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Clera

Founding Engineer (Applied AI)

San Francisco
Salary
$120,000 - $180,000 annually
Level
Mid
Work type
On-site · San Francisco
Visa
Not offered

Open. First seen 19 October 2026.

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About the role

About the Role

Join an early-stage construction technology team building AI systems that interpret construction plans and support faster, more affordable building workflows. You will focus on the intelligence layer, developing computer vision and machine learning capabilities and turning them into useful prototypes.

What You'll Do

  • Develop and improve computer vision, large language model, and other AI systems for construction workflows.
  • Build and ship early prototypes quickly, then refine them using user feedback.
  • Work across practical early-stage product needs, including tasks beyond core modeling and research.
  • Help coordinate machine learning models and advance object detection capabilities.

What We're Looking For

  • Hands-on applied computer vision and machine learning experience, including Python and deep learning; the role is open to a range of experience levels.
  • Experience taking an AI system from an initial build through production deployment.
  • Strong communication skills, empathy, candor, and a growth mindset.
  • Comfort with pragmatic early-stage work and challenging problems outside a narrow technical specialty.
  • Motivation to use technology to make housing more affordable, rather than focusing primarily on compensation.
  • U.S. citizenship and willingness to work full-time from the San Francisco office or relocate.
  • Construction or social-impact experience, or a history of building something adopted or paid for by users, is helpful.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary is $120,000 to $180,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

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

What this role asks for

Particular to this role

Computer Vision · Deep Learning

Rare in Clera's other 299 open postings.

Standard for software engineering roles

Python

Common in software engineering postings at any company.

Compared with Clera's other open jobs.

The team: Engineering HIRES STEADILY

This role is one of 316 open in Engineering. 250 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 (146 of 316), TypeScript (136 of 316), Python (134 of 316), React (110 of 316), Machine Learning (75 of 316), PostgreSQL (59 of 316), JavaScript (56 of 316)

OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM

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

Other openings for this role

3 open postings for this role in San Francisco, first posted 6 October 2026. The company is likely hiring for more than one position. None has been taken down and posted again.

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