Software Development Engineer III

CLEAR - Corporate; New York (NY); On-site; USD 220,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plans

Fertility & family-building support

Flexible time off

Annual wellness stipend

OneMedical memberships for you and to/

CLEAR Plus membership

401(k) with employer match

Job summary

CLEAR is seeking a Senior Fullstack Software Engineer III in New York, on-site, to tackle complex problems from design to deployment. You’ll own features across the full stack, partner with Product, Design, Security, and Operations, and help raise engineering quality through testing, docs, and observability.

You should bring 6+ years of Java backend experience, hands-on cloud/AWS, and familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub, Argo, and Jenkins. Strong ownership and mentoring are essential.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of backend software development experience in Java.
• Experience with cloud-based development and AWS preferred.
• Familiar with containerization and CI/CD tooling such as Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub, Argo and Jenkins.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver complex features across the full stack from design through deployment.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, Security, and Operations to build reliable, scalable solutions.
• Drive engineering excellence through testing, documentation, and observability.
• Mentor teammates and contribute to architectural decisions at CLEAR.

Skills

Java backend

Cloud-based apps

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub

Argo

Jenkins

Technical storytelling

Tools

Github

Argo

Jenkins

Job description

CLEAR is building THE secure identity company of the future. Our mission is to make experiences safer and easier—physically and digitally. With more than 43 million Members and a growing network of partners across the world, CLEAR's secure identity platform is transforming the way people live, work, and travel. Whether it’s at the airport, stadium, or throughout your everyday life, CLEAR unlocks the magic of frictionless experiences.

CLEAR is building THE secure identity company of the future. Our mission is to make experiences safer and easier—physically and digitally. With more than 43 million Members and a growing network of partners across the world, CLEAR's secure identity platform is transforming the way people live, work, and travel. Whether it’s at the airport, stadium, or throughout your everyday life, CLEAR unlocks the magic of frictionless experiences.

We’re looking for Senior Fullstack Software Engineers to help build the next generation of CLEAR's mission and vision. Beyond verifying identity, we’re creating a secure, networked digital identity that enables seamless experiences across travel, enterprise, healthcare, financial services, and beyond.

As a Senior Software Engineer III, you’ll own complex technical problems from design through deployment, partnering closely with Product, Design, Security, and Operations to deliver reliable, scalable solutions. We’re looking for engineers with a strong builder mindset who thrive in ambiguity, take ownership, and enjoy turning ideas into production systems.

Level and team matching (open roles across the three pillars that make up Technology at CLEAR: Core Identity, CLEAR1, and CLEAR Travel) will occur towards the end of our interview process. Tech stack overview:

A brief highlight of our tech stack:

• Java / Kafka / Postgres
• AWS cloud

What you’ll do:

• Advance our capabilities across a wide array of industries and domains and gain hands‑on experience with privacy, security, data modeling and architecture
• Develop and deliver code across the full stack, driving engineering excellence by defining to best practices in testing, documentation and observability
• Partner with product and other stakeholders to uncover requirements, to innovate, and to solve complex problems
• Have a strong sense of ownership, responsible for architectural decision‑making and striving for continuous improvement in technology and processes at CLEAR

What you’re great at:

• 6+ years of backend software development experience in Java
• Working with cloud‑based application development, and being fluent in at least a few of:
• Cloud service providers like AWS
• Containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes
• Collaboration, integration, and deployment tools like Github, Argo, and Jenkins
• Articulating technical concepts to a mixed audience of technical and non‑technical stakeholders
• Collaborating and mentoring less experienced members of the team
• Comfort with ambiguity
• Curiosity about technology, belief in constant learning, and the ability to be autonomous to figure out what’s important

How You’ll be Rewarded:

We offer holistic total rewards, including

• comprehensive healthcare plans
• family‑building benefits (fertility and adoption/surrogacy support)
• flexible time off
• annual wellness stipend
• free OneMedical memberships for you and your dependents
• a CLEAR Plus membership
• a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match

The total compensation range for this role is $220,000 to $290,000, depending on levels of skills and experience.

This range represents the combined base salary, annual bonus incentive, and new hire equity package (in Restricted Stock Units) for this position at CLEAR. Additionally, this role will be eligible for refresh equity grants as part of our ongoing compensation program. Actual compensation will vary based on factors including, but not limited to, location, education, skills, experience, and performance. All stock based compensation will be subject to the terms and conditions of applicable agreements.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

CLEAR provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities or protected needs. Please let us know if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include, but are not limited to, time off, extra breaks, making a change to the application process or work procedures, policy exceptions, providing documents in an alternative format, live captioning or using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.

We are committed to a transparent and secure hiring process. All communications related to this role will come directly from a CLEAR employee through valid CLEAR channels (e.g., a valid @clearme.com email address or verified CLEAR LinkedIn profile). We encourage candidates to remain alert to job scams and to report any suspicious activity.

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