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Senior Software Engineer
Clera
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Remote · European Union
Experience
Senior · 5+ years
Job description
Backend engineering role on a fintech team building and scaling financial products and accounting workflows. The engineer owns accounting integration projects end to end and builds reliable backend services.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Remote · European Union
- Pay
- EUR 70,000 – 95,000 / year
What you'll do
- Own accounting integration projects from problem definition and technical design through launch, iteration, and ongoing operation
- Build reliable, scalable backend services for accounting and financial workflows, and support expansion into adjacent product areas
- Translate ambiguous product and business problems into simple, durable technical solutions
- Learn customers' accounting and financial operations needs and apply that context to product and engineering decisions
- Partner with Product, Design, Operations, Compliance, and external providers on complex initiatives
- Balance fast delivery with the reliability required for financial workflows and money movement
- Raise engineering quality through clear communication, system design, code quality, and mentorship
What we're looking for
- 5 to 10 or more years of experience building production backend systems, APIs, services, or distributed systems
- Strong product judgment, customer curiosity, and comfort working through ambiguity in fast-paced, high-growth environments
- Experience collaborating across technical and non-technical teams, including external partners
Nice to have
- Background in fintech, accounting, payroll, payments, banking, compliance-heavy products, or complex third-party integrations
- Experience with Python, Go, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, Docker, Kubernetes, or GCP
- End-to-end project ownership
- Deep expertise in complex systems
Benefits
- Base salary is €70,000 to €95,000 annually
- Private healthcare insurance for you and your family
- Generous paid time off