Clera

Member of Technical Staff

San Francisco
Salary
$200,000 - $400,000 annually
Level
Staff
Work type
On-site · San Francisco
Visa
Sponsors visas

Open. First seen 6 November 2026.

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About the role

About the Role

Join a well-funded AI and robotics startup tackling some of the hardest open problems in the field. This is a senior individual contributor role for engineers who are obsessed with novel, technically difficult challenges — the kind that don't have existing solutions. You'll work across systems-level infrastructure, real-time AI state management, custom OS development, and UX grounded in human psychology and organisational behaviour.

What You'll Do

  • Design and build custom database and memory systems from scratch.
  • Implement real-time LLM token state management at large scale.
  • Develop custom Unix OS distributions tailored for both humans and AI agents.
  • Rethink UX paradigms using insights from organisational behaviour and human psychology.
  • Pursue compounding micro-optimisations across the full stack.
  • Work onsite 5 days a week in San Francisco.

What We're Looking For

  • Required: Deep obsession with novel, overlooked, or technically unsolved problems.
  • Required: Demonstrated ability to build large, complex, and maintainable systems in roughly one-third the time most engineers consider possible.
  • Required: Proficiency in one or more of: TypeScript, Rust, Python.
  • Required: Experience with graph databases, flexible data pipelines, or ontological modelling.
  • Comfort applying psychology and organisational behaviour insights to product and UX decisions.
  • Signal of outlier intelligence — top academic background or standout real-world experience (non-traditional backgrounds welcome).

Compensation & Benefits

  • Cash compensation: $200,000 – $400,000 USD annually
  • Variable equity on top of cash
  • Visa sponsorship available

Location

On-site in San Francisco, CA (South Park neighbourhood). This is a fully in-person role — remote work is not available.

What this role asks for

Particular to this role

Rust · Unix

Rare in Clera's other 299 open postings.

Compared with Clera's other open jobs.

The team: Engineering HIRES STEADILY

This role is one of 358 open in Engineering. 226 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 (180 of 358), TypeScript (177 of 358), React (154 of 358), Python (146 of 358), Machine Learning (74 of 358), Supabase (73 of 358), PostgreSQL (68 of 358)

OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM

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

Posting history

Reposted 3 times since 9 September 2026: a posting for this role in San Francisco was taken down and the role was posted again.

Salary context

44 other open postings titled Member of Technical Staff state a salary: median USD 167,500 to USD 300,000 a year.

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