Senior Software Engineer

What if your next role helped build the financial backbone of Latin America’s most ambitious companies?

Clara is the leading B2B spend management platform in the region, used by 20,000+ companies to gain clarity, control, and speed in how they manage payments, credit, and expenses. Our all-in-one solution combines locally issued corporate cards, bill pay, financing, and a powerful SaaS platform built to scale with our customers.

Backed by world-class investors like General Catalyst, Goldman Sachs, Kaszek, and Citi Ventures, we’re building the financial infrastructure that powers how Latin America works — and works better.

About the Role

You will be responsible for developing and delivering backend services that support user management functionalities, including authentication, authorization, user profiles, and access controls. As a key member of the backend team, you'll collaborate closely with engineers across the stack to ensure that our APIs are secure, scalable, and maintainable. Your work will play a critical role in enabling smooth and reliable user experiences, enforcing robust identity standards, and supporting the needs of internal and external applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and secure RESTful APIs with TLS encryption and modern auth protocols (OAuth2, JWT, etc.)
• Write efficient, clean, maintainable, and well-tested code with clear documentation.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to the development of technical standards.

What We're Looking For

• 7+ years of experience in Java (Spring/Spring Boot/Spring Batch) development.
• Strong experience designing and implementing API services, including optimization for mobile clients—focused on expected response times, resilience to unstable or low-bandwidth connections, and efficient data handling to minimize consumption.
• Experience with swagger/OpenAPI to facilitate integration with mobile teams.
• Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL), NoSQL databases (Redis), and data modeling.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS).
• Hands-on experience with secure API development using TLS, OAuth2, and enterprise-grade encryption methods
• Firm grasp of backend design principles, modularity, and maintainability
• Passion for solving complex problems and building systems that scale
• Experience with system design and the ability to architect scalable, high-availability solutions.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

Nice to Have

• Previous experience in fintech or financial services
• Familiarity with AWS components (e.g., ECS, API Gateway, SQS, RDS, CloudWatch)
• Exposure to containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Understanding of enterprise data pipelines, messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
• CI/CD tooling and DevOps best practices

Why Join Us

• Be a key player in shaping our core backend systems.
• Collaborate in a high-performance, remote-friendly environment.
• Room to innovate, learn, and lead technical initiatives from the ground up.

If you're ready to build backend systems that power real impact, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now.

✨ Why Join Clara

At Clara, you’ll have the autonomy, speed, and support to make meaningful impact — not just on your team, but on how businesses run across Latin America.

What we offer:

• 💰 Competitive salary + Stock Options (ESOP) from Day 1

• 🕓 Flexible hours 

• 🌎 Multicultural team with daily exposure to Portuguese, Spanish, and English

• 📚 Annual learning budget + internal development paths

• 🚀 High-ownership culture: we move fast, learn fast, and raise the bar — together

• 🧠 Smart, ambitious teammates — low ego, high impact

What we believe in:

• Clarity. We say things clearly, directly, and proactively.

• Simplicity. We reduce noise to focus on what really matters.

• Ownership. We take responsibility and never wait to be told.

• Pride. We build products and experiences we’re proud of.

• Always Be Changing (ABC). We grow through feedback, risk-taking, and action.

• Inclusivity. Every voice counts. Everyone contributes to our mission.

Who we are:

• The team behind the leading B2B spend platform in Latin America

• Certified as one of LinkedIn’s Top Startups

• Building financial infrastructure that enables businesses to thrive

• Proud of our open, inclusive, and values-driven culture

Join a high-performing, human-centered team that’s redefining B2B finance in Latin America.
If you’re ready for growth, ownership, and impact — let’s talk.