Clara is the leading spend management platform for companies in Latin America. Our end-to-end solution includes locally-issued corporate cards, bill pay, and our highly-rated software platform; already being used by thousands of the most successful companies across the region.
Clara is backed by top investors and strategics including Accial Capital, Canary, Citi Ventures, Coatue, DST Global, General Catalyst, Goldman Sachs, ICONIQ Growth, Kaszek, Monashees, and Notable Capital, as well as prominent angel investors.
We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Engineering Manager to lead and inspire our technical teams. In this role, you will play a crucial part in planning, designing, and delivering high-quality software solutions while fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and innovation. The ideal candidate is an experienced manager who excels in balancing technical leadership with effective team management, ensuring alignment with business and product goals in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities:
- Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a team of engineers, fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performance culture.
- People Management: Oversee individual and team development, conduct performance evaluations, and provide career growth opportunities.
- Technical Excellence: Plan, design, and execute scalable and maintainable technical solutions, ensuring high code quality and adherence to best practices.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Facilitate communication and alignment with Product, Design, and Business teams to achieve shared objectives.
- Technical Ownership: Manage technical debt, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and uphold engineering standards in architecture, security, and processes.
- Agile Practices: Coordinate team activities using agile methodologies (SCRUM/Kanban) to ensure timely and efficient delivery.
- Problem-Solving: Collaborate with your team to identify, diagnose, and resolve technical challenges in complex systems.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a bridge between technical and non-technical stakeholders, translating business needs into technical requirements.
- Strategic Impact: Contribute to the technical strategy and long-term planning of the engineering organization.
Requirements:
Hard Skills:
- At least 5+ years of experience developing complex, high-performance enterprise software using modern web technologies.
- Proven hands-on experience with Java (Spring/SpringBoot) and/or React.
- Expertise with relational and NoSQL databases in high-performance scenarios.
- Solid understanding of microservices architecture and experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs.
- Experience with AWS or another cloud provider.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and tools like Git/GitHub.
- Experience with large-scale, high-concurrency message processing technologies (e.g., Kafka).
- Exposure to financial applications or platforms is a plus.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to make informed technical trade-offs.
Soft Skills:
- At least 3+ years of proven experience leading high-performance technical teams.
- Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor, and develop engineers across various levels of seniority.
- Fluent in English and Spanish; Portuguese is a strong plus.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to engage with diverse stakeholders.
- Open to change, dynamic, and adaptable in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong organization
The way we do things is as important as what we do. That is why we operate on a set of carefully-identified values. They are what we expect from ourselves and each other in our day-to-day.
We value
* Clarity - Open and direct communication
* Simplicity - Pare things down to the essential
* Ownership - We're all owners and act like it
* Pride - Make quality products we're proud of
* Always Be Changing (ABC) - Continuous self-improvement
* Inclusivity - Every voice counts; we value each other for our shared mission and contributions
We are
* Shaping business finances in Latin America
* Driven by our 6 core values
* Proud of our inclusive and caring culture
* Certified as Top LinkedIn Startup
What We offer
* Competitive salary & a robust stock ownership plan
* 100% flexible work model
* A set of benefits that are adaptable to your needs & way of life
* Opportunities for growth in a fast-paced environment
* A chance to shape B2B payments in Latin America and increase the region’s economic competitiveness
Top Skills
What We Do
Clara is the leading payment platform for companies in Latin America. Our end-to-end solution includes our locally-issued corporate cards, Bill Pay, crossborder payments, and our highly-rated software platform used by thousands of the most successful companies across the region. Clara is backed by top global and regional investors such as Coatue, DST Global, General Catalyst, monashees, Kaszek, Canary, A*, BoxGroup, SV Angel, GFC, Picus Capital, Avid Ventures, ICONIQ Growth, Goldman Sachs, and prominent angel investors. Driven by our six core values (Ownership, Pride, ABC, Simplicity, Clarity and Inclusivity) we’ve reached a unicorn valuation in record time, have been recognized as a Great Place to Work and as one of the most promising startups according to Linkedin’s ranking “Top Startups 2021”. We’re looking for the best talent worldwide to join our team and be part of this journey, so you can't afford to miss this chance! We are: * Shaping business finances in Latin America * Driven by our 6 core values * Proud of our inclusive and caring culture * Certified as a Great Place to Work and a Top LinkedIn Startup
