Senior Clojure Backend Engineer

OTR Solutions is an innovator in the transportation industry providing a suite of factoring, fuel, and business management focused solutions. We help new and established companies get fast access to the funds they need for daily operations. As a Private Equity backed Fin Tech company, we are looking to grow our best-in-class financial organization.

OTR has been recognized as a “Top Workplace” by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2016!

Senior Clojure Backend Engineer – help design, build, and scale our AI‑powered SaaS platform focused on document intelligence, automation, and data extraction for the freight and financial services industries. Recently acquired by OTR Solutions, this role will play a critical part in scaling platform infrastructure, advancing AI capabilities, and supporting long‑term product innovation.

Please note:
We do not sponsor work‑related visas.

• Design, develop, and maintain core backend services using Clojure.
• Build and scale REST and Graph
  
  QL APIs that power AI‑driven automation workflows.
• Architect production systems supporting high‑volume document ingestion and structured data extraction.
• Integrate AI and machine learning services into production workflows, including LLMs, OCR, embedding pipelines, and vector search.
• Collaborate with ML engineers to product ionize AI models and workflows.
• Design and optimize database schemas and queries using Datomic and/or Postgre
  
  SQL.
• Improve platform reliability, observability, and scalability across cloud infrastructure.
• Support Dev Ops and Infrastructure‑as‑Code initiatives.
• Utilize AI‑assisted development tools to improve development speed, testing, and code quality.
• Participate in architectural decisions as the platform scales post‑acquisition.

• Senior‑level platform or backend engineering experience required.
• Strong professional experience developing applications in Clojure.
• Experience with Datomic and/or Postgre
  
  SQL.
• REST and/or Graph
  
  QL API design experience.
• Experience with Elasticsearch or similar search technologies.
• Production experience on AWS, including services such as Lambda, API Gateway, EKS, EC2, Textract, Dynamo
  
  DB, Cloud Watch, Cloud Front, Cognito, SES, and Route 53.
• Experience building and scaling distributed, cloud‑native systems.
• Experience integrating AI/ML services into production systems.
• Familiarity with LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS Bedrock, etc.).
• Experience with vector databases, embedding search, and OCR pipelines.
• Experience using Python for AI/ML integration (preferred).
• Experience with Type Script and React (preferred).
• Experience with Infrastructure‑as‑Code tools such as Terraform (preferred).
• Experience in fintech, logistics technology, or document automation is highly preferred.

• Eligibility for Individual and Company bonus programs.
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life/AD&D Insurance, Short‑Term Disability.
• Pet Insurance, Paid Family Leave, Employee Assistance Program.
• Fully Paid Maternity Leave.
• 401(k) with Company Matching.
• Generous PTO, Sick/Mental Health Days, Flex Holidays + Company Paid Holidays.
• Travel Stipend to support Work Life Balance.
• Leadership Development and Training Programs.
• Continuous Learning and Professional Development Opportunities.
• Weekly Catered Lunches + Casual Dress Code.
• Company Paid Fitness Membership.
• Volunteer Days and Community Engagement Opportunities.
• Internal Inclusion Programs.

OTR’s mission is to create exceptional value for our clients by providing industry leading financing and back‑office solutions. Three pillars that are crucial to supporting that mission are outstanding customer service, technology that creates efficiency for ourselves and our customers, and a culture that provides the opportunity for employees to achieve greatness.

OTR Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer.