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Clera

Founding Engineer

San Francisco
Salary
$150,000 - $250,000 annually
Level
Mid
Work type
On-site · San Francisco
Visa
Not stated

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 the founding team as its first engineering hire and help turn a working AI-powered service operations product into scalable agentic infrastructure. You will work closely with the founding team on core architecture and product development, with the opportunity to shape the technical direction as the company grows.

What You'll Do

  • Build and scale the product and its infrastructure to support substantial growth in users and usage.
  • Design and operate the agent runtime, including orchestration, memory, verification, and systems that make AI workflows dependable.
  • Own work across backend, infrastructure, frontend, and agent development based on the needs of the product.
  • Set technical standards, make architectural decisions, and establish effective engineering practices.
  • Ship improvements regularly to customers using the product in real business operations.

What We're Looking For

  • At least 2 years of experience shipping production software, or an equivalent record as a founder or independent builder; exceptional early-career engineers are also encouraged.
  • Experience building and operating LLM or AI agent systems used by real customers in production.
  • Full-stack range across backend, infrastructure, and user interfaces, with the ability to take work from idea through delivery.
  • Experience scaling software beyond a prototype, including architecture, data models, runtimes, or orchestration.
  • Comfort making technical decisions in a small team and shipping to production frequently.
  • Knowledge of agent orchestration, memory, evaluation, verification, or multi-agent workflows is valuable, as is experience with service businesses.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary is $150,000 to $250,000 USD annually, plus founding equity. Visa sponsorship and relocation support are available.

Location

On-site in San Francisco, California, United States.

Other openings for this role

26 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

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

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