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Clera

Founding Engineer

New York
Salary
$150,000 - $190,000 annually
Level
Mid
Work type
Remote · US only
Visa
Not offered

Open. First seen 15 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 a small, product-focused team as its first full-time engineering hire, shaping the technical direction of an early-stage company in the insurance sector. You will build AI agent systems and help turn meaningful product and infrastructure challenges into solutions for users.

What You'll Do

  • Build and improve AI agent systems that power the core product.
  • Own full-stack development across backend services, APIs, and frontend interfaces.
  • Make product decisions with the founding team, balancing technical feasibility with user needs.
  • Design scalable backend systems that support AI workloads.
  • Contribute to platform infrastructure as the team grows.

What We're Looking For

  • At least 3 years of experience building and shipping full-stack products, with strong backend and product engineering skills.
  • Hands-on experience building AI agents, ideally with AI or machine learning systems in production.
  • Experience with infrastructure and distributed systems, and the ability to own work from product decisions through delivery.
  • A strong academic foundation or startup experience, along with experience at an established company.
  • Insurance or financial services experience is helpful.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: $150,000 to $190,000 annually, depending on experience, plus 1% to 3% equity. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

Hybrid in New York City, with in-office work expected most days and some flexibility.

Other openings for this role

11 open postings for this role in New York, first posted 27 September 2026. The company is likely hiring for more than one position. None has been taken down and posted again.

Salary context

81 other open postings titled Founding Engineer state a salary: median USD 150,000 to USD 250,000 a year.

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