# Founding Engineer at Clera

Founding Engineer at Clera in San Francisco. On-site, full-time. Posted June 3, 2026.

- Company: Clera
- Location: San Francisco
- Workplace: On-site
- Job type: Full-time
- Posted: 2026-06-03
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/clera/57346380-14a8-43ce-ae53-a0f2007e281a/application
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/founding-engineer-clera-bcsbhy

## Requirements

- Proficiency in full-stack development with TypeScript/JavaScript and Python
- Backend experience with Node.js and REST API design/consumption
- Frontend experience with React for building scalable UIs
- Experience with PostgreSQL and Supabase for data modeling and storage
- Hands-on experience integrating AI/ML features via providers like OpenAI or Claude
- Ability to thrive in a founding-stage startup environment — owning features and shipping rapidly
- Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Willingness to work on-site in San Francisco (hackerhouse environment) or commute as needed

## Description

### About the Role

Join a pre-seed AI startup as **Engineer #4** on the founding team, working directly with the CTO and fellow founding engineers. This is a high-ownership, fast-paced role where you'll ship features to production daily and own entire product areas from concept to deployment. The company is building fully agentic systems that automate complex workflows — technically challenging, high-impact work at the earliest stage.

### What You'll Do

- Ship features to production on a daily cadence

- Own end-to-end product areas from initial concept through deployment

- Design, build, and consume REST APIs on the backend

- Build scalable frontend interfaces with React

- Integrate AI/ML capabilities using providers such as OpenAI or Claude

- Collaborate closely with the CTO and founding team to define technical direction

- Model and manage data using PostgreSQL and Supabase

### What We're Looking For

**Required:**

- Proficiency in full-stack development with TypeScript/JavaScript and Python

- Backend experience with Node.js and REST API design/consumption

- Frontend experience with React for building scalable UIs

- Experience with PostgreSQL and Supabase for data modeling and storage

- Hands-on experience integrating AI/ML features via providers like OpenAI or Claude

- Ability to thrive in a founding-stage startup environment — owning features and shipping rapidly

- Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills

- Willingness to work on-site in San Francisco (hackerhouse environment) or commute as needed

### Location & Work Arrangement

This role is based **on-site in San Francisco, CA**. The team works out of a shared hackerhouse/office environment. Visa sponsorship is available.