# 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: 2+ years
- Posted: 2026-06-03
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/clera/05ac6c51-579c-4de3-a416-58341a5f07bf/application
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/founding-engineer-clera-hpwtw7

## Requirements

- 2+ years of experience in full-stack or backend software engineering.
- Proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript.
- Experience with agent orchestration, LLMs, or web scraping.
- Experience working with Linux servers in a production environment.
- Proven track record of shipping code to production supporting a large user base.
- Experience building entire products end-to-end, not just isolated features.
- Strong computer science fundamentals.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States — visa sponsorship is not available.
- Must be available to work on-site in San Francisco 5 days per week; relocation is required.

## Description

### About the Role

A seed-funded B2B SaaS startup in the people-data and AI agents space is looking for a high-agency **Founding Engineer** to build core agent infrastructure and help scale the platform toward a Series A milestone. You'll work directly with the founding team — including the CEO and CTO — owning critical systems that power a people-data and agent platform used by developers and enterprises alike. This is a rare opportunity to shape technical strategy from the ground up at a fast-growing, well-backed startup.

### What You'll Do

- Design, build, and operate core infrastructure including APIs, LLM-powered workflows, web 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 define long-term direction.

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

### What We're Looking For

**Required:**

- 2+ years of experience in full-stack or backend software engineering.

- Proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript.

- Experience with agent orchestration, LLMs, or web scraping.

- Experience working with Linux servers in a production environment.

- Proven track record of shipping code to production supporting a large user base.

- Experience building entire products end-to-end, not just isolated features.

- Strong computer science fundamentals.

- Must be authorized to work in the United States — visa sponsorship is not available.

- Must be available to work on-site in San Francisco 5 days per week; relocation is required.

**Nice to Have:**

- Previous experience as a founder or early-stage engineer at a startup.

- Familiarity with distributed systems, microservices, data pipelines, or cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP).

### Compensation & Benefits

- **Salary:** $150,000 – $220,000 USD annually, depending on experience.

- Equity participation as a founding team member.

### Location

- **San Francisco, CA — fully on-site, 5 days per week.**

- Relocation to San Francisco is required for this role.

- No visa sponsorship available; must be authorized to work in the United States.