Tech Lead (Líder Técnico) - Remote

Clara; Mexico; On-site; PHP 4,944,376 - 7,416,564; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and stock options

Multicultural team

Annual learning budget

Flexible vacation

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Clara is seeking a Tech Lead for the ClarOps team in Pampanga, Mexico. In this role, you will lead technical direction and architecture for internal systems, shape quality standards, and guide a multidisciplinary team. You will also build integration platforms for other teams, applying AI tools to streamline workflows.

The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of software engineering experience, a solid backend foundation in Java, and be comfortable leading a team. This position offers a competitive salary, stock options, and a flexible work model.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Deep technical judgment to assess code quality.
• Experience leading a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical direction for internal systems.
• Set quality standards through code and design reviews.
• Build integration platforms for internal teams.

Skills

Software engineering experience

Backend development in Java

Microservices architecture

Cloud infrastructure (AWS)

Frontend architecture (React)

AI tools

English proficiency

Spanish proficiency

Tools

Databricks

Metabase

N8N

Job description

Overview

Ready to accelerate your career? Clara is the fastest-growing company in Latin America. We have built the leading solution for companies to make and manage all their payments, helping over 20,000 larger and growing businesses operate with agility and financial clarity through locally issued corporate cards, bill pay, financing, and a powerful B2B platform built for scale.

We are building the financial infrastructure that powers high-performing organizations across the region. We invite you to join us if you want to be part of a fast-paced environment that will accelerate your career and support you to do some of the best work of your life alongside a passionate and committed team distributed across the Americas.

Role

We are looking for a Tech Lead to join our ClarOps team. ClarOps is the team that makes Clara run. We build and operate the internal systems and services that power the day-to-day of the business. A big part of the road ahead is building the integration platform that lets the rest of the Clara ecosystem plug into this backend, including the new wave of tools other teams are building on top of AI. The roadmap includes re-architecting how Clara runs around AI, with deep cross-functional reach and real leverage on how we scale.

As a Tech Lead, you will be the senior technical voice for a multidisciplinary team within ClarOps: backend and frontend engineers working together on the same problems. You\'ll shape technical direction across the stack, set the quality standards the team works toward, and stay deep in the code. Career conversations and performance reviews belong to the Director, which lets you stay fully focused on the technical dimension.

We move fast and trust our engineers to own outcomes end-to-end. That means autonomy to make decisions, proactivity to surface problems before they become blockers, and the attitude to push initiatives across the finish line without waiting to be told what to do.

Responsibilities

• Leading technical direction and architecture for high-impact internal systems and services.
• Setting the quality standards the team works toward — through code reviews, design reviews, and the bar you hold in your own work.
• Building the integration platform and surfaces that let other teams across Clara, and AI agents, connect into the ClarOps backend.
• Reviewing product specs from the technical lens — flagging feasibility gaps and spotting where AI tooling can close work that would otherwise take months.
• Running the team's execution rhythm: sprint planning, standups, retros, and optimizing workflows using CI/CD and Github.
• Elevating the team through pairing, mentorship, and sharing what you know.
• Driving cross-team problem-solving and architectural discussions.
• Applying AI tools to ship faster, automate workflows, and improve how the team works.

Who you are

Minimum requirements

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, with proven role-specific execution as the senior technical voice on a team.
• Solid backend foundation in Java. You need deep technical judgment to assess code quality and design.
• Comfortable leading a multidisciplinary team and contributing to frontend architecture (ideally with React) and integration.
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture, cloud infrastructure (preferably AWS), and event-driven systems.
• A technical product mindset: you read the roadmap, not just the sprint, and contribute proposals during product conversations.
• Working proficiency in English and Spanish, with the ability to lead technical discussions across geographies.
• High autonomy, proactivity, and an ownership mindset.
• Active interest in leveraging AI tools to accelerate code delivery and automate engineering workflows.
• Adaptability to fast-changing, high-growth environments.

Nice to have

• Experience with Databricks or Metabase for internal data surfaces.
• Experience integrating workflow automation tools (e.g., N8N) or Slack integrations.
• Analytical skills using spreadsheets or SQL to analyze platform health and performance.

What we offer

• Competitive salary and stock options (ESOP) from day one
• Multicultural team with exposure to Portuguese, Spanish, and English
• Annual learning budget and accelerated development paths
• High-ownership environment with fast-paced, collaborative culture
• Smart, ambitious teammates with low ego and high impact
• Flexible vacation and hybrid work model focused on results

If you\'re ready for growth, ownership, and impact — apply now and help us redefine B2B finance in Latin America.