Clera
Senior / Staff Backend Engineer
Remote Senior Backend Engineer role with clear candidate location fit.
PostedJul 11, 2026
Eligible countries1 accepted country
Seniority signalSenior
Work settingRemote
Accepted candidate locations
USA
Role overview
Senior / Staff Backend Engineer
Requirements and responsibilities
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What You'll Do
- Own core backend platform features end-to-end — from concept and architecture through deployment and iteration
- Build and maintain low-latency, highly available backend services that power real-time threat detection
- Collaborate cross-functionally in a fully remote, distributed team environment
- Integrate external data sources and OSINT-style data feeds into the platform pipeline
- Contribute to AI pipeline architecture and agentic workflow systems
- Drive 0→1 feature development with a high degree of autonomy and accountability
Required:
- Senior or Staff-level backend engineering experience
- Demonstrated 0→1 ownership — founding a product, or owning a large feature/product end-to-end from concept through production
- Experience building low-latency, highly available distributed backend systems
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; comfortable collaborating asynchronously across a remote team
- Proven ability to work with flexibility across different engineering specialties in a lean team
Nice to Have:
- Experience building user-configured workflow or automation systems
- Experience designing or maintaining AI / ML pipelines
- Experience integrating external data sources or OSINT-style feeds (threat intelligence, social data, radio/dispatch data, etc.)
- Early-stage startup experience (sub-10-person engineering team)
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary: $180,000 – $205,000 per year
- Fully remote position
- Visa sponsorship: Not available
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