and data science in a fast-paced startup environment.
  • Experience deploying and operating cloud-native applications on AWS, including CI/CD pipelines and monitoring/observability.
  • Proficiency with the core tech stack: TypeScript, Node.js/Express, PostgreSQL, and Git.

Nice to Have:
  • Experience integrating messaging channels such as SMS, WhatsApp, and email into applications.
  • Familiarity with the fintech domain and/or financial-services regulatory and security considerations (e.g., CFPB, TCPA, PCI, HIPAA, GDPR).
  • Exposure to telephony systems or real-time voice/audio processing.

You'll thrive here if you:
  • Care deeply about product outcomes, not just technical elegance.
  • Are resourceful and comfortable operating with ambiguity.
  • Are energized by high-intensity, high-ownership environments.
Compensation & Benefits
  • Salary: $120,000 - $200,000 USD annually, depending on experience.
  • Early-stage equity opportunity at a well-funded, fast-growing startup.
  • Direct impact on product and company direction from day one.
Location

This is an on-site role based in San Francisco, CA. The team works together in person to move fast and stay closely aligned.

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