Clera
From company careers site
Founding Engineer
- Location
- San Francisco
- Work mode
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
About the job
ABOUT THE ROLE
Join an early-stage AI/ML company as a founding engineer, working closely with the co-founders to build its product and technical foundation. The team turns real-world company data into datasets that help AI agents handle complex work.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Architect and build core product infrastructure and systems.
- Make technical decisions that establish the engineering foundation.
- Collaborate with the co-founders on product strategy and the roadmap.
- Contribute across full-stack development, DevOps, and system design as needed.
- Help mentor and hire engineers as the team grows.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
- At least 5 years of experience building and shipping production software systems.
- Experience designing and implementing backend or full-stack systems at scale.
- Strong fundamentals in at least one backend programming language and experience with modern web frameworks.
- Comfort with full-stack development and cloud infrastructure such as AWS, GCP, or similar.
- A track record of shipping quickly, making pragmatic technical trade-offs, and communicating effectively in a small, collaborative team.
LOCATION
On-site in San Francisco, California, United States.
From Clera's careers page (Ashby), checked 29 Oct 2026.
How to apply
- Select Apply on getclera.com. It opens Clera's own application form in a new tab, run on Ashby.
- Fill in the form and upload your résumé there. Jobiwork never sees your application.
- Clera will reply to you directly. No real employer asks you for money to apply.
Posted 26 Oct 2026 · checked 29 Oct 2026 · Report this job