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title: "Backend Engineer"
company: "Clera"
company_url: "https://www.remjobs.works/companies/clera"
url: "https://www.remjobs.works/job/clera-backend-engineer-424b0e56-ce34-47ea-9c3b-6e44e4e1f2b2"
apply_url: "https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/clera/0ad64bce-9795-4203-8515-fb4c17ab5e76"
workplace: onsite
location: "Berlin"
employment_type: full-time
seniority: mid
role: software-engineering
region: europe
skills: ["nextjs", "nodejs", "postgres", "typescript"]
date_posted: 2026-09-13T17:11:47.397Z
first_seen_by_remjobs: 2026-09-15T16:29:36.640Z
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# Backend Engineer

**Clera** · Berlin

Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/clera/0ad64bce-9795-4203-8515-fb4c17ab5e76

## About Clera

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## About the role

##### About the Role

This is a core infrastructure role at a pre-seed energy technology company building the foundational layer for next-generation electricity retail in Europe. You will work on a modular billing engine, low-level energy-market communication protocols, and a full accounting ledger, systems that power dynamic electricity plans for hardware providers and energy OEMs. The work is high-stakes, technical, and directly shapes the platform's reliability and scale.

##### What You'll Do

- Design systems that manage and reduce complexity across core infrastructure.

- Scale backend services to support growing platform demands reliably.

- Ship production code consistently with a strong bias for action.

- Continuously raise the quality bar for architecture, code, and engineering practices.

##### What We're Looking For

- At least 3 years of experience building and shipping reliable backend infrastructure in production environments.

- Proficiency in TypeScript and Node.js, with a strong grasp of asynchronous programming patterns.

- Experience with PostgreSQL and ORM-based data access (experience with Drizzle is a plus).

- Hands-on experience with Next.js backend services, including API routes or server components.

- Familiarity with distributed systems concepts and designing scalable, maintainable core services.

- Experience integrating Stripe payments and billing flows.

- Strong computer science fundamentals through a formal degree or equivalent practical experience.

- Demonstrable evidence of technical exceptionality, such as standout open source work, elite competition results, research contributions, or founding experience.

- Broad application-building background rather than a profile narrowly focused on a single specialized niche.

- Fluency in German at C1 level or above (non-negotiable).

- Comfort operating as a hands-on individual contributor in a fast-paced, early-stage environment.

##### Compensation & Benefits

- Salary range: 80,000 to 120,000 EUR annually.

- Visa sponsorship is available.

##### Location

On-site in Berlin, Germany, five days per week. Remote work is not available for this role.

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