Senior Engineer, Core Products

Clair

. Partner with design, product, and data teams to define technical strategy and evaluate product trade-offs .

Posted 9/20/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $124,000 - $147,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building and deploying production-grade applications in cloud-native environments, with a strong focus on AI-assisted workflows and event-driven architectures. Capable of owning features end-to-end while prioritizing user impact and business metrics.

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Cloud-Native Application DevelopmentAI-Assisted WorkflowsEvent-Driven ArchitectureReact.js, TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+)AWS

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Hard Skills

Production-Grade Application DevelopmentAI Model IntegrationData Pipeline ManagementPerformance MonitoringBackend System DevelopmentPostgreSQLLaravel (PHP)Full Stack DevelopmentResilient System DesignTransaction Handling

Soft Skills

Exceptional Communication Skills

Tools & Technologies

AWSPostgreSQLReact.jsTypeScriptJavaScript (ES6+)Expo (React Native)

Industry Keywords

Financial TechnologyLendingPaymentsBNPLACH

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudJavaScriptLaravelPHPPostgresReactReact NativeTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner with design, product, and data teams to define technical strategy and evaluate product trade-offs
Architect and deploy features using AI models and autonomous agentic workflows
Integrate modern AI tools into team workflows and product architecture
Design resilient systems considering latency, scale, downstream data consumers, and telemetry
Ensure data pipelines receive clean, actionable events
Own features end-to-end after launch
Instrument key metrics and monitor performance dashboards
Investigate post-release gaps and iterate based on user behavior and business outcomes
Build products handling millions of transactions with sub-second performance
Attend occasional company onsites and project-planning travel

Requirements

What you’ll need

Deep experience building, deploying, and maintaining production-grade applications in cloud-native environments
Demonstrated experience leveraging AI-assisted workflows for rapid, high-quality code generation
Track record of prioritizing user impact and accountability to business metrics such as conversion, retention, and operational cost
Strong understanding of event-driven architectures and transactional systems feeding analytical data pipelines
Ability to work comfortably across the full stack and own a product or feature
Expertise with React.js, TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), and Expo (React Native)
Experience with Laravel (PHP) is ideal but not necessary if there is demonstrable expertise building performant backend systems at scale
Experience with PostgreSQL
Experience with AWS
Exceptional communication skills
Occasional travel availability for company onsites and project planning, typically 2–4 trips per year
Experience with financial technology platforms and payroll systems is a bonus
Experience in lending, payments, BNPL, or ACH is highly valued

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity
Competitive salary
Unlimited PTO/vacation for salaried roles
Conference stipends
Medical, dental, and vision coverage, with option to extend to family
Fully-paid parental leave
Company-sponsored 401(k), HSA, and FSA
Work from home setup allowance
Access to earnings every day on Clair
Company-sponsored short-term and long-term disability insurance
Top-tier benefits