# Senior Software Engineer

**Company:** [Clear Street](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/clear-street)
**Location:** Umeå, Sweden
**Role:** Fullstack Engineering
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Java, TypeScript, JavaScript, Go, Python, React, AWS, Kubernetes, gRPC, Protobuf, Postgres, Kafka, Redis, Docker, CI/CD
**Posted:** 2026-04-18

> Build and support high-performance, resilient financial systems across client and server applications. The role requires at least four years of distributed-systems experience, Java and TypeScript or JavaScript expertise, and a bachelor's degree or higher.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design and develop mission-critical distributed systems with high requirements for performance, resiliency, and consistency.
- Build and design new solutions in collaboration with business partners.
- Develop client-side applications focused on usability and navigation, as well as server-side systems for data storage, security, and performance.
- Support existing business systems and run systems in production.
- Troubleshoot system performance and take corrective action.
- Work end-to-end across projects with engineering teams in Sweden and New York.

## Requirements
- At least 4 years of hands-on professional experience designing and developing distributed systems.
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Financial Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience supporting and running systems in a production environment.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
- Required experience with Java and TypeScript or JavaScript.
- Willingness and ability to learn the company's technology stack.

## Nice to Have
- Backend, frontend, full-stack, or DevOps engineering experience with exposure to end-to-end development.
- Experience troubleshooting system performance.
- Understanding of financial markets, asset classes, and the technical requirements of financial systems.
- Experience with Golang, Python, React, AWS, Kubernetes, gRPC, Protobuf, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Redis, or Docker.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Competitive compensation, benefits, and perks.
- Opportunity to join a growing team and make a significant impact.
- High-quality codebase with limited technical debt and opportunities to build new services and features.
- DevOps-oriented culture with a focus on CI/CD methodology.
- Collaborative, meritocratic work environment.

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