# Founding Engineer at Clera

Founding Engineer at Clera in San Francisco. On-site, full-time. Posted October 26, 2026.

- Company: Clera
- Location: San Francisco
- Workplace: On-site
- Job type: Full-time
- Experience: 5+ years
- Posted: 2026-10-26
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/clera/1442c8aa-16f4-40d3-a2f1-f9e290c75194/application
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/founding-engineer-clera-70nc98

## Requirements

- 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.

## Description

### 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.