Founding Engineer, Europe to San Francisco
- Location
- San Francisco
- Work mode
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
About the job
ABOUT THE ROLE
Join an early-stage AI company building infrastructure for businesses that coordinate AI agents and human teams. As a founding engineer, you will help shape and build the product from the ground up, working closely with users and shipping production features early.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Identify user needs and define product outcomes, then design, build, and ship solutions end to end.
- Build and improve a new AI platform, with responsibility for decisions across the product and engineering lifecycle.
- Ship code to production, monitor how it performs, and diagnose and fix issues based on real-world use.
- Use AI coding tools as a regular part of your development workflow.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
- At least 3 years of professional software engineering experience.
- A track record of shipping a product to real users and explaining what broke and how you fixed it.
- Experience as an end-to-end product engineer who speaks with users, defines outcomes, and delivers working products.
- Heavy daily use of AI coding tools.
- Relevant background through early engineering work at a leading AI or high-growth startup, founding or technical leadership experience, production-grade systems work, or strong technical training.
- Willingness to relocate from Europe to San Francisco by January 2027.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
San Francisco base salary is $150,000 to $250,000 annually, with salary adjusted to the San Francisco level upon relocation. Meaningful early-stage equity is available. Visa sponsorship and relocation support are provided.
LOCATION
On-site in Europe initially, then on-site in San Francisco, United States, following relocation by January 2027.
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 29 Oct 2026 · checked 29 Oct 2026 · Report this job