About the role
<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>Clara is the leading spend management platform in Latin America.</strong> More than 40,000 businesses run on our corporate cards, bill pay, financing and B2B payments, and in 2025 the Financial Times named Clara the fastest-growing company in Latin America. We're ~400 people, backed by Kaszek, monashees, Coatue, DST Global, ICONIQ, General Catalyst and Goldman Sachs, among others.</p></div><h2>What you’ll do</h2> <p>We’re looking for a&nbsp;<strong>Full Stack Software Engineer</strong>&nbsp;to own backend and frontend development in Clara’s Collections squad. You’ll build features end-to-end — from data models and APIs to the interfaces our customers and internal teams use. This is a high-ownership role: you won’t wait for a ticket to tell you what to do; you’ll identify gaps, propose solutions, and ship.</p> <ul> <li>Design and implement backend services in&nbsp;<strong>Java + Spring Boot</strong>, with a focus on financial flows (payments, collections, reconciliation)</li> <li>Build and maintain frontend interfaces in&nbsp;<strong>React + TypeScript</strong>&nbsp;— you’re comfortable owning a feature across both layers</li> <li>Model data and manage&nbsp;<strong>PostgreSQL</strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Redis</strong>&nbsp;for transactional and caching needs</li> <li>Work with&nbsp;<strong>event-driven architectures</strong>&nbsp;(Kafka or similar) in a distributed microservices environment</li> <li>Build and secure&nbsp;<strong>RESTful APIs</strong>&nbsp;for internal and external consumption</li> <li>Use&nbsp;<strong>AI coding tools (Claude Code, Copilot, Cursor)</strong>&nbsp;as a default part of your workflow — we expect this, not just welcome it</li> <li>Collaborate with your Pod Lead and PM to translate product needs into technical decisions, and push back when something doesn’t make sense</li> </ul> <hr> <h2>
Who you are</h2> <h3>Must haves</h3> <ul> <li>3–5 years of backend development experience in&nbsp;<strong>Java</strong>, including&nbsp;<strong>Spring Boot</strong></li> <li>Hands-on experience with&nbsp;<strong>React</strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>TypeScript</strong>&nbsp;— you’ve shipped real UI, not just tutorials</li> <li>Solid understanding of&nbsp;<strong>PostgreSQL</strong>&nbsp;and distributed systems fundamentals</li> <li>Experience with&nbsp;<strong>CI/CD, Docker, Git, and cloud platforms (AWS preferred)</strong></li> <li><strong>AI-augmented development is how you work</strong>&nbsp;— you use AI tools daily to write, review, and debug code; you can speak concretely about how it’s changed your output</li> <li>You identify what’s missing before someone asks — proactive, not reactive</li> <li>Working proficiency in&nbsp;<strong>English and Spanish</strong></li> </ul> <h3>Nice to haves</h3> <ul> <li>Experience with&nbsp;<strong>Kafka</strong>,&nbsp;<strong>RabbitMQ</strong>, or other message brokers</li> <li>Background in&nbsp;<strong>financial services, payments, or fintech</strong>&nbsp;— domain ramp is real; prior exposure matters</li> <li>Experience in&nbsp;<strong>Kubernetes</strong>&nbsp;and production observability</li> <li>You’ve built something — side project, open source, internal tool — that you’re proud of and can walk us through</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Clara is committed to hybrid work, combining the flexibility of remote work with the collaboration, connection, and professional development
benefits of working together in the office.
The team doesn't have fixed in-office days, but we encourage our Claridians to come into the office based on business or team needs.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div class="content-conclusion"><h2>Why Clara</h2> <ul> <li><strong>A high talent-density team</strong> driven to make an impact in Latin America — low ego, high ownership.</li> <li>Competitive salary and stock options (ESOP) from day one.</li> <li>An annual learning budget and accelerated development paths.</li> <li>English is our working language, with Spanish and Portuguese every day.</li> </ul> <h2>
How we work</h2> <ul> <li><strong>Clarity</strong> — Open and direct communication: we say what we mean and give context where it matters.</li> <li><strong>Simplicity</strong> — If it can be simpler, it should be.</li> <li><strong>Ownership</strong> — We own everything we do, end to end. When something needs to happen, we don't wait.</li> <li><strong>Pride</strong> — We hold ourselves to a high standard, and it shows in what we deliver.</li> <li><strong>ABC (Always Be Changing)</strong> — We adapt fast, embrace change, and keep learning.</li> <li><strong>Inclusivity</strong> — Diverse ideas, stories and perspectives build a better Clara.</li> </ul> <h2>Hybrid at Clara</h2> <p>Claridians split their time between the office, customers and home. We don't set a minimum number of office days for most roles, but we expect you to spend time there naturally, and most days during your ramp-up or when your leader asks.</p> <p>If you meet the must-haves, apply — the nice-to-haves are a
bonus, not a requirement.</p></div>
About Clara
Clara is the leading payment platform for companies in Latin America.
Our end-to-end solution includes our locally issued corporate cards, bill pay, cross-border payments, and our highly rated software platform used by thousands of the most successful companies across the region. Clara is backed by top global and regional investors such as Coatue, DST Global, General Catalyst, Monashees, Kaszek, Canary, A*, BoxGroup, SV Angel, GFC, Picus Capital, Avid Ventures, Iconiq Growth, Goldman Sachs, and prominent angel investors.
Driven by our six core values (Ownership, Pride, ABC, Simplicity, Clarity, and Inclusivity), we’ve reached a unicorn valuation in record time, have been recognized as a great place to work, and as one of the most promising startups according to LinkedIn’s ranking “Top Startups 2021.”
We’re looking for the best talent worldwide to join our team and be part of this journey, so you can't afford to miss this chance!
We are:
- Shaping business finances in Latin America
- Driven by our 6 core values
- Proud of our inclusive and caring culture
- Certified as a great place to work and a top LinkedIn startup
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Job details
Location
são paulo, state of são paulo
Funding
Total raised
$572M
Last stage
Series B
Investors
Founders
Diego Iván García Escobedo
Co-founder & CPO/CTO
What happens next.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.
