# Founding Engineer at Clera

Founding Engineer at Clera in San Francisco. On-site, full-time, paying $150k–$220k. Posted June 3, 2026.

- Company: Clera
- Location: San Francisco
- Workplace: On-site
- Job type: Full-time
- Pay: $150k–$220k
- Experience: 1+ year
- Posted: 2026-06-03
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/clera/2d6220a9-5c2d-4848-8763-03dd50b559f6/application
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/founding-engineer-clera-6cyb0n

## Requirements

- Required: 1+ years of professional experience shipping software to production.
- Hands-on experience with APIs, distributed systems, microservices, and data pipelines.
- Comfort working with LLMs, AI agents, and knowledge graph or identity resolution systems is a strong plus.
- Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS or GCP) and Linux server environments.
- Strong instincts for performance, reliability, and cost-efficient system design.
- High agency — you move fast, take ownership, and operate well with limited direction.
- First-principles thinker who is energized by building 0-to-1 in a fast-moving environment.

## Description

### About the Role

A seed-stage AI data infrastructure startup in San Francisco is looking for a **Founding Engineer** with 1+ years of professional experience shipping to production. This is a foundational hire at an early-stage company building a people-data and agent platform — you'll have real ownership, work directly with leadership, and help shape the technical direction of the product as it scales toward Series A. Ideal for a high-agency, first-principles thinker who thrives in ambiguity and has founder aspirations.

### What You'll Do

- Design, build, and operate core infrastructure powering a people-data and AI agent platform, including APIs, LLM-powered workflows, scraping systems, and large-scale knowledge graph architecture.

- Architect and maintain production-grade systems capable of handling millions of API requests, with a strong focus on performance, cost efficiency, and reliability across cloud and Linux server environments.

- Own projects end-to-end — from ambiguous problem definition through deployment and iteration — shipping quickly without sacrificing system integrity.

- Collaborate directly with the CEO and CTO on technical decisions, roadmap priorities, and foundational architectural choices that will define the company's long-term direction.

- Contribute broadly across the stack, including developer documentation, technical tutorials, internal tooling, and experimental builds that showcase and stress-test platform APIs.

### What We're Looking For

- **Required:** 1+ years of professional experience shipping software to production.

- Hands-on experience with APIs, distributed systems, microservices, and data pipelines.

- Comfort working with LLMs, AI agents, and knowledge graph or identity resolution systems is a strong plus.

- Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS or GCP) and Linux server environments.

- Strong instincts for performance, reliability, and cost-efficient system design.

- High agency — you move fast, take ownership, and operate well with limited direction.

- First-principles thinker who is energized by building 0-to-1 in a fast-moving environment.

### Compensation & Benefits

- **Salary:** $150,000 – $220,000 USD annually

- Early-stage equity as a founding team member

- Note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this role

### Location

This is an **on-site role based in San Francisco, CA**. Candidates must be available to work in-person.