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# Senior Software Engineer

- **Company:** Clera
- **Location:** München, Germany
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** €90,000 - €130,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Software Quality, Code Review, Databases, Continuous Integration, PostgreSQL, Node.Js, Pair Programming, Performance Tuning, Next.js, Systems Architecture, TypeScript, Backend, Information Technology, Deployment Automation, NestJS, Docker
- **Published:** November 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.de/jobad/de25bb263366b1d9eff8790ab4cbb4ff73

## About the Role

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.

## Description

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.
What You'll Do
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.