Software Engineering Lead - Backend (Java)

CLEAR; New York (NY); On-site; USD 215,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Daily catered lunches

Comprehensive healthcare plans

Flexible time off

401(k) retirement plan with employer match

Job summary

A leading identity platform company in New York is looking for an experienced Software Engineering Lead - Backend (Java). You will develop next-generation products and enhance platform capabilities while ensuring member privacy and security. Ideal candidates will have significant software development experience, familiarity with cloud technologies (especially AWS), and a passion for mentorship. The role also offers a competitive compensation package, including a salary range of $215,000 - $250,000.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of software development experience.
• Fluent in cloud-based applications and technologies.
• Ability to articulate technical concepts to mixed audiences.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver code across the full stack.
• Drive engineering excellence by defining best practices.
• Partner with stakeholders to uncover requirements.

Skills

Software development experience

Cloud application development

Collaboration and deployment tools

Articulating technical concepts

Mentoring

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Software Engineering Lead - Backend (Java)

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Software Engineering Lead - Backend (Java)

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Have you ever had that green-light feeling? When you hit every green light and the day just feels like magic. CLEAR's mission is to create frictionless experiences where every day has that feeling. With more than 30+ million passionate members and hundreds of partners around the world, CLEAR’s identity platform is transforming the way people live, work, and travel. Whether it’s at the airport, stadium, or right on your phone, CLEAR connects you to the things that make you, you - unlocking easier, more secure, and more seamless experiences - making them all feel like magic.

We’re looking for an experienced Software Engineering Lead to help us build the next generation of products that will go beyond just ID and enable our members to leverage the power of a networked digital identity. As a Staff Software Engineer at CLEAR, you will participate in the design, implementation, testing, and deployment of applications to build and enhance our platform- one that interconnects dozens of attributes and qualifications while keeping member privacy and security at the core.

A brief highlight of our tech stack:

• Java / Javascript / React / Typescript / Python / 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 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 strive for continuous improvement in technology and processes at CLEAR
  
  
  

What you’re great at:

• 9+ years of software development experience
• 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 and Argo
• 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, believing in constant learning, and the ability to be autonomous to figure out what's important
  
  

How You'll be Rewarded:

At CLEAR, we help YOU move forward - because when you’re at your best, we’re at our best. You’ll work with talented team members motivated by our mission of making experiences safer and easier. Our offices are bright and energetic with an open concept and plenty of conference rooms and casual co-working spaces. We also offer catered lunches every day and have fully stocked kitchens. Outside of the office, we invest in your well-being and learning & development with stipends and reimbursement programs.

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, and a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match. The base salary range for this role is $215,000 - $250,000, depending on levels of skills and experience.

The base salary range represents the low and high end of CLEAR’s salary range for this position. Salaries will vary depending on various factors which include, but are not limited to location, education, skills, experience and performance. The range listed is just one component of CLEAR’s total compensation package for employees and other rewards may include annual bonuses, commission, Restricted Stock Units

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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Consumer Services

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