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title: "Senior Backend Engineer"
company: "Clera"
company_url: "https://www.remjobs.works/companies/clera"
url: "https://www.remjobs.works/job/clera-senior-backend-engineer-cf164c41-cdeb-4613-a430-d752dde831ca"
apply_url: "https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/clera/df5313df-f758-4626-833d-113757085833"
workplace: remote
location: "remote"
employment_type: full-time
seniority: senior
role: software-engineering
region: other
skills: ["aws", "java", "kubernetes", "nodejs", "python", "typescript"]
date_posted: 2026-09-21T17:03:44.403Z
first_seen_by_remjobs: 2026-09-21T17:22:28.876Z
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# Senior Backend Engineer

**Clera** · remote

Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/clera/df5313df-f758-4626-833d-113757085833

## About Clera

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## About the role

##### About the Role

You will join a European fintech startup building trust infrastructure as a Backend Engineer. You will design scalable systems that power high trust workflows and work closely with the engineering team to shape technical culture and long term architecture.

##### What You'll Do

- Design and implement clean, testable backend systems and APIs.

- Architect scalable infrastructure capable of handling high trust requirements.

- Champion testing, quality, and long term maintainability in every project.

- Think deeply about user needs and system behavior to tackle complex problems.

- Collaborate to shape engineering practices and contribute to technical direction.

##### What We're Looking For

- 5+ years of backend engineering experience with production systems.

- Strong systems thinking and ability to reason about long term architecture.

- Clear communicator who collaborates well with teammates.

- Ability to learn quickly and work effectively in ambiguity with kindness and curiosity.

- Experience with one or more backend languages such as Node.js or TypeScript, Python, Go, or Java, and familiarity with building production systems.

- Experience designing scalable APIs and backend infrastructure for high volumes or high trust environments.

- Production experience with relational databases, automated testing, message queues, and containerized/cloud environments (Kubernetes, AWS, etc.).

- Background in fintech, payments, identity, or other regulated domains is a plus.

##### Compensation & Benefits

Base salary range: EUR 116,000 to 146,000 annually. The company uses a uniform leveling system with consistent pay across roles at the same level. No visa sponsorship is provided; applicants must already have the right to work in Europe.

##### Location

Work arrangement: fully remote within European time zones. Primary location: Austria.

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