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Senior Software Engineer

Clera

Skills

Required

  • backend
  • CI/CD
  • observability
  • backend engineering
  • TypeScript
  • Node.js
  • NestJS
  • PostgreSQL
  • Next.js
  • Docker
  • AWS
  • databases
  • performance optimization
  • cloud infrastructure

Preferred

  • code reviews
  • architecture discussions
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • automated deployments
  • pair programming

Join a small engineering team at a growing construction technology SaaS company. You will help scale the system architecture and engineering practices while staying hands-on with product development and influencing technical direction.

Responsibilities

  • Evolve the system architecture and improve performance to support substantial growth and enterprise requirements.
  • Build and improve CI/CD pipelines, automated deployments, and testing practices.
  • Develop product features hands-on wherever the team needs support.
  • Define technical standards for observability, security, and code quality.
  • Support team growth through code reviews, pair programming, architecture discussions, and mentoring.
  • Document technical decisions and clearly explain trade-offs and implications.

Requirements

  • Five or more years of backend engineering experience, including experience helping a software startup scale significantly.
  • A degree in Computer Science or a related field.
  • Strong backend experience with TypeScript and Node.js; familiarity with NestJS, PostgreSQL, Next.js, Docker, and AWS is valuable.
  • Knowledge of databases, performance optimization, cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, and observability.
  • Experience establishing technical standards and mentoring engineers or guiding code reviews and architecture discussions.
  • A hands-on, pragmatic approach, sound technical judgment, and excellent German or English skills. German is a plus.

Pay

Annual base salary of €90,000 to €130,000, plus equity.

Location

On-site in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.