Staff Software Engineer, Fullstack

CLEAR - Corporate; New York (NY); On-site; USD 325,000 - 500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Catered lunches

Stocked kitchens

Well-being stipends

Learning and development reimbursement

Job summary

CLEAR - Corporate, located in New York, is searching for a Staff Software Engineer to contribute to building innovative products leveraging secure digital identity. You will engage in fullstack development, collaborating with teams to innovate and ensure best practices.

This role offers a competitive compensation range of $325,000 - $500,000, along with comprehensive benefits including healthcare, flexible time-off, and 401(k) match. CLEAR fosters an environment focused on safety, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of fullstack software development experience.
• Experience with cloud-based application development.
• Ability to articulate technical concepts to technical/non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Advance capabilities across industries and gain hands-on experience with privacy and security.
• Develop and deliver full stack code.
• Innovate and solve complex problems with stakeholders.

Skills

Fullstack software development

AWS cloud

Docker and Kubernetes

GitHub and Argo

Technical communication

Collaboration and mentoring

Problem-solving

Continuous learning

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 38 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 an experienced Staff Software Engineer 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 Senior Software Engineer at CLEAR, you will participate in the design, implementation, testing, and deployment of applications to build and enhance our platform.

Team / Tech Stack

• 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 fullstack software development experience
• Working with cloud‑based application development, and being fluent in at least a few of:
• 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. Located in New York City, our Headquarters offers close collaboration with and access to a hands‑on senior leadership team, a bright and energetic space 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, free OneMedical memberships for you and your dependents, and a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match.

The total compensation range for this role is $325,000- $500,000, 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.