Product Engineer (Mid-Level)

Clera

San Francisco, CA

On-site

Who this role is best for

Backend engineers with startup experience and event-driven architecture expertise will find this product engineering role at Clera.

Best fit for

Candidates with 3+ years of backend development and startup experience in fintech or data-heavy environments
— “At least 3 years of experience building backend features end to end for production systems, including meaningful early-stage startup experience.”
Individuals skilled in REST API design and debugging complex state machines in event-driven systems
— “Proficiency designing and consuming REST APIs, including authentication, authorization, and rate limiting.”
Engineers with a strong background in PostgreSQL or MySQL and query optimization
— “Experience with PostgreSQL or MySQL, including data modeling and query optimization.”

Things to consider

On-site presence in San Francisco or Seattle is required despite some remote flexibility
— “On-site in San Francisco, California. Candidates based in Seattle or willing to relocate to San Francisco or Seattle for in-person work are also considered.”
The role demands ownership of production implementations and incident response
— “Ship through CI/CD, own implementations in production, and respond to incidents as needed.”

How to stand out

Showcase your work on event-driven architectures and debugging distributed systems
— “Experience with event-driven architectures and message queues such as Kafka or Pub/Sub, and debugging distributed systems.”
Emphasize your CI/CD and code review experience in your application materials
— “Hands-on experience with CI/CD, version control, automated testing, and code review.”
Demonstrate your ability to build and operate customer-facing features end to end
— “Build product features end to end, including domain models, business logic, and API integrations.”
Include examples of using SQL and analytics tools to evaluate product performance
— “Use SQL and analytics tools to evaluate product and system performance.”

Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

delivered product features end to end
optimized backend systems for performance

Typical background

3+ years of backend development experienceearly-stage startup experience

Skills & requirements

Required

Backend Feature DevelopmentREST API DesignEvent-driven ArchitectureSQL And AnalyticsCI/CD

Preferred

Go Experience On GCPFintech Experience

Stack & domain

GoPostgreSQLMySQLKafkaPub/subREST ApisSQLCI/CDVersion ControlAutomated TestingCode ReviewFintech

About the role

Original posting from Clera via Ashby

ABOUT THE ROLE
Join the product engineering team at a Series A consumer fintech company building tools to help people manage cash flow and improve their financial wellbeing. You will build and operate customer-facing features, working across backend systems, product analytics, and production releases.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Build product features end to end, including domain models, business logic, and API integrations.
Deliver and iterate on product work through incremental releases guided by data and product milestones.
Use SQL and analytics tools to evaluate product and system performance.
Debug complex state machines in event-driven systems to support a reliable customer experience.
Ship through CI/CD, own implementations in production, and respond to incidents as needed.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
At least 3 years of experience building backend features end to end for production systems, including meaningful early-stage startup experience.
Proficiency designing and consuming REST APIs, including authentication, authorization, and rate limiting.
Experience with event-driven architectures and message queues such as Kafka or Pub/Sub, and debugging distributed systems.
Experience with PostgreSQL or MySQL, including data modeling and query optimization.
Hands-on experience with CI/CD, version control, automated testing, and code review.
Experience writing SQL and using analytics tools to assess product and system performance.
Experience building consumer-facing products and strong computer science fundamentals.
Go experience on GCP is valuable, as is experience in fintech or other data-intensive, high-velocity environments.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
Compensation is $120,000 to $200,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available.
LOCATION
On-site in San Francisco, California. Candidates based in Seattle or willing to relocate to San Francisco or Seattle for in-person work are also considered.

Source: Clera careers (Ashby)