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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Software Engineer, Platform - **Company:** CLERA, LLC - **Location:** New York, NY, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $200,000.0 - $350,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, BigQuery, Information Engineering, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Visualization, Data Warehousing, Distributed Data Store, Distributed Systems, PostgreSQL, OAuth, Software Engineering, Snowflake, Multi-Agent Systems, Backend, Rate Limiting, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Data Analytics, Front End Software Development, Api Management, Amazon Redshift, Golang - **Published:** August 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=08944177711f19c0 ## About the Role * 4+ years of practical experience as a backend or platform engineer building scalable distributed systems. * Strong proficiency in Golang. * Hands-on experience with gRPC / ConnectRPC, Trino, Kubernetes, DuckDB, and PostgreSQL in a distributed data platform environment. * Experience at early-stage startups or building products from zero to one (VC-backed environment a strong plus). * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or comparable practical experience. * Solid CS fundamentals and a track record of owning complex systems end-to-end. Nice-to-haves: * Experience with data visualization tools, data modeling, and big data technologies. * Familiarity with data warehouse integrations (e.g., BigQuery, Redshift, Snowflake). * Comfort stretching into infrastructure or frontend work when the team needs it., This is a full-time, on-site role based in New York City, NY. Candidates must be willing and able to work on-site. Visa sponsorship is available. ## Description Join the platform team at a fast-growing, venture-backed AI data analytics startup building an agentic data lakehouse that delivers trustworthy answers from messy enterprise data. As a Senior Software Engineer, Platform, you'll help shape the data foundation that powers AI-driven analytics at scale - without heavy schema migrations or data movement. This is a high-impact, zero-to-one opportunity on a small, senior team tackling genuinely hard distributed systems and data engineering challenges., * Agentic Semantic Layer: Build the system that gives AI agents the context to query enterprise data correctly and the guardrails to prove results - the layer that makes AI-generated queries trustworthy enough to stake decisions on. * Distributed Agent Orchestration: Design and implement orchestration systems for agents that interact with the outside world - API integrations, rate limiting, OAuth passthrough, model routing, scheduling, and token optimization. * Agentic Data Engineering: Architect AI-centric ETL pipelines for data lakehouses that make large-scale analytics accessible to organizations with little or no dedicated data engineering resources. * Contribute across infrastructure, backend services, and frontend as needed in a lean, cross-functional team. ## Related Videos - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [Go with the Flow: Stop the Leaks Before Your Memory's a Waterfall!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100073-go-with-the-flow-stop-the-leaks-before-your-memory-s-a-waterfall) - [Keeping applications secure by evolving OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100152-keeping-applications-secure-by-evolving-oauth-2-0-and-openid-connect) - [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops) - [Super scaling for the Super Bowl: How to survive 30 million users hitting your backend in 30 minutes](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100356-super-scaling-for-the-super-bowl-how-to-survive-30-million-users-hitting-your-backend-in-30-minutes) - [Meet Your New BFF: Backend to Frontend without the Duct Tape](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/682-meet-your-new-bff-backend-to-frontend-without-the-duct-tape) ## Related Articles - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Find a Developer Job: 12 Best Job Sites For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/165-find-a-developer-job-12-best-job-sites-for-developers) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs) - [7 Most Popular Web Developer Jobs in Europe](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/163-7-most-popular-web-developer-jobs-in-europe) - [The Biggest German Tech Companies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/424-the-biggest-german-tech-companies)