Senior Fullstack Engineer

Summary

Join Clair, a fintech company revolutionizing payroll, as a Senior Fullstack Engineer. You will design and architect mission-critical financial applications, ensuring real-time performance at scale. Lead high-impact projects, optimize transaction systems, and make key architectural decisions. This role requires 5+ years of experience in building scalable fintech products, expertise in PHP (Laravel), proficiency in frontend development (Vue.js, React.js, etc.), and experience with various databases and cloud technologies. You will work in a fast-paced environment, directly impacting millions of users. Clair offers competitive salary, equity, unlimited PTO, and top-tier benefits.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience building, launching, and maintaining scalable fintech products
• Expertise in PHP (Laravel) with at least 3 years of experience
• Proficiency in frontend development using Vue.js, React.js, TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), and Expo (React Native)
• Experience with databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB
• Strong understanding of OOP principles, design patterns, and RESTful API design
• Cloud & DevOps experience, including AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines
• Strong testing and QA skills using PHPUnit, Jest, Cypress, and Postman
• Proficiency with version control systems (Git, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket)
• Adaptability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment and navigate uncertainty
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills with an ability to influence decisions

Responsibilities

• Own and architect mission-critical financial applications, ensuring real-time, high-availability performance at scale
• Design highly scalable APIs that support millions of transactions, leveraging cutting-edge cloud infrastructure
• Lead high-performance engineering projects from conception to deployment, ensuring code quality, maintainability, and security
• Optimize transaction processing systems to ensure instant payments and sub-millisecond response times
• Make key architectural decisions to scale our on-demand pay and embedded finance solutions
• Set the engineering bar high by leading performance optimizations, security improvements, and system reliability enhancements
• Work alongside top engineers in a fast-paced, high-impact environment where decisions directly impact millions of users

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with financial technology platforms and payroll systems
• Knowledge of authentication and authorization mechanisms for secure web applications
• Familiarity with agile methodologies and cross-functional team collaboration
• Experience in B2B or fintech product development
• Ability to periodically travel for team headquarters meetings and company on-sites

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Coverage, with option to extend to your family
• Fully-paid parental leave
• Company-sponsored 401k, HSA, and FSA
• Unlimited vacation for salaried roles, generous PTO for hourly roles
• Work from home setup allowance
• Access to your earnings every day on Clair
• Company-sponsored short-term and long-term disability insurance