Software Development Engineer I

About the Role

We’re looking for an early career Software Engineer to join our Digital Experience team. In this role, you will build and ship full-stack features on some of CLEAR's highest-traffic sites, used by millions of members to enroll, manage their membership, and book services. The ideal candidate for this role will bring strong fundamentals, a bias for action, and a desire to grow quickly alongside experienced engineers.

Tech stack overview: Java / React / TypeScript

What You’ll Do

• Design, build, test, and deploy scalable full-stack applications that power CLEAR's identity platform.
• Own projects end-to-end from technical discovery and architecture through implementation, rollout, and operational support.
• Partner closely with Product, Design, Data, Security, and Operations to translate business problems into simple, scalable technical solutions.
• Drive engineering excellence by improving system reliability, performance, testing, observability, and developer experience.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and continuously improve the scalability, security, and maintainability of our platform.
• Partner with teammates through thoughtful code reviews, technical collaboration, and sharing engineering best practices.

What You’re Great At

• 0-2 years of professional full-stack software engineering experience building production applications using technologies such as Python, React, and TypeScript.
• Strong technical fundamentals across 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.
• A demonstrated history of owning complex, cross-functional projects and driving them from idea to production with a bias for action.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts and influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguous environments, making thoughtful tradeoffs, and independently driving work forward.
• A collaborative mindset with a passion for partnering with others, continuously improving engineering practices, and building products that deliver measurable customer and business impact.