Clara · 1 month ago
Senior Backend Engineer, Risk/ Collections (Engenheiro/a Backend Senior, Risk/ Collections) - Remote
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
5+ years expClara is the fastest-growing company in Latin America, providing leading solutions for companies to manage their payments. They are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to lead backend development initiatives within the Risk/Collections team, focusing on technical direction, mentoring, and ensuring the performance and scalability of backend systems.
BillingEnterprise SoftwareFinancial ServicesFinTechPayments
Responsibilities
Leading backend design and implementation for high-impact internal systems and services
Collaborating across the full product lifecycle—from ideation to deployment
Mentoring junior developers and upholding strong engineering standards
Writing scalable, testable code with unit and integration testing built in
Maintaining and evolving microservices within a modern architecture
Participating in cross-team problem-solving and architectural discussions
Producing clear documentation and conducting code reviews to ensure quality and consistency
Integrating with internal and external systems via REST and SOAP APIs
Qualification
Required
5+ years of backend development experience
Proficiency in Java (minimum version 8; ideally version 17) and Spring Boot 3
Experience with Hibernate/JPA, and relational/NoSQL databases
Strong understanding of microservices architecture and event-driven systems using Kafka
Experience integrating with third-party providers via REST and SOAP APIs
Proficiency in Docker, Git, Github, and CI/CD pipelines
Familiarity with cloud platforms, preferably AWS
Deep knowledge of software design principles and testing strategies
Experience working in Agile environments (Scrum, Kanban)
Advanced English proficiency, with the ability to lead technical discussions across geographies
Preferred
Experience working with multi-country stakeholders and remote teams
Exposure to infrastructure and monitoring tooling within cloud-native environments
Interest in using AI tools to optimize internal operations
Benefits
Competitive salary and stock options (ESOP) from day one
Multicultural team with daily exposure to Portuguese, Spanish, and English (our corporate language)
Annual learning budget and internal accelerated development paths
High-ownership environment: we move fast, learn fast, and raise the bar — together
Smart, ambitious teammates — low ego, high impact
Flexible vacation and hybrid work model focused on results
Company
Clara
Clara is a spending management company that provides an end-to-end spend management platform for businesses.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$562.27MKey Investors
Citi VenturesGeneral CatalystGGV Capital
2025-12-22Series Unknown· $0.27M
2025-11-25Debt Financing· $70M
2025-04-29Series Unknown· $40M
Leadership Team
Gerry Giacoman Colyer
Co-founder | CEO
Diego Iván Garcia Escobedo
Co-founder | CPO
Recent News
Soma Capital
2026-01-08
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