Senior Backend Software Engineer (Core Engineering) – Clojure Focus

Senior Backend Software Engineer (Core Engineering) – Clojure Focus

📍 Location: Remote – LATAM

💼 Employment Type: Full-Time

💰 Compensation: Up to USD 120,000 per year

About the Opportunity

We are looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer to join a highly technical engineering team responsible for building new backend capabilities and AI-powered product features.

You will work on a modern technology stack centered around Clojure, Snowflake, Terraform, and Dockerized services, in a remote-first, collaborative environment with a high degree of ownership and autonomy. We are seeking experienced engineers with strong technical judgment who can navigate ambiguity, ask thoughtful questions, and consistently deliver high-quality solutions.

This is an opportunity to work alongside a small, senior team while contributing directly to technical decisions, architecture, and the evolution of engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Build new backend features using Clojure and Snowflake.
• Design, develop, and evolve APIs and backend services.
• Design and deliver AI-powered user-facing features, including prompt engineering, retrieval strategies, evaluations, guardrails, and quality measurement.
• Write, review, and improve code with a strong focus on quality, security, clarity, and performance.
• Help clarify requirements and define acceptance criteria.
• Participate in pair programming sessions and technical discussions.
• Mentor less experienced engineers through pairing and constructive pull request feedback.
• Track and evaluate emerging AI tools and techniques, sharing insights with the team.
• Contribute to architecture and systems design discussions.
• Create and maintain technical documentation and share knowledge across the team.

Requirements

Must Have

• Senior-level production experience with Clojure.
• Practical experience building applications using AI/LLM technologies.
• Strong knowledge of SQL, data modeling, and query optimization.
• Experience with Docker and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Strong experience with code reviews, automated testing, and software engineering best practices.
• Solid understanding of secure coding principles.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Experience working effectively in remote environments.
• Availability for at least 6 hours of overlap with US Eastern Time business hours.

Nice to Have

• Experience mentoring engineers in functional programming.
• Production experience building AI-powered applications.
• Experience with Snowflake in production environments and analytical modeling.
• Experience with Terraform.
• Experience leading complex backend or platform initiatives.
• Open-source contributions or conference speaking experience.

What You'll Love About This Role

💻 Fully remote position across Latin America.

🚀 High ownership and direct impact on technical decisions.

🤝 Small, senior, and highly collaborative engineering team.

🤖 AI-native engineering environment using modern development tools.

🏗️ Opportunity to contribute directly to architecture and platform evolution.

📈 Ability to influence engineering processes, practices, and standards.

Preferred Candidate Profile

We're looking for engineers who enjoy solving complex technical problems, thrive in dynamic environments, and take ownership from design through production.

The ideal candidate demonstrates strong engineering judgment, collaborates effectively, asks thoughtful questions when facing ambiguity, and is committed to continuous learning while helping elevate the team.

Hiring Process

Our hiring process does not include live coding or take-home assignments.

Candidates who move forward will participate in a collaborative technical scenario discussion similar to a real-world pairing session. We evaluate the quality of questions asked, collaboration style, reasoning through ambiguity, alignment with engineering practices, and overall engineering judgment.