Founding Engineer – Full Stack
at Clera · 1-10 employees
Seed · $3M · Apr 2026
- Work model
- Onsite
- Employment
- Full Time
- Location
- San Francisco
- Posted
- 5d ago
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at Clera · 1-10 employees
Clera is a talent-matching platform that replaces traditional job applications by connecting candidates and hiring teams through curated introductions.
ABOUT THE ROLE Join the founding engineering team of a Y Combinator–backed AI startup building brand intelligence tooling at the intersection of AI research, product, and engineering. This company helps brands understand how large language models perceive and talk about them — and how to shape that narrative. As a Founding Engineer, you'll have outsized ownership and impact, working directly with customers and leadership to ship end-to-end features in a fast-moving environment. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Own problems end-to-end — from high-level customer insight through research and infrastructure. - Maintain a close feedback loop with customers and the executive team, shipping quickly and iteratively. - Help shape the culture, patterns, and practices of a brand-new engineering team. - Continuously reinvent best practices for building alongside AI agents as a core part of the development workflow. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR Required: - 1+ years of experience on an engineering team (2+ preferred); includes at least one stint of 18+ months in a strong engineering environment (scale-up or startup). - Proficiency with React, Python, Terraform, and AWS. - Comfortable working full-stack — from customer-facing UI all the way down to infrastructure. - Experience building agentic systems. - Strong product sense and design intuition; able to translate customer needs into shipped features. - Startup experience or self-driven personal projects that demonstrate initiative and high agency. - US citizen or eligible to work in the US (visa sponsorship available). Nice to Have: - Direct experience working with customers. - Scientific or AI research background, especially in AI interpretability. - Eagerness to adopt and adapt to AI-powered coding tools and emerging engineering workflows. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS - Salary: $150,000 – $250,000 USD annually - Early-stage equity - Visa sponsorship available LOCATION This is a full-time, on-site role based in San Francisco, CA. Remote work is not available for this position.