Senior Backend Engineer

CLERA, LLC
New York, NY, United States
3 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Compensation
$130,000.0 - $160,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Amazon Web Services Microsoft Azure Cloud Computing Continuous Integration Information Engineering Extract Transform Load (ETL) Data Security Distributed Systems Python (Programming Language) Enterprise Messaging Systems
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NoSQL Software Architecture RabbitMQ Backend Event Driven Architecture Build Management Containerization Apache Kafka Docker Golang

Job description

Join a Series A cold-chain risk-management platform operating at the intersection of IoT, logistics, and data engineering. As a Senior Backend Engineer, you’ll be a key individual contributor building the distributed systems that contextualize real-time shipment data for pharmaceutical and perishable goods logistics. This is a high-leverage role on a small, focused team - your work ships fast and directly impacts product outcomes for global logistics customers., * Design and build backend services powering a logistics orchestration and decision-intelligence platform

  • Own data-heavy distributed systems that ingest, process, and contextualize IoT monitoring data to quantify shipment risk in real time
  • Build predictive systems for on-time, in-full (OTIF) delivery and automate exception-handling workflows
  • Develop and maintain ETL pipelines, APIs (REST and/or gRPC), and event-driven architectures
  • Operate services on cloud infrastructure with a strong focus on reliability, observability, and scalability
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with product and leadership to translate domain requirements into robust software architecture

Requirements

Do you have experience in Supply chain risk management?, Required:

  • 5-15 years of backend engineering experience with a focus on scalable, data-heavy distributed systems
  • Proficiency in at least one modern backend language: Python, Java, Go, or Rust
  • Experience with IoT data ingestion, processing, and contextualization
  • Solid background in event-driven architectures and messaging systems (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ)
  • Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, data modeling, and ETL pipelines
  • Hands-on experience deploying and operating services on AWS, GCP, or Azure
  • Proficiency with containerization and orchestration (Docker and Kubernetes)
  • Strong engineering practices: testing, CI/CD, monitoring, and observability
  • Domain knowledge in logistics, cold chain, or shipment risk
  • Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
  • Eligibility to work in the United States (visa sponsorship available)

Nice to Have:

  • Experience at logistics-tech companies or supply-chain integration platforms
  • Familiarity with data security, privacy, and regulatory requirements in pharma or cold-chain domains
  • Growth-stage startup experience alongside a structured engineering background, Fully remote, US-based. Candidates must be able to work US-aligned hours. The team is distributed across multiple US cities.

Benefits & conditions

  • Base salary: $130,000 - $160,000 USD annually
  • Equity participation
  • Cash bonus
  • Visa sponsorship available

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