Senior Software Engineer, Platform

Far Coder; New York (NY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Clera is hiring a Senior Software Engineer, Platform for a remote role in the USA. You will join a fast-growing AI data analytics company building a data lakehouse that powers trustworthy AI-driven analytics.

The role emphasizes backend/platform engineering with Golang, distributed systems, and data engineering across enterprise data sources. As a core platform engineer, you will help shape architecture, build agent orchestration, and craft ETL pipelines to enable scalable analytics while

Qualifications

• 4+ years of backend/platform engineering experience building scalable distributed systems.
• Proficiency in Golang and contribution across infra, services, or frontend as needed.
• Experience with gRPC/ConnectRPC, Trino, Kubernetes, DuckDB, PostgreSQL in distributed data platforms.

Responsibilities

• Build the Agentic Semantic Layer to enable AI agents to query enterprise data with guardrails.
• Design orchestration systems for distributed agents, including API integrations and rate limiting.
• Architect AI-centric ETL pipelines for large-scale analytics in data lakehouses.

Skills

PostgreSQL

Kubernetes

Rails

Rust

Go

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Data Visualization

ETL

GoLang

Scala

Spark

Job description

# Remote Senior Software Engineer, Platform Job at CleraUSAan hour agoFull TimeUSA$200000 - $350000 USDPostgreSQLKubernetesRailsRustGoData VisualizationETLGoLangScalaSpark“When applying, mention the word FarCoder to show you’ve read the job post completely. Employers can look for these words to identify genuine, thoughtful applicants and avoid spam.”## Job OverviewClera is hiring a remote candidate for Senior Software Engineer, Platform. This is a full time position. Work location: USA.The role typically involves technologies such as PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, Rails, Rust, Go, Data Visualization.## Required Skills### Primary Skills* PostgreSQL* Kubernetes* Rails* Rust* Go### Secondary Skills* Data Visualization* ETL* GoLang* Scala* SparkSkills required for this role include PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, Rails, and related tools for day-to-day development.## Job Details* **Employment Type:** Full Time* **Location:** USA* **Salary:** $200000 – $350000 USD## Tech StackPostgreSQL, Kubernetes, Rails, Rust, Go, Data Visualization, ETL, GoLang, Scala, Spark## Role detailsABOUT THE ROLEJoin a fast-growing, venture-backed AI data analytics company building an agentic data lakehouse that delivers trustworthy answers from messy enterprise data. As a Senior Software Engineer, Platform, you'll be a core member of the platform team shaping the data foundation that powers AI-driven analytics at scale — no heavy schema migrations or data movement required.This is an early-stage, high-ownership role for a backend or platform engineer who thrives in a zero-to-one environment and wants to help define the architecture of next-generation AI analytics infrastructure.WHAT YOU'LL DO* Agentic Semantic Layer: Build the system that gives AI agents the context to query enterprise data correctly, along with the guardrails to validate and prove results — making AI-generated analysis something organizations can genuinely stake decisions on.* Distributed Agent Orchestration: Design and implement orchestration systems for agents that interact with the real world — including API integrations, rate limiting, OAuth passthrough, model routing, scheduling, and token optimization.* Agentic Data Engineering: Architect AI-centric ETL pipelines for data lakehouses, enabling large-scale analytics for organizations with minimal dedicated data engineering resources.WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR### Required* 4+ years of practical experience as a backend or platform engineer building scalable distributed systems.* Proficiency in Golang, with the ability to contribute across infrastructure, services, or frontend as needed.* Hands-on experience with gRPC/ConnectRPC, Trino, Kubernetes, DuckDB, and PostgreSQL in a distributed data platform environment.* Experience building orchestration systems for distributed agents — covering API integrations, rate limiting, OAuth, model routing, scheduling, or token optimization.* Experience designing or implementing ETL pipelines, data modeling, or schema design for data platforms.* Experience at early-stage startups or building products from zero to one.* Strong CS fundamentals; Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or comparable professional experience.### Nice to Have* Experience with data visualization tools or big data technologies (e.g., Spark, Hadoop, or similar).* Background at VC-backed early-stage startups.COMPENSATION & BENEFITS* Salary: $200,000 – $350,000 USD annually, depending on experience.* Visa sponsorship is available.LOCATIONThis role is on-site in New York City, NY. Candidates must be willing and able to work from the NYC office. Fully remote candidates are not a fit for this position.