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 FinTech 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!

We are seeking a Senior Clojure Backend Engineer to 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.

This role is ideal for a senior platform engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, building scalable distributed systems, and contributing to architecture decisions in a fast-moving, high-growth environment.

Please note: We do not sponsor work-related visas.**

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain core backend services using Clojure
• Build and scale REST and GraphQL 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 productionize AI models and workflows
• Design and optimize database schemas and queries using Datomic and/or PostgreSQL
• Improve platform reliability, observability, and scalability across cloud infrastructure
• Support DevOps 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

What We Look For:

• Senior-level platform or backend engineering experience required
• Strong professional experience developing applications in Clojure
• Experience with Datomic and/or PostgreSQL
• REST and/or GraphQL API design experience
• Experience with Elasticsearch or similar search technologies
• Production experience on AWS, including services such as Lambda, API Gateway, EKS, EC2, Textract, DynamoDB, CloudWatch, CloudFront, 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 TypeScript and React (preferred)
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform (preferred)
• Experience in fintech, logistics technology, or document automation is highly preferred

Perks and Benefits:

OTR provides a competitive, comprehensive compensation package for our full-time employees:

• 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.

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