Clera

Senior Platform Software Engineer

Albania, Austria full-time Senior Salary not listed
full-time Senior level Technology & IT Curated
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About the role

About the Role
Join the platform engineering team at a seed-stage software company building referral and partner growth tools for businesses. You will own core cloud infrastructure, deployment systems, and reliability, helping the team deliver product changes safely and efficiently.
What You'll Do

Architect, deploy, and operate AWS infrastructure across compute, messaging, storage, networking, and observability.

Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines that support automated deployments from commit to production.

Manage production PostgreSQL, including configuration, performance tuning, migrations, and backup strategies.

Make pragmatic tradeoffs between delivery speed and foundational system quality.

Collaborate with stakeholders and product teams to shape architecture and technical direction.

Explore AI-assisted development tools and incorporate them into build and deployment workflows where useful.

Investigate complex distributed systems issues and deliver reliable solutions.

What We're Looking For

Typically 5 to 10+ years of relevant experience, including hands-on ownership of production infrastructure.

Deep AWS expertise and strong Infrastructure as Code experience with Terraform or a similar tool.

Solid understanding of distributed systems concepts, including ordering, idempotency, retries, at-least-once delivery, and partial failure recovery.

Production PostgreSQL experience with connection pooling, migrations, performance optimization, and backup and restore.

Ability to read and understand TypeScript and Node.js codebases, with familiarity with NestJS.

Experience operating high-traffic, highly available systems and strong independent debugging skills.

Comfort using AI coding tools while maintaining strong technical judgment and problem-solving skills.

Collaborative communication style and a genuine interest in the product and its users.

Compensation & Benefits
Competitive salary and employee stock options are offered. A specific salary range was not provided. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Location
Remote within Europe, with candidates located within three hours of Central European Time.
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Technology & IT Javascript MySQL Remote Collaboration Senior Platform Senior level

Likely questions

  1. Tell us about work you have done that is close to the Senior Platform Software Engineer role.
  2. How would you approach your first 30 days at Clera?
  3. Which of Javascript, MySQL and Remote Collaboration have you used recently, and what did it help you achieve?
  4. How have you led people, improved a process, or made a hard decision in a previous role?
  5. How do you handle busy days, changing priorities, or pressure at work?

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  • A recent example that proves your experience with Javascript, MySQL and Remote Collaboration.
  • One short story with a problem, your action, and the result.
  • Two examples that show the strengths listed on your CV.
  • A clear reason why this role and company interest you.
  • Your availability, preferred work style, and salary expectations.

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  • What would success look like in the first 90 days?
  • What are the main problems this hire should help solve?
  • How does the team give feedback and measure good work?
  • What does a normal working week look like for this role?
Practice line

I am interested in the Senior Platform Software Engineer role because I can bring practical experience in Javascript, MySQL and Remote Collaboration, learn the team quickly, and contribute to the outcomes Clera needs from this hire.

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