Senior Backend Engineer
Clera
Berlin, Germany
6 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
SeniorJob location
Berlin, Germany
Tech stack
Java
Artificial Intelligence
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloud Computing
Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
PostgreSQL
Enterprise Messaging Systems
TypeScript
Datadog
Large Language Models
Spring-boot
Backend
Kotlin
Sentry
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Terraform
Job description
- Improve platform performance and reliability to enhance the user experience
- Participate in architectural discussions and contribute to long-term technical strategy
- Shape internal development processes and best practices
- Bring your own ideas to the product - ownership and initiative are genuinely valued here
Requirements
Must-haves:
- Strong proficiency in Java and TypeScript
- Experience with Quarkus or Spring Boot (or comparable JVM frameworks)
- Hands-on experience with AWS and Terraform for cloud infrastructure
Important to have:
- Strong PostgreSQL experience
- Experience with AI/LLM libraries such as LangGraph
- Background building scalable backend systems for communications or messaging platforms
- Solid computer science fundamentals
Nice to have:
- Familiarity with technologies like Kotlin, OpenSearch, SQS/SNS/SES, Lambda, or CloudFront
- Experience with observability tooling (e.g. Datadog, Sentry)
- Prior work at companies like Intercom, Front, Kustomer, Trengo, Bird, or similar omnichannel/customer communication platforms
Benefits & conditions
Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience. Details will be shared during the interview process.
About the company
We're a fast-growing B2B SaaS company in the customer communication space, helping businesses of all sizes automate and streamline interactions across channels like WhatsApp, Instagram, and SMS - all from a single, AI-powered inbox. With around 100 people on the team and Series A/B backing, we're building serious infrastructure and have strong traction across industries including insurance, e-commerce, automotive, and healthcare.