Software Development Engineer II

About the Role

CLEAR is looking for Fullstack Software Engineers to help build the next generation of CLEAR's identity platform. Beyond verifying identity, we're creating a secure, networked digital identity that enables seamless experiences across travel, enterprise, healthcare, financial services, and beyond.

As a Software Engineer, you'll own complex technical problems from design through deployment, partnering closely with Product, Design, Security, and Operations to deliver reliable, scalable solutions. Level and team matching across Technology at CLEAR (Core Identity, CLEAR1, and CLEAR Travel) will occur towards the end of the interview process.

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

• 3+ 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.

Interview Process

Our process is usually completed in about 3 weeks:

1. Recruiter Call
2. Zoom Technical Screen
3. Onsite Panel Interviews
4. Final Manager Conversations
5. Offer