ph3bReady to accelerate your career?
/b /h3pClara is the fastest-growing company in Latin America.
We've built the leading solution for companies to make and manage all their payments.
We already help over 20,000 large and growing businesses operate with agility and financial clarity through locally issued corporate cards, bill pay, financing, and a powerful B2B platform built for scale.
/ppClara is backed by some of the most successful investors in the world, including top regional VCs like monashees, Kaszek, and Canary, and leading global funds like Notable Capital, Coatue, DST Global Partners, ICONIQ Growth, General Catalyst, Citi Ventures, SV Angel, Citius, Endeavor Catalyst, and Goldman Sachs - in addition to dozens of angel investors and local family offices.
/ppWe're building the financial infrastructure that powers high-performing organizations across the region.
We invite you to join us if you want to be part of a fast-paced environment that will accelerate your career and support you to do some of the best work of your life alongside a passionate and committed team distributed across the Americas.
/ph3What you'll do /h3pWe're looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join Clara's Payments Tribe — We are responsible for powering seamless, secure, and scalable financial transactions across our entire platform.
/ppIn this role, you will focus heavily on the engine under the hood.
bYour primary strength and passion lie in backend architecture, distributed systems, system design, and complex data orchestration.
/b While your core focus is the backend, you possess the frontend competence required to build clean, functional user interfaces, and ensure smooth API consumption on our client-side applications.
/ppAI fluency is central to how we work on this team — you're expected to use it across the full development lifecycle, from design to deployment, and to reach for it whenever it makes you faster or better.
/ph3bIn this role, you will: /b /h3ullibArchitect Core Infrastructure: /b Design, build, and maintain highly secure, resilient backend services in Java/Spring Boot that interface with payment processors and local financial networks across Latin America.
/lilibOptimize Data Performance: /b Ensure high-availability and asynchronous processing of transaction financial data, keeping system latency low and success rates high.
/lilibBridge to the Frontend: /b Develop and maintain the React-based frontend applications, dashboards, and internal tooling that interact with your backend services, ensuring deep integration and clean API consumption.
/lilibLeverage AI:



/b Use AI tools to automate repetitive engineering workflows, accelerate delivery, and close skill gaps — from scaffolding new banking integrations to generating and reviewing code.
/lilibLead Mentor: /b Set the technical bar through backend code reviews, robust system design reviews, and hands?on mentorship of junior and mid?level engineers.
/lilibOwn System Observability: /b Implement monitoring, logging, and tracing across the full stack to quickly isolate and fail?gracefully when external financial APIs experience downtime.
/li /ulh3bWho you are /b /h3pWe're looking for an autonomous, systems-minded engineer who loves complex data flows, values strict security, and understands how to deliver clean code from database to browser.
/ph3bMust haves: /b /h3ullibExperience: /b 5+ years of software engineering experience, with a bheavy specialization in Backend/Systems development /b within a Fullstack or Distributed Systems context.
/lilibBackend Mastery (Java / Spring Boot): /b Strong proficiency in Java and the Spring ecosystem.
Deep understanding of relational databases, concurrency, microservices architecture, and building APIs that scale gracefully.
/lilibFrontend Competency (React): /b 2+ years of practical commercial experience with bReact /b and its modern ecosystem (Hooks, state management).
You don't need to be a CSS pixel?perfect designer, but you must be fully confident in building, structuring, and optimizing responsive web apps.
/lilibAPI System Integration: /b Proven experience designing and consuming RESTful and event?driven web services (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ).
/lilibTesting CI/CD: /b Strong practices in TDD, integration testing (JUnit, Mockito), and frontend testing, alongside automated deployment pipelines (GitHub Actions).
/lilibAI?Native Mindset: /b Demonstrated use of AI tools throughout the development process (design, coding, debugging).
Experience using tools like Claude, Copilot, Devin, or workflow automation like n8n is highly valued.
/lilibCommunication: /b Working proficiency in English and comfort collaborating cross?functionally with Product, Design, and Operations.
/li /ulh3bNice to haves / Pluses: /b /h3ullibFintech Domain Knowledge: /b Prior experience with high?traffic payment gateways, ledger systems,



or local financial networks (like bPix /b in Brazil).
/lilibSecurity Compliance: /b Experience handling sensitive financial data (PCI?DSS standards, encryption, tokenization).
/li /ulh3Why join Clara /h3pAt Clara, you'll have the autonomy, speed, and support to make meaningful impact — not just on your team, but on how organizations are run across Latin America.
/ph3Who we are /h3ullipWe're the leading bB2B fintech for spend management /b in Latin America.
/p /lilipCertified as one of the world's fastest?growing companies, a bGreat Place to Work /b , and a bLinkedIn Top Startup /b.
/p /lilipPassionate about making Latin America more prosperous and competitive.
/p /lilipConstantly innovating to build financial infrastructure that enables each of our customers to thrive.
/p /lilipProduct?led, high?talent?density culture — designed for builders who raise the bar.
/p /lilipProud of our open, inclusive, and values?driven environment.
/p /li /ulh3What we believe in /h3ullipb#Clarity.
/b We say things clearly, directly, and proactively.
/p /lilipb#Simplicity.
/b We reduce noise to focus on what really matters.
/p /lilipb#Ownership.
/b We take responsibility and never wait to be told.
/p /lilipb#Pride.
/b We build products and experiences we're proud of.
/p /lilipb#Always Be Changing (ABC).
/b We grow through feedback, risk?taking, and action.
/p /lilipb#Inclusivity.
/b Every voice counts.
Everyone contributes to our mission.
/p /li /ulh3What we offer /h3ullipCompetitive salary and stock options ( bESOP /b ) from day one /p /lilipMulticultural team with daily exposure to bPortuguese, Spanish, and English /b (our corporate language) /p /lilipAnnual learning budget and internal accelerated development paths /p /lilipHigh-ownership environment: we move fast, learn fast, and raise the bar — together /p /lilipSmart, ambitious teammates — low ego, high impact /p /lilipFlexible vacation and bhybrid work model /b focused on results /p /li /ulh3Clara's Hybrid Policy /h3pClaridians in a hybrid mode split their time between working from the office, talking to or visiting customers, or working from home.
This hits a balance between bringing people together for in?person collaboration and learning from each other, while supporting flexibility about how to do this in a way that makes sense for each individual and team.
/ppWe don't enforce a minimum number of days for most roles, but you're expected to spend time at the office organically, and be at the office most days during your ramp?up or when required by your leader.
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