Clera

Founding Product Engineer

San Francisco
Salary
$140,000 - $180,000 annually
Level
Mid
Work type
On-site · San Francisco
Visa
Not offered

Open. First seen 28 October 2026.

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About the role

About the Role

Join an early-stage legal technology team building AI-powered software for contract review and other legal workflows. As a Founding Product Engineer, you will work closely with attorneys and AI engineers to build core product capabilities and help shape the team's engineering practices. This is a high-ownership role in a fast-paced environment with an in-person, six-day workweek.

What You'll Do

  • Build and own full-stack product features, from data models and backend systems to interfaces used by attorneys and clients.
  • Collaborate with attorneys and AI engineers to turn legal workflows and review practices into reliable software.
  • Make pragmatic architecture and tooling decisions that support rapid delivery and future growth.
  • Write maintainable, production-quality code and take responsibility for the reliability of features after launch.
  • Help establish engineering standards, culture, and hiring practices as the team grows.
  • Prioritize customer experience and work closely with teammates to deliver product improvements.

What We're Looking For

  • Three to four years of professional engineering experience, including experience building and shipping production software at an early-stage company or as a founder.
  • Full-stack skills, including TypeScript and React, a modern backend stack, and relational databases.
  • Hands-on experience building features with AI or large language models, professionally or through personal projects.
  • Experience owning features from conception through production deployment, making sound engineering trade-offs, and building reliable systems for complex workflows.
  • A completed computer science degree, strong product instincts, and the ability to work with ambiguity and minimal process.
  • Legal technology, document processing, or experience working directly with domain experts is helpful.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: $140,000 to $180,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

On-site in San Francisco, California. This role requires working in person six days per week.

The team: Engineering HIRES STEADILY

This role is one of 210 open in Engineering. 144 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 (103 of 210), TypeScript (95 of 210), Python (82 of 210), React (81 of 210), Machine Learning (42 of 210), PostgreSQL (39 of 210), JavaScript (36 of 210)

OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM

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

Posting history

Reposted once since 9 September 2026: a posting for this role in San Francisco was taken down and the role was posted again.

Salary context

16 other open postings titled Founding Product Engineer state a salary: median USD 170,000 to USD 250,000 a year.

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