Founding Engineer

Clera · San Francisco

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About the Role

Join an early-stage AI/ML company as a founding engineer, working closely with the co-founders to build its product and technical foundation. The team turns real-world company data into datasets that help AI agents handle complex work.

What You'll Do

• Architect and build core product infrastructure and systems.

• Make technical decisions that establish the engineering foundation.

• Collaborate with the co-founders on product strategy and the roadmap.

• Contribute across full-stack development, DevOps, and system design as needed.

• Help mentor and hire engineers as the team grows.

What We're Looking For

• At least 5 years of experience building and shipping production software systems.

• Experience designing and implementing backend or full-stack systems at scale.

• Strong fundamentals in at least one backend programming language and experience with modern web frameworks.

• Comfort with full-stack development and cloud infrastructure such as AWS, GCP, or similar.

• A track record of shipping quickly, making pragmatic technical trade-offs, and communicating effectively in a small, collaborative team.

Location

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

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