# Backend Engineer at Clera

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> Responsibilities: - Build and maintain core backend services

- **Company:** Clera (https://jobs.trythestack.co/companies/clera)
- **Location:** Berlin, Germany
- **Work arrangement:** On-site
- **Employment type:** Full-time
- **Experience level:** 2–5 years
- **Visa sponsorship:** Offered, according to the listing
- **Key skills:** Backend development, TypeScript, NestJS, PostgreSQL, Prisma, Infrastructure-as-code, Terraform, Pulumi, Observability, Auditability, Security, Performance optimization, AI, Machine learning, LLMs
- **Posted by employer:** 2026-11-02
- **Added to The Stack:** 2026-11-03
- **Listed until:** 2027-01-01
- **Status:** Active
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Clera/f630dcb8-04a7-4c55-9593-8de0b36931b1 (the employer's own application page)
- **Human page:** https://jobs.trythestack.co/jobs/backend-engineer-clera-c04b57d6

## About the role

Responsibilities:
- Build and maintain core backend services for permissions, auditability, traceability and observability.
- Design and manage deployment architectures for hosted and self-hosted environments using infrastructure-as-code (Terraform or Pulumi).
- Improve production reliability, performance, security and operational visibility.
- Partner with product and engineering teams to deliver features while maintaining high quality and compliance standards.
- Apply AI-native development practices to support ML/LLM workflows and rapid iterative releases.

Requirements:
- 1–6 years of professional backend development experience with TypeScript and NestJS in production.
- Experience with PostgreSQL and Prisma for data modeling, queries and migrations.
- Hands-on experience managing deployments with Terraform, Pulumi or similar IaC tools.
- Practical experience improving reliability, security, performance, observability or auditability in production systems.
- Familiarity with AI/ML, LLMs or AI-native systems is required.
- Strong collaboration, testing and engineering hygiene practices.

## Responsibilities

You will build and maintain backend infrastructure for permissions, auditability, and observability while managing deployment architectures. Additionally, you will partner with product teams to deliver high-quality features using AI-native development practices.

## Requirements

Candidates must have 1 to 6 years of professional backend experience with TypeScript, NestJS, PostgreSQL, and Prisma. Practical experience with infrastructure-as-code tools and AI-native systems is also required.

## FAQ

- **Is this Backend Engineer role still open?** It was posted on 2026-11-02 and is listed as active on The Stack. Confirm on Clera's application page before applying.
- **Does Clera offer visa sponsorship?** This listing is marked as offering visa sponsorship. Eligibility rules are set by the employer, so check the details on Clera's site.
- **Where is this role located?** The listing gives the location as Berlin, Germany. It is marked on-site.
- **What skills does this role ask for?** The listing names: Backend development, TypeScript, NestJS, PostgreSQL, Prisma, Infrastructure-as-code, Terraform, Pulumi, Observability, Auditability, Security, Performance optimization, AI, Machine learning, LLMs.

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