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Clera

Founding Product Engineer

San Francisco
Salary
$140,000 - $180,000 annually
Level
Junior
Work type
On-site · San Francisco
Visa
Not offered

Open. First seen 13 October 2026.

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The team: Engineering HIRES STEADILY

This role is one of 246 open in Engineering. 180 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in March: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.

WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS

LLM (118 of 246), TypeScript (112 of 246), Python (103 of 246), React (92 of 246), Machine Learning (61 of 246), PostgreSQL (44 of 246), JavaScript (41 of 246)

OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM

From the team and dates on Clera's own job board.

About the role

About the Role

Join an early-stage legal technology team building AI-powered software for contract review and other legal workflows. As a founding product engineer, you will work closely with attorneys and AI engineers to turn real-world needs into reliable product features, while helping establish engineering practices as the team grows.

What You'll Do

  • Build and own full-stack product features, from data models and backend systems to interfaces used by attorneys and clients.
  • Partner with attorneys and AI engineers to translate legal workflows and review playbooks into production software.
  • Make pragmatic architecture and tooling decisions that support fast delivery and long-term maintainability.
  • Write reliable, maintainable code and take ownership of features through production deployment.
  • Help shape engineering standards, team culture, and hiring as the team expands.
  • Work directly with teammates to deliver a high-quality customer experience in a fast-moving environment.

What We're Looking For

  • 1 to 3 years of experience building and shipping production software, ideally at an early-stage company or as a founder.
  • Full-stack development skills, including TypeScript and React, a modern backend stack, and relational databases.
  • Hands-on experience building with AI or large language models, through professional work or personal projects.
  • Experience owning features end-to-end and making sound engineering trade-offs under time constraints.
  • Strong product instincts, communication, and judgment, with the ability to work through ambiguity and take ownership.
  • Legal technology, contract management, document processing, or work with attorneys or other domain experts is a plus.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary range: $140,000 to $180,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

On-site in San Francisco, California, six days per week.

Other openings for this role

10 open postings for this role in San Francisco, first posted 9 September 2026. The company is likely hiring for more than one position. None has been taken down and posted again.

Salary context

22 other open postings titled Founding Product Engineer state a salary: median USD 160,000 to USD 235,000 a year.

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