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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 offered

Open. First seen 21 October 2026.

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About the role

About the Role

Join an early-stage AI company building software that observes workplace processes and automates them with coding agents. As the first engineering hire, you will build across the product stack and help turn hands-on customer work into a scalable software platform.

What You'll Do

  • Build high-throughput systems that capture events from client desktop environments.
  • Develop privacy protections and redaction workflows for sensitive data.
  • Model recorded work as structured process knowledge.
  • Build coding-agent capabilities that generate automation software and support production deployment.
  • Work end to end with customers, from installing desktop agents and mapping workflows to building and shipping automations.

What We're Looking For

  • At least 2 years of experience shipping production software, owning features from design through deployment.
  • Experience building LLM or AI-agent functionality for production systems.
  • Strong full-stack or backend skills in TypeScript, Python, Go, Rust, or similar languages.
  • Interest in an intense, early-stage role with founding-level ownership and comfort working through ambiguity.
  • Experience with high-throughput or high-concurrency systems, Rust, desktop applications or agents, coding agents, or code generation is valuable.
  • Familiarity with Next.js, PostgreSQL, Azure, Tauri, or Windows desktop agents is useful.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary is $150,000 to $250,000 annually, plus 0.5% to 1.5% equity. Visa sponsorship is not available; candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Location

On-site in San Francisco, California.

What this role asks for

Particular to this role

Azure · Golang · Next.js · Rust

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 385 open in Engineering. 319 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 (162 of 385), Python (160 of 385), TypeScript (151 of 385), React (122 of 385), Machine Learning (92 of 385), PostgreSQL (70 of 385), JavaScript (66 of 385)

OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM

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

Other openings for this role

29 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

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

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