Product Engineer (Software Engineer)

Clera
San Francisco, CA
On-site

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have experience in backend development for fintech products and have worked in high-bar engineering environments.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 3+ years of backend development experience in production systems and a background in consumer fintech
    — “At least 3 years of experience building backend features end-to-end for production systems.”
  • Individuals familiar with event-driven architectures and debugging state machines in complex systems
    — “Experience with event-driven architectures and message queues such as Kafka or Pub/Sub, and debugging complex state machines.”
  • Engineers who have worked in early-stage startups and can demonstrate consumer product impact
    — “Experience at an early-stage startup or similarly high-bar engineering environment, with meaningful consumer product experience.”

Things to consider

  • On-site presence in San Francisco is required, with limited flexibility for remote locations
    — “On-site in San Francisco, California. Candidates based in Seattle or willing to relocate to San Francisco or Seattle may also be considered.”
  • This role demands ownership of production implementations and incident response
    — “Ship and own production implementations through CI/CD, responding to incidents as needed.”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience with REST API design and security practices like authentication and rate limiting
    — “Proficiency designing and consuming REST APIs, including authentication, authorization, and rate limiting.”
  • Emphasize your ability to debug complex systems and manage state transitions effectively
    — “Debug complex state machines in event-driven systems to support a seamless customer experience.”
  • Showcase your experience with PostgreSQL or MySQL, especially in data modeling and optimization
    — “Experience with PostgreSQL or MySQL, including data modeling and query optimization, plus SQL-based product or system analysis.”
  • Demonstrate your CI/CD pipeline expertise and your history with automated testing and code review
    — “Hands-on experience with CI/CD, version control, automated testing, and code review.”
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What success looks like

  • end-to-end product feature development
  • incremental product improvements
Typical background
software engineeringbackend development

Skills & requirements

Required

Backend DevelopmentREST ApisEvent-driven ArchitecturesMessage QueuesSQLData ModelingCI/CDVersion ControlAutomated TestingCode ReviewDistributed Systems

Preferred

GoGoogle Cloud Platform

Stack & domain

Backend FeaturesDomain ModelsBusiness LogicAPI IntegrationsREST ApisAuthenticationAuthorizationRate LimitingEvent-driven ArchitecturesMessage QueuesKafkaPub/subState MachinesPostgreSQLMySQLSQLData ModelingQuery OptimizationProduct Or System AnalysisCI/CDVersion ControlAutomated TestingCode ReviewDistributed SystemsGoGoogle Cloud PlatformData-informedIncremental ReleasesDebuggingCustomer ExperienceCommunicationAttention To DetailSelf-organization

About the role

Original posting from Clera via Ashby

ABOUT THE ROLE

Join a product engineering team at a Series A fintech company building consumer financial tools. You will develop and improve features that help people manage cash flow, access earnings, and build credit.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Build end-to-end product features, including domain models, business logic, and API integrations.
  • Deliver product improvements through data-informed, incremental releases.
  • Use SQL and analytics tools to evaluate product and system performance.
  • Debug complex state machines in event-driven systems to support a seamless customer experience.
  • Ship and own production implementations through CI/CD, responding to incidents as needed.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

  • At least 3 years of experience building backend features end-to-end for production systems.
  • Experience at an early-stage startup or similarly high-bar engineering environment, with meaningful consumer product 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 complex state machines.
  • Experience with PostgreSQL or MySQL, including data modeling and query optimization, plus SQL-based product or system analysis.
  • Hands-on experience with CI/CD, version control, automated testing, and code review.
  • Strong computer science fundamentals and experience with distributed systems.
  • Experience with Go and Google Cloud Platform is a plus.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

Base salary: $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 may also be considered.

Source: Clera careers (Ashby)

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