CLEAR
Staff Software Engineer
$204K–$252K
New York, NY, United States · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 22, 2026
- Experience
- 9+ years of professional software engineering experience.
About the job
Owns end-to-end engineering of cross-functional products and integrations for CLEAR’s enterprise identity platform, from architecture and implementation through rollout and operational outcomes.
What you'll do
- Design, build, test, deploy, and operate scalable identity-platform applications and integrations.
- Set technical direction and improve reliability, security, scalability, maintainability, and engineering practices across teams.
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders, mentor engineers, and drive projects from discovery through adoption and measurable outcomes.
What they ask for
- 9+ years of professional software engineering experience building production applications.
- Strong fundamentals in distributed systems, APIs, cloud infrastructure, and modern software architecture.
- Experience building and operating cloud-native applications using AWS and technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Track record owning complex cross-functional projects from idea to production; strong communication and ability to work independently in ambiguous environments.
Pay
$204,000- $252,000 (base salary)
Tools
Python, Java, React, Typescript, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub
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