# Product Engineer (Software Engineer) at Clera

Product Engineer (Software Engineer) at Clera in San Francisco. On-site, full-time, paying $120k–$200k. Posted October 30, 2026.

- Company: Clera
- Location: San Francisco
- Workplace: On-site
- Job type: Full-time
- Pay: $120k–$200k
- Experience: 3+ years
- Posted: 2026-10-30
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/clera/5b5a4b87-a794-4b0f-8657-1e15177742cd/application
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/product-engineer-software-engineer-clera-eh16c7

## Requirements

- At least 3 years of experience building backend features for production systems.
- Experience designing and consuming REST APIs, including authentication, authorization, and rate limiting.
- Experience with event-driven architectures and message queues such as Kafka or Pub/Sub, including debugging complex workflows.
- Relational database experience with PostgreSQL or MySQL, including data modeling and query optimization.
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD, version control, automated testing, and code review.
- Experience developing consumer-facing products and using SQL and analytics tools to evaluate performance.
- Strong computer science fundamentals and experience in a high-bar engineering environment, preferably including early-stage startup work.
- Go and GCP experience are relevant; distributed systems experience is also useful.

## Description

### About the Role

Join the product engineering team at a Series A fintech company building consumer financial tools. You will develop backend features that help people manage cash flow, access earnings, and build credit.

### What You'll Do

- Build end-to-end product features, including domain models, business logic, and API integrations.

- Deliver incremental releases and iterate based on product and system performance.

- Use SQL and analytics tools to assess product outcomes and system health.

- Debug complex state machines in event-driven systems that use pub/sub messaging.

- Ship code through CI/CD, own implementations through production, and help resolve incidents.

### What We're Looking For

- At least 3 years of experience building backend features for production systems.

- Experience designing and consuming REST APIs, including authentication, authorization, and rate limiting.

- Experience with event-driven architectures and message queues such as Kafka or Pub/Sub, including debugging complex workflows.

- Relational database experience with PostgreSQL or MySQL, including data modeling and query optimization.

- Hands-on experience with CI/CD, version control, automated testing, and code review.

- Experience developing consumer-facing products and using SQL and analytics tools to evaluate performance.

- Strong computer science fundamentals and experience in a high-bar engineering environment, preferably including early-stage startup work.

- Go and GCP experience are relevant; distributed systems experience is also useful.

### Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: $120,000 to $200,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available.

### Location

On-site in San Francisco, California. Seattle candidates may be considered if willing to relocate to San Francisco or Seattle.