Software Development Engineer

CLEAR is building THE secure identity company of the future. Our mission is to make experiences safer and easier—physically and digitally. With more than 43 million Members and a growing network of partners across the world, CLEAR's secure identity platform is transforming the way people live, work, and travel. Whether it’s at the airport, stadium, or throughout your everyday life, CLEAR unlocks the magic of frictionless experiences.

We're looking for 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. We're looking for engineers with a strong builder mindset who thrive in ambiguity, take ownership, and enjoy turning ideas into production systems.

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.