# Founding Engineer, Agents at Clera

Founding Engineer, Agents at Clera in San Francisco. On-site, full-time, paying $200k–$300k. Posted October 28, 2026.

- Company: Clera
- Location: San Francisco
- Workplace: On-site
- Job type: Full-time
- Pay: $200k–$300k
- Experience: 1+ year
- Posted: 2026-10-28
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/clera/207564f5-563d-445a-9877-cba2d8324d59/application
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/founding-engineer-agents-clera-vv3n12

## Requirements

- Hands-on experience building production agents that people rely on, with a clear understanding of their failure modes.
- Experience with agent memory, long-running execution, multi-step reasoning, and maintaining goal coherence over time.
- A track record of building evaluation systems that inform real decisions, including comparisons against human-level baselines.
- At least 1 to 2 years at a fast-growing or AI-focused startup, and evidence of substantive engineering work.
- Published research that others build on, or software shipped at meaningful scale.
- Strong engineering fundamentals and evidence of exceptional problem-solving, such as competitive programming, founding experience, or an equivalent credential.
- Agent architecture experience is a plus. A collaborative, kind approach to working through challenging problems is valued.

## Description

### About the Role

Join an early-stage AI company as a Founding Engineer building autonomous agents for complex computer-based work. You will own core systems that help agents execute reliably over extended periods, learn from accumulated knowledge, and demonstrate performance against human-level benchmarks.

### What You'll Do

- Build agents that pursue goals over weeks with minimal or no human intervention.

- Design memory systems that help agents retain and use knowledge to improve over time.

- Develop evaluation frameworks to determine whether agents outperform people on specific tasks.

- Improve agent reliability and reduce the need for human review of individual runs.

### What We're Looking For

- Hands-on experience building production agents that people rely on, with a clear understanding of their failure modes.

- Experience with agent memory, long-running execution, multi-step reasoning, and maintaining goal coherence over time.

- A track record of building evaluation systems that inform real decisions, including comparisons against human-level baselines.

- At least 1 to 2 years at a fast-growing or AI-focused startup, and evidence of substantive engineering work.

- Published research that others build on, or software shipped at meaningful scale.

- Strong engineering fundamentals and evidence of exceptional problem-solving, such as competitive programming, founding experience, or an equivalent credential.

- Agent architecture experience is a plus. A collaborative, kind approach to working through challenging problems is valued.

### Compensation & Benefits

$200,000 to $300,000 annual base salary, with up to $350,000 for exceptional candidates. Meaningful founding equity is available. Visa sponsorship is available.

### Location

On-site, five days a week in San Francisco, California, United States.