Senior Backend Engineer at Clera

Clera is hiring for a full-time backend role in Berlin, Germany. Review the role details, skills, seniority, and company links before applying.

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Role details

Company
Clera
Location
Berlin, Germany
Work mode
Remote
Posted
18 July 2026

About this role

About The Role

We're a fast-growing B2B SaaS company in the customer communication space, helping businesses of all sizes automate and streamline interactions across channels like WhatsApp, Instagram, and SMS — all from a single, AI-powered inbox. With around 100 people on the team and Series A/B backing, we're building serious infrastructure and have strong traction across industries including insurance, e-commerce, automotive, and healthcare.

We're looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our engineering team in Berlin (hybrid). You'll take full ownership of backend features end-to-end, influence long-term architecture decisions, and help shape the engineering culture as we scale.

What You'll Do

  • Design, build, and ship new backend features directly impacting customers
  • Improve platform performance and reliability to enhance the user experience
  • Participate in architectural discussions and contribute to long-term technical strategy
  • Shape internal development processes and best practices
  • Bring your own ideas to the product — ownership and initiative are genuinely valued here

What We're Looking For

Must-haves:

  • Strong proficiency in Java and TypeScript
  • Experience with Quarkus or Spring Boot (or comparable JVM frameworks)
  • Hands-on experience with AWS and Terraform for cloud infrastructure

Important to have:

  • Strong PostgreSQL experience
  • Experience with AI/LLM libraries such as LangGraph
  • Background building scalable backend systems for communications or messaging platforms
  • Solid computer science fundamentals

Nice to have:

  • Familiarity with technologies like Kotlin, OpenSearch, SQS/SNS/SES, Lambda, or CloudFront
  • Experience with observability tooling (e.g. Datadog, Sentry)
  • Prior work at companies like Intercom, Front, Kustomer, Trengo, Bird, or similar omnichannel/customer communication platforms

Location & Work Arrangement

  • Location: Berlin, Germany
  • Work style: Hybrid (office + remote flexibility)
  • Visa sponsorship: Available

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience. Details will be shared during the interview process.

Skills mentioned

JavaTypeScriptKotlinAWSTerraformPostgreSQLLLM

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