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Clera

Mid-Level Forward Deployed Engineer

San Francisco
Salary
$180,000 - $220,000 annually
Level
Mid
Work type
On-site · San Francisco
Visa
Sponsors visas

Open. First seen 19 October 2026.

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About the role

About the Role

Join a physical AI and robotics team deploying robotics systems in customer environments. You will own deployments from data collection and model tuning through production monitoring, while feeding field learnings back into model development.

What You'll Do

  • Lead deployment cycles, including data collection, model fine-tuning, physical system setup, and production monitoring.
  • Diagnose and resolve hardware, software, and perception failures during demos and live deployments.
  • Collect operational data and document failure modes to inform model training and architecture.
  • Troubleshoot integrations across perception hardware, compute stacks, and edge environments.
  • Travel 50 to 75% to customer sites across the United States, working around changing field schedules.

What We're Looking For

  • Two to eight years of experience deploying robotics or automation systems in factory, warehouse, or logistics environments.
  • Hands-on experience debugging hardware and software integrations in the field, including cameras, depth sensors, or tactile sensors.
  • Basic familiarity with Vision-Language-Action models, including through academic or lab projects.
  • Practical interest in physical AI and robotics, with a proactive approach to troubleshooting and learning.
  • Experience with GPU compute stacks or edge deployment environments is helpful. Korean language skills are also helpful but not required.
  • Willingness to travel extensively and work from the San Francisco office about three days per week.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary is $180,000 to $220,000 annually, with an early-stage equity grant and medical, dental, and vision coverage. Visa sponsorship is available.

Location

Hybrid, based in San Francisco, California, United States.

The team: Engineering HIRES STEADILY

This role is one of 318 open in Engineering. 252 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 318), TypeScript (136 of 318), Python (134 of 318), React (110 of 318), Machine Learning (76 of 318), PostgreSQL (59 of 318), JavaScript (56 of 318)

OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM

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